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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 2023, at 83.3%. Newberry, SC had the lowest, at 5.9%. The median was 48% and the figure for South Carolina was 43.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest83.3Lexington, SC
Lowest5.9Newberry, SC
Median4843 cities
South Carolina43.9History

All cities, 2023

Lexington, SC: 83.3 %Lexington, SC83.3Forest Acres, SC: 78.1 %Forest Acres, SC78.1Clemson, SC: 77.8 %Clemson, SC77.8Tega Cay, SC: 76.2 %Tega Cay, SC76.2Irmo, SC: 73.1 %Irmo, SC73.1Beaufort, SC: 71.1 %Beaufort, SC71.1Spartanburg, SC: 68.3 %Spartanburg, SC68.3Charleston, SC: 67.3 %Charleston, SC67.3Mount Pleasant, SC: 64.5 %Mount Pleasant, SC64.5Fort Mill, SC: 64.1 %Fort Mill, SC64.1York, SC: 62.7 %York, SC62.7James Island, SC: 61.7 %James Island, SC61.7Aiken, SC: 59.4 %Aiken, SC59.4Florence, SC: 54.5 %Florence, SC54.5North Augusta, SC: 54.1 %North Augusta, SC54.1Simpsonville, SC: 53.6 %Simpsonville, SC53.6Hilton Head Island, SC: 53.6 %Hilton Head Island, SC53.6Conway, SC: 52.4 %Conway, SC52.4North Myrtle Beach, SC: 51.5 %North Myrtle Beach, SC51.5Columbia, SC: 50.6 %Columbia, SC50.6Hanahan, SC: 48 %Hanahan, SC48Sumter, SC: 48 %Sumter, SC48Greenville, SC: 47.7 %Greenville, SC47.7North Charleston, SC: 47 %North Charleston, SC47Goose Creek, SC: 46.8 %Goose Creek, SC46.8Moncks Corner, SC: 45.6 %Moncks Corner, SC45.6Bluffton, SC: 43.1 %Bluffton, SC43.1Port Royal, SC: 40.2 %Port Royal, SC40.2Easley, SC: 39.8 %Easley, SC39.8Cayce, SC: 39.3 %Cayce, SC39.3Hardeeville, SC: 38.6 %Hardeeville, SC38.6Summerville, SC: 38.5 %Summerville, SC38.5Mauldin, SC: 38 %Mauldin, SC38Orangeburg, SC: 36.3 %Orangeburg, SC36.3Anderson, SC: 32.6 %Anderson, SC32.6Rock Hill, SC: 30.6 %Rock Hill, SC30.6Myrtle Beach, SC: 29.6 %Myrtle Beach, SC29.6West Columbia, SC: 27.2 %West Columbia, SC27.2Greenwood, SC: 24.4 %Greenwood, SC24.4Fountain Inn, SC: 22.8 %Fountain Inn, SC22.8Greer, SC: 22.2 %Greer, SC22.2Gaffney, SC: 21.3 %Gaffney, SC21.3Newberry, SC: 5.9 %Newberry, SC5.9Lexington, SC: 83.3 %Lexington, SC83.3Forest Acres, SC: 78.1 %Forest Acres, SC78.1Clemson, SC: 77.8 %Clemson, SC77.8Tega Cay, SC: 76.2 %Tega Cay, SC76.2Irmo, SC: 73.1 %Irmo, SC73.1Beaufort, SC: 71.1 %Beaufort, SC71.1Spartanburg, SC: 68.3 %Spartanburg, SC68.3Charleston, SC: 67.3 %Charleston, SC67.3Mount Pleasant, SC: 64.5 %Mount Pleasant, SC64.5Fort Mill, SC: 64.1 %Fort Mill, SC64.1York, SC: 62.7 %York, SC62.7James Island, SC: 61.7 %James Island, SC61.7Aiken, SC: 59.4 %Aiken, SC59.4Florence, SC: 54.5 %Florence, SC54.5North Augusta, SC: 54.1 %North Augusta, SC54.1Simpsonville, SC: 53.6 %Simpsonville, SC53.6Hilton Head Island, SC: 53.6 %Hilton Head Island, SC53.6Conway, SC: 52.4 %Conway, SC52.4North Myrtle Beach, SC: 51.5 %North Myrtle Beach, SC51.5Columbia, SC: 50.6 %Columbia, SC50.6Hanahan, SC: 48 %Hanahan, SC48Sumter, SC: 48 %Sumter, SC48Greenville, SC: 47.7 %Greenville, SC47.7North Charleston, SC: 47 %North Charleston, SC47Goose Creek, SC: 46.8 %Goose Creek, SC46.8Moncks Corner, SC: 45.6 %Moncks Corner, SC45.6Bluffton, SC: 43.1 %Bluffton, SC43.1Port Royal, SC: 40.2 %Port Royal, SC40.2Easley, SC: 39.8 %Easley, SC39.8Cayce, SC: 39.3 %Cayce, SC39.3Hardeeville, SC: 38.6 %Hardeeville, SC38.6Summerville, SC: 38.5 %Summerville, SC38.5Mauldin, SC: 38 %Mauldin, SC38Orangeburg, SC: 36.3 %Orangeburg, SC36.3Anderson, SC: 32.6 %Anderson, SC32.6Rock Hill, SC: 30.6 %Rock Hill, SC30.6Myrtle Beach, SC: 29.6 %Myrtle Beach, SC29.6West Columbia, SC: 27.2 %West Columbia, SC27.2Greenwood, SC: 24.4 %Greenwood, SC24.4Fountain Inn, SC: 22.8 %Fountain Inn, SC22.8Greer, SC: 22.2 %Greer, SC22.2Gaffney, SC: 21.3 %Gaffney, SC21.3Newberry, SC: 5.9 %Newberry, SC5.9
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lexington, SC83.3+2.1 pts
2Forest Acres, SC78.1+14.4 pts
3Clemson, SC77.8+24.8 pts
4Tega Cay, SC76.2+2.4 pts
5Irmo, SC73.1+10.2 pts
6Beaufort, SC71.1+20.8 pts
7Spartanburg, SC68.3+2.5 pts
8Charleston, SC67.3+8.7 pts
9Mount Pleasant, SC64.5+3.6 pts
10Fort Mill, SC64.1-1.1 pts
11York, SC62.7+9.9 pts
12James Island, SC61.7+7.9 pts
13Aiken, SC59.4-2 pts
14Florence, SC54.5-7.8 pts
15North Augusta, SC54.1+0.3 pts
16Simpsonville, SC53.6+24.1 pts
17Hilton Head Island, SC53.6-27.2 pts
18Conway, SC52.4-4.6 pts
19North Myrtle Beach, SC51.5-1.6 pts
20Columbia, SC50.6+7.3 pts
21Hanahan, SC48-13.3 pts
22Sumter, SC48-2 pts
23Greenville, SC47.7-1 pts
24North Charleston, SC47-2.4 pts
25Goose Creek, SC46.8+7.3 pts
26Moncks Corner, SC45.6+12.8 pts
27Bluffton, SC43.1-18.4 pts
28Port Royal, SC40.2-5.2 pts
29Easley, SC39.8-1.3 pts
30Cayce, SC39.3-6.3 pts
31Hardeeville, SC38.6+13.9 pts
32Summerville, SC38.5+0.5 pts
33Mauldin, SC38+25.1 pts
34Orangeburg, SC36.3+23.9 pts
35Anderson, SC32.6-8.1 pts
36Rock Hill, SC30.6-3.9 pts
37Myrtle Beach, SC29.6+0.2 pts
38West Columbia, SC27.2+12.6 pts
39Greenwood, SC24.4+7.1 pts
40Fountain Inn, SC22.8-13.7 pts
41Greer, SC22.2-1.6 pts
42Gaffney, SC21.3-1.7 pts
43Newberry, SC5.9+5.8 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/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-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, 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-carolina-cities?period=2023. 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, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-carolina-cities?period=2023.

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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, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-carolina-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lexington, SC, with 83.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Newberry, SC, with 5.9% in 2023.

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