# Cities in South Dakota by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024

All 14 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `preschool_enrolment_rate_3_4`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat)
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: 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/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-dakota-cities

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Vermillion, SD | 72.4 |
| 2 | Mitchell, SD | 59.4 |
| 3 | Box Elder, SD | 56.5 |
| 4 | Spearfish, SD | 49.4 |
| 5 | Harrisburg, SD | 46 |
| 6 | Rapid City, SD | 38.2 |
| 7 | Brandon, SD | 35.3 |
| 8 | Brookings, SD | 33.1 |
| 9 | Sioux Falls, SD | 33 |
| 10 | Pierre, SD | 29.1 |
| 11 | Aberdeen, SD | 21.6 |
| 12 | Watertown, SD | 21.5 |
| 13 | Huron, SD | 18 |
| 14 | Yankton, SD | 17.9 |