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

Lake County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 66 counties in 2024, at 81.3%. Hamlin County had the lowest, at 9%. The median was 36.8% and the figure for South Dakota was 35.5%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest81.3Lake County
Lowest9Hamlin County
Median36.866 counties
South Dakota35.5History

Map of counties, 2024

Aurora County: 27 %Beadle County: 19 %Bennett County: 10.4 %Bon Homme County: 36.2 %Brookings County: 30.5 %Brown County: 20 %Brule County: 28.4 %Buffalo County: 58.5 %Butte County: 34.1 %Campbell County: 55 %Charles Mix County: 55.2 %Clark County: 20 %Clay County: 63.2 %Codington County: 28.7 %Corson County: 24.8 %Custer County: 50 %Davison County: 49.3 %Day County: 66.7 %Deuel County: 15.6 %Dewey County: 54.3 %Douglas County: 59.3 %Edmunds County: 27.4 %Fall River County: 31.6 %Faulk County: 46 %Grant County: 44.5 %Gregory County: 31.6 %Haakon County: 27.7 %Hamlin County: 9 %Hand County: 32.6 %Hanson County: 11.2 %Harding County: 43.5 %Hughes County: 31.2 %Hutchinson County: 16 %Hyde County: 12.8 %Jackson County: 10.3 %Jerauld County: 41.7 %Jones County: 14.9 %Kingsbury County: 18.1 %Lake County: 81.3 %Lawrence County: 40.6 %Lincoln County: 39.8 %Lyman County: 52.6 %McCook County: 33.7 %McPherson County: 51.9 %Marshall County: 44 %Meade County: 32.3 %Mellette County: 42.4 %Miner County: 55.2 %Minnehaha County: 33.3 %Moody County: 33.6 %Oglala Lakota County: 24.5 %Pennington County: 40.9 %Perkins County: 49.6 %Potter County: 55 %Roberts County: 38.6 %Sanborn County: 53.6 %Spink County: 31.5 %Stanley County: 77.4 %Sully County: 64.7 %Todd County: 37.4 %Tripp County: 50 %Turner County: 41.5 %Union County: 38.1 %Walworth County: 36.2 %Yankton County: 21 %Ziebach County: 62.9 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

Lake County: 81.3 %Lake County81.3Stanley County: 77.4 %Stanley County77.4Day County: 66.7 %Day County66.7Sully County: 64.7 %Sully County64.7Clay County: 63.2 %Clay County63.2Ziebach County: 62.9 %Ziebach County62.9Douglas County: 59.3 %Douglas County59.3Buffalo County: 58.5 %Buffalo County58.5Miner County: 55.2 %Miner County55.2Charles Mix County: 55.2 %Charles Mix County55.2Campbell County: 55 %Campbell County55Potter County: 55 %Potter County55Dewey County: 54.3 %Dewey County54.3Sanborn County: 53.6 %Sanborn County53.6Lyman County: 52.6 %Lyman County52.6McPherson County: 51.9 %McPherson County51.9Custer County: 50 %Custer County50Tripp County: 50 %Tripp County50Perkins County: 49.6 %Perkins County49.6Davison County: 49.3 %Davison County49.3Faulk County: 46 %Faulk County46Grant County: 44.5 %Grant County44.5Marshall County: 44 %Marshall County44Harding County: 43.5 %Harding County43.5Mellette County: 42.4 %Mellette County42.4Jerauld County: 41.7 %Jerauld County41.7Turner County: 41.5 %Turner County41.5Pennington County: 40.9 %Pennington County40.9Lawrence County: 40.6 %Lawrence County40.6Lincoln County: 39.8 %Lincoln County39.8Roberts County: 38.6 %Roberts County38.6Union County: 38.1 %Union County38.1Todd County: 37.4 %Todd County37.4Bon Homme County: 36.2 %Bon Homme County36.2Walworth County: 36.2 %Walworth County36.2Butte County: 34.1 %Butte County34.1McCook County: 33.7 %McCook County33.7Moody County: 33.6 %Moody County33.6Minnehaha County: 33.3 %Minnehaha County33.3Hand County: 32.6 %Hand County32.6Lake County: 81.3 %Lake County81.3Stanley County: 77.4 %Stanley County77.4Day County: 66.7 %Day County66.7Sully County: 64.7 %Sully County64.7Clay County: 63.2 %Clay County63.2Ziebach County: 62.9 %Ziebach County62.9Douglas County: 59.3 %Douglas County59.3Buffalo County: 58.5 %Buffalo County58.5Miner County: 55.2 %Miner County55.2Charles Mix County: 55.2 %Charles Mix County55.2Campbell County: 55 %Campbell County55Potter County: 55 %Potter County55Dewey County: 54.3 %Dewey County54.3Sanborn County: 53.6 %Sanborn County53.6Lyman County: 52.6 %Lyman County52.6McPherson County: 51.9 %McPherson County51.9Custer County: 50 %Custer County50Tripp County: 50 %Tripp County50Perkins County: 49.6 %Perkins County49.6Davison County: 49.3 %Davison County49.3Faulk County: 46 %Faulk County46Grant County: 44.5 %Grant County44.5Marshall County: 44 %Marshall County44Harding County: 43.5 %Harding County43.5Mellette County: 42.4 %Mellette County42.4Jerauld County: 41.7 %Jerauld County41.7Turner County: 41.5 %Turner County41.5Pennington County: 40.9 %Pennington County40.9Lawrence County: 40.6 %Lawrence County40.6Lincoln County: 39.8 %Lincoln County39.8Roberts County: 38.6 %Roberts County38.6Union County: 38.1 %Union County38.1Todd County: 37.4 %Todd County37.4Bon Homme County: 36.2 %Bon Homme County36.2Walworth County: 36.2 %Walworth County36.2Butte County: 34.1 %Butte County34.1McCook County: 33.7 %McCook County33.7Moody County: 33.6 %Moody County33.6Minnehaha County: 33.3 %Minnehaha County33.3Hand County: 32.6 %Hand County32.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Lake County81.3-4.8 pts
2Stanley County77.4-3.1 pts
3Day County66.7+14.1 pts
4Sully County64.7+24.7 pts
5Clay County63.2+24.7 pts
6Ziebach County62.9+6 pts
7Douglas County59.3+10.9 pts
8Buffalo County58.5+7.3 pts
9Miner County55.2+16.5 pts
10Charles Mix County55.2+10.8 pts
11Campbell County55-8.8 pts
11Potter County55-2.1 pts
13Dewey County54.3-8 pts
14Sanborn County53.6-5.2 pts
15Lyman County52.6-3.8 pts
16McPherson County51.9+1.9 pts
17Custer County50+7.6 pts
17Tripp County50+18.2 pts
19Perkins County49.6+0.9 pts
20Davison County49.3+4.8 pts
21Faulk County46+15.4 pts
22Grant County44.5-1.7 pts
23Marshall County44+27.3 pts
24Harding County43.5+1.8 pts
25Mellette County42.4-5.5 pts
26Jerauld County41.7-10.3 pts
27Turner County41.5+1 pts
28Pennington County40.9+5.1 pts
29Lawrence County40.6+4.4 pts
30Lincoln County39.8+4.3 pts
31Roberts County38.60 pts
32Union County38.1+1.9 pts
33Todd County37.4+5.5 pts
34Bon Homme County36.2+2 pts
35Walworth County36.2+2.5 pts
36Butte County34.1-1.9 pts
37McCook County33.7-16.6 pts
38Moody County33.6+11.6 pts
39Minnehaha County33.3-5.5 pts
40Hand County32.6-4.4 pts
41Meade County32.3-2.4 pts
42Gregory County31.6-22.5 pts
43Fall River County31.6+6.2 pts
44Spink County31.5-14.5 pts
45Hughes County31.2+2.6 pts
46Brookings County30.5+9.3 pts
47Codington County28.7-2.3 pts
48Brule County28.4+6.1 pts
49Haakon County27.7-27 pts
50Edmunds County27.4-3.9 pts
51Aurora County27+2 pts
52Corson County24.8-4.5 pts
53Oglala Lakota County24.5-14.6 pts
54Yankton County21-3.5 pts
55Brown County20-3.7 pts
55Clark County20-18.5 pts
57Beadle County19-12 pts
58Kingsbury County18.1-6.5 pts
59Hutchinson County16-3.4 pts
60Deuel County15.6-6.3 pts
61Jones County14.9-5.1 pts
62Hyde County12.8-2.9 pts
63Hanson County11.2-4.8 pts
64Bennett County10.4+1 pts
65Jackson County10.3-2.2 pts
66Hamlin County9-1.2 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 counties 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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

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 (Counties in South Dakota by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat

MLA 9

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, Counties in South Dakota by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-dakota-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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. Counties in South Dakota by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-dakota-counties.

Harvard

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, Counties in South Dakota by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-dakota-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Lake County, with 81.3% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Hamlin County, with 9% in 2024.

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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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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