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Cities in South Carolina by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4

Lexington, SC had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 43 cities in 2021, at 81.6%. Mauldin, SC had the lowest, at 10.3%. The median was 47.4% and the figure for South Carolina was 43.4%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81.6Lexington, SC
Lowest10.3Mauldin, SC
Median47.443 cities
South Carolina43.4History

All cities, 2021

Lexington, SC: 81.6 %Lexington, SC81.6Tega Cay, SC: 74.8 %Tega Cay, SC74.8Bluffton, SC: 71 %Bluffton, SC71York, SC: 70.8 %York, SC70.8Spartanburg, SC: 64.3 %Spartanburg, SC64.3Charleston, SC: 63.4 %Charleston, SC63.4Hilton Head Island, SC: 63 %Hilton Head Island, SC63Sumter, SC: 62.4 %Sumter, SC62.4Conway, SC: 61.4 %Conway, SC61.4Greenville, SC: 59.1 %Greenville, SC59.1Hanahan, SC: 58.7 %Hanahan, SC58.7Fort Mill, SC: 58.7 %Fort Mill, SC58.7Mount Pleasant, SC: 58.2 %Mount Pleasant, SC58.2Florence, SC: 56.4 %Florence, SC56.4Fountain Inn, SC: 53.9 %Fountain Inn, SC53.9Forest Acres, SC: 51.7 %Forest Acres, SC51.7James Island, SC: 51.5 %James Island, SC51.5Easley, SC: 51 %Easley, SC51Columbia, SC: 49.9 %Columbia, SC49.9Moncks Corner, SC: 47.7 %Moncks Corner, SC47.7Beaufort, SC: 47.6 %Beaufort, SC47.6Aiken, SC: 47.4 %Aiken, SC47.4Cayce, SC: 46.5 %Cayce, SC46.5Anderson, SC: 44.4 %Anderson, SC44.4Clemson, SC: 42.7 %Clemson, SC42.7North Myrtle Beach, SC: 42.6 %North Myrtle Beach, SC42.6North Augusta, SC: 42 %North Augusta, SC42Summerville, SC: 40.4 %Summerville, SC40.4Port Royal, SC: 40.3 %Port Royal, SC40.3Irmo, SC: 39.8 %Irmo, SC39.8North Charleston, SC: 39.8 %North Charleston, SC39.8Rock Hill, SC: 34.8 %Rock Hill, SC34.8Goose Creek, SC: 33.3 %Goose Creek, SC33.3Simpsonville, SC: 32.6 %Simpsonville, SC32.6Greer, SC: 30.5 %Greer, SC30.5Greenwood, SC: 30.4 %Greenwood, SC30.4Hardeeville, SC: 30 %Hardeeville, SC30Orangeburg, SC: 29.5 %Orangeburg, SC29.5Myrtle Beach, SC: 28.7 %Myrtle Beach, SC28.7Gaffney, SC: 25.9 %Gaffney, SC25.9West Columbia, SC: 18.4 %West Columbia, SC18.4Newberry, SC: 15.4 %Newberry, SC15.4Mauldin, SC: 10.3 %Mauldin, SC10.3Lexington, SC: 81.6 %Lexington, SC81.6Tega Cay, SC: 74.8 %Tega Cay, SC74.8Bluffton, SC: 71 %Bluffton, SC71York, SC: 70.8 %York, SC70.8Spartanburg, SC: 64.3 %Spartanburg, SC64.3Charleston, SC: 63.4 %Charleston, SC63.4Hilton Head Island, SC: 63 %Hilton Head Island, SC63Sumter, SC: 62.4 %Sumter, SC62.4Conway, SC: 61.4 %Conway, SC61.4Greenville, SC: 59.1 %Greenville, SC59.1Hanahan, SC: 58.7 %Hanahan, SC58.7Fort Mill, SC: 58.7 %Fort Mill, SC58.7Mount Pleasant, SC: 58.2 %Mount Pleasant, SC58.2Florence, SC: 56.4 %Florence, SC56.4Fountain Inn, SC: 53.9 %Fountain Inn, SC53.9Forest Acres, SC: 51.7 %Forest Acres, SC51.7James Island, SC: 51.5 %James Island, SC51.5Easley, SC: 51 %Easley, SC51Columbia, SC: 49.9 %Columbia, SC49.9Moncks Corner, SC: 47.7 %Moncks Corner, SC47.7Beaufort, SC: 47.6 %Beaufort, SC47.6Aiken, SC: 47.4 %Aiken, SC47.4Cayce, SC: 46.5 %Cayce, SC46.5Anderson, SC: 44.4 %Anderson, SC44.4Clemson, SC: 42.7 %Clemson, SC42.7North Myrtle Beach, SC: 42.6 %North Myrtle Beach, SC42.6North Augusta, SC: 42 %North Augusta, SC42Summerville, SC: 40.4 %Summerville, SC40.4Port Royal, SC: 40.3 %Port Royal, SC40.3Irmo, SC: 39.8 %Irmo, SC39.8North Charleston, SC: 39.8 %North Charleston, SC39.8Rock Hill, SC: 34.8 %Rock Hill, SC34.8Goose Creek, SC: 33.3 %Goose Creek, SC33.3Simpsonville, SC: 32.6 %Simpsonville, SC32.6Greer, SC: 30.5 %Greer, SC30.5Greenwood, SC: 30.4 %Greenwood, SC30.4Hardeeville, SC: 30 %Hardeeville, SC30Orangeburg, SC: 29.5 %Orangeburg, SC29.5Myrtle Beach, SC: 28.7 %Myrtle Beach, SC28.7Gaffney, SC: 25.9 %Gaffney, SC25.9West Columbia, SC: 18.4 %West Columbia, SC18.4Newberry, SC: 15.4 %Newberry, SC15.4Mauldin, SC: 10.3 %Mauldin, SC10.3
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Lexington, SC81.6
2Tega Cay, SC74.8
3Bluffton, SC71
4York, SC70.8
5Spartanburg, SC64.3
6Charleston, SC63.4
7Hilton Head Island, SC63
8Sumter, SC62.4
9Conway, SC61.4
10Greenville, SC59.1
11Hanahan, SC58.7
12Fort Mill, SC58.7
13Mount Pleasant, SC58.2
14Florence, SC56.4
15Fountain Inn, SC53.9
16Forest Acres, SC51.7
17James Island, SC51.5
18Easley, SC51
19Columbia, SC49.9
20Moncks Corner, SC47.7
21Beaufort, SC47.6
22Aiken, SC47.4
23Cayce, SC46.5
24Anderson, SC44.4
25Clemson, SC42.7
26North Myrtle Beach, SC42.6
27North Augusta, SC42
28Summerville, SC40.4
29Port Royal, SC40.3
30Irmo, SC39.8
31North Charleston, SC39.8
32Rock Hill, SC34.8
33Goose Creek, SC33.3
34Simpsonville, SC32.6
35Greer, SC30.5
36Greenwood, SC30.4
37Hardeeville, SC30
38Orangeburg, SC29.5
39Myrtle Beach, SC28.7
40Gaffney, SC25.9
41West Columbia, SC18.4
42Newberry, SC15.4
43Mauldin, SC10.3

Other periods

About this ranking

Children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school, including nursery school and preschool, at any time in the three months before the interview, as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Reported by households, so it includes private nursery schools. Small counties have only a few dozen children in the sample, and their rates can swing widely between periods.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the cities are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in South Carolina by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-carolina-cities?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in South Carolina by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-carolina-cities?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in South Carolina by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-carolina-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Lexington, SC, with 81.6% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which city has the lowest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Mauldin, SC, with 10.3% in 2021.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B14003: children aged 3 and 4 enrolled in public or private school as a percentage of all children aged 3 and 4, calculated with stored inputs, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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