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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 2022, at 81.2%. Newberry, SC had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 49.3% and the figure for South Carolina was 43%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81.2Lexington, SC
Lowest0Newberry, SC
Median49.343 cities
South Carolina43History

All cities, 2022

Lexington, SC: 81.2 %Lexington, SC81.2Hilton Head Island, SC: 80.8 %Hilton Head Island, SC80.8Tega Cay, SC: 73.7 %Tega Cay, SC73.7Spartanburg, SC: 65.8 %Spartanburg, SC65.8Fort Mill, SC: 65.2 %Fort Mill, SC65.2Forest Acres, SC: 63.7 %Forest Acres, SC63.7Irmo, SC: 62.9 %Irmo, SC62.9Florence, SC: 62.3 %Florence, SC62.3Bluffton, SC: 61.5 %Bluffton, SC61.5Aiken, SC: 61.4 %Aiken, SC61.4Hanahan, SC: 61.3 %Hanahan, SC61.3Mount Pleasant, SC: 60.9 %Mount Pleasant, SC60.9Charleston, SC: 58.6 %Charleston, SC58.6Conway, SC: 57 %Conway, SC57North Augusta, SC: 53.8 %North Augusta, SC53.8James Island, SC: 53.8 %James Island, SC53.8North Myrtle Beach, SC: 53.1 %North Myrtle Beach, SC53.1Clemson, SC: 52.9 %Clemson, SC52.9York, SC: 52.9 %York, SC52.9Beaufort, SC: 50.3 %Beaufort, SC50.3Sumter, SC: 50 %Sumter, SC50North Charleston, SC: 49.3 %North Charleston, SC49.3Greenville, SC: 48.7 %Greenville, SC48.7Cayce, SC: 45.7 %Cayce, SC45.7Port Royal, SC: 45.4 %Port Royal, SC45.4Columbia, SC: 43.2 %Columbia, SC43.2Easley, SC: 41.1 %Easley, SC41.1Anderson, SC: 40.7 %Anderson, SC40.7Goose Creek, SC: 39.5 %Goose Creek, SC39.5Summerville, SC: 38 %Summerville, SC38Fountain Inn, SC: 36.5 %Fountain Inn, SC36.5Rock Hill, SC: 34.5 %Rock Hill, SC34.5Moncks Corner, SC: 32.8 %Moncks Corner, SC32.8Simpsonville, SC: 29.5 %Simpsonville, SC29.5Myrtle Beach, SC: 29.4 %Myrtle Beach, SC29.4Hardeeville, SC: 24.7 %Hardeeville, SC24.7Greer, SC: 23.8 %Greer, SC23.8Gaffney, SC: 23 %Gaffney, SC23Greenwood, SC: 17.3 %Greenwood, SC17.3West Columbia, SC: 14.6 %West Columbia, SC14.6Mauldin, SC: 12.9 %Mauldin, SC12.9Orangeburg, SC: 12.4 %Orangeburg, SC12.4Newberry, SC: 0 %Newberry, SC0Lexington, SC: 81.2 %Lexington, SC81.2Hilton Head Island, SC: 80.8 %Hilton Head Island, SC80.8Tega Cay, SC: 73.7 %Tega Cay, SC73.7Spartanburg, SC: 65.8 %Spartanburg, SC65.8Fort Mill, SC: 65.2 %Fort Mill, SC65.2Forest Acres, SC: 63.7 %Forest Acres, SC63.7Irmo, SC: 62.9 %Irmo, SC62.9Florence, SC: 62.3 %Florence, SC62.3Bluffton, SC: 61.5 %Bluffton, SC61.5Aiken, SC: 61.4 %Aiken, SC61.4Hanahan, SC: 61.3 %Hanahan, SC61.3Mount Pleasant, SC: 60.9 %Mount Pleasant, SC60.9Charleston, SC: 58.6 %Charleston, SC58.6Conway, SC: 57 %Conway, SC57North Augusta, SC: 53.8 %North Augusta, SC53.8James Island, SC: 53.8 %James Island, SC53.8North Myrtle Beach, SC: 53.1 %North Myrtle Beach, SC53.1Clemson, SC: 52.9 %Clemson, SC52.9York, SC: 52.9 %York, SC52.9Beaufort, SC: 50.3 %Beaufort, SC50.3Sumter, SC: 50 %Sumter, SC50North Charleston, SC: 49.3 %North Charleston, SC49.3Greenville, SC: 48.7 %Greenville, SC48.7Cayce, SC: 45.7 %Cayce, SC45.7Port Royal, SC: 45.4 %Port Royal, SC45.4Columbia, SC: 43.2 %Columbia, SC43.2Easley, SC: 41.1 %Easley, SC41.1Anderson, SC: 40.7 %Anderson, SC40.7Goose Creek, SC: 39.5 %Goose Creek, SC39.5Summerville, SC: 38 %Summerville, SC38Fountain Inn, SC: 36.5 %Fountain Inn, SC36.5Rock Hill, SC: 34.5 %Rock Hill, SC34.5Moncks Corner, SC: 32.8 %Moncks Corner, SC32.8Simpsonville, SC: 29.5 %Simpsonville, SC29.5Myrtle Beach, SC: 29.4 %Myrtle Beach, SC29.4Hardeeville, SC: 24.7 %Hardeeville, SC24.7Greer, SC: 23.8 %Greer, SC23.8Gaffney, SC: 23 %Gaffney, SC23Greenwood, SC: 17.3 %Greenwood, SC17.3West Columbia, SC: 14.6 %West Columbia, SC14.6Mauldin, SC: 12.9 %Mauldin, SC12.9Orangeburg, SC: 12.4 %Orangeburg, SC12.4Newberry, SC: 0 %Newberry, SC0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lexington, SC81.2-0.5 pts
2Hilton Head Island, SC80.8+17.7 pts
3Tega Cay, SC73.7-1.1 pts
4Spartanburg, SC65.8+1.5 pts
5Fort Mill, SC65.2+6.5 pts
6Forest Acres, SC63.7+11.9 pts
7Irmo, SC62.9+23.1 pts
8Florence, SC62.3+5.9 pts
9Bluffton, SC61.5-9.5 pts
10Aiken, SC61.4+14 pts
11Hanahan, SC61.3+2.6 pts
12Mount Pleasant, SC60.9+2.7 pts
13Charleston, SC58.6-4.8 pts
14Conway, SC57-4.4 pts
15North Augusta, SC53.8+11.8 pts
16James Island, SC53.8+2.3 pts
17North Myrtle Beach, SC53.1+10.4 pts
18Clemson, SC52.9+10.3 pts
19York, SC52.9-18 pts
20Beaufort, SC50.3+2.7 pts
21Sumter, SC50-12.4 pts
22North Charleston, SC49.3+9.6 pts
23Greenville, SC48.7-10.4 pts
24Cayce, SC45.7-0.8 pts
25Port Royal, SC45.4+5.2 pts
26Columbia, SC43.2-6.7 pts
27Easley, SC41.1-9.9 pts
28Anderson, SC40.7-3.7 pts
29Goose Creek, SC39.5+6.1 pts
30Summerville, SC38-2.4 pts
31Fountain Inn, SC36.5-17.4 pts
32Rock Hill, SC34.5-0.3 pts
33Moncks Corner, SC32.8-14.8 pts
34Simpsonville, SC29.5-3.1 pts
35Myrtle Beach, SC29.4+0.7 pts
36Hardeeville, SC24.7-5.3 pts
37Greer, SC23.8-6.8 pts
38Gaffney, SC23-2.9 pts
39Greenwood, SC17.3-13.2 pts
40West Columbia, SC14.6-3.7 pts
41Mauldin, SC12.9+2.5 pts
42Orangeburg, SC12.4-17.1 pts
43Newberry, SC0-15.4 pts

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.

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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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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, 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-carolina-cities?period=2022. 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, 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-carolina-cities?period=2022.

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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, 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-carolina-cities?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lexington, SC, with 81.2% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Newberry, SC, with 0% in 2022.

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