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

Jerauld County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 66 counties in 2021, at 76.9%. Jones County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 38.6% and the figure for South Dakota was 38.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest76.9Jerauld County
Lowest0Jones County
Median38.666 counties
South Dakota38.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Aurora County: 27.6 %Beadle County: 33 %Bennett County: 31.1 %Bon Homme County: 48.3 %Brookings County: 38.5 %Brown County: 34.3 %Brule County: 31.3 %Buffalo County: 61.6 %Butte County: 39.2 %Campbell County: 67.4 %Charles Mix County: 55.5 %Clark County: 25.6 %Clay County: 58.7 %Codington County: 37.4 %Corson County: 34.6 %Custer County: 10 %Davison County: 39.9 %Day County: 44.6 %Deuel County: 59.1 %Dewey County: 68.6 %Douglas County: 57 %Edmunds County: 10.6 %Fall River County: 53.9 %Faulk County: 18.4 %Grant County: 30.2 %Gregory County: 65.5 %Haakon County: 39.7 %Hamlin County: 8 %Hand County: 45.8 %Hanson County: 34.6 %Harding County: 0 %Hughes County: 45.9 %Hutchinson County: 28.5 %Hyde County: 35 %Jackson County: 34.5 %Jerauld County: 76.9 %Jones County: 0 %Kingsbury County: 24.5 %Lake County: 69.8 %Lawrence County: 20.9 %Lincoln County: 35.1 %Lyman County: 52.9 %McCook County: 51.1 %McPherson County: 50 %Marshall County: 25.4 %Meade County: 30.2 %Mellette County: 61.5 %Miner County: 34.6 %Minnehaha County: 39.6 %Moody County: 31.2 %Oglala Lakota County: 32.7 %Pennington County: 38.2 %Perkins County: 54.6 %Potter County: 19.6 %Roberts County: 30.6 %Sanborn County: 49.4 %Spink County: 66.1 %Stanley County: 63.3 %Sully County: 55 %Todd County: 33.5 %Tripp County: 41.7 %Turner County: 38.7 %Union County: 44.6 %Walworth County: 23.8 %Yankton County: 45.2 %Ziebach County: 53.3 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

Jerauld County: 76.9 %Jerauld County76.9Lake County: 69.8 %Lake County69.8Dewey County: 68.6 %Dewey County68.6Campbell County: 67.4 %Campbell County67.4Spink County: 66.1 %Spink County66.1Gregory County: 65.5 %Gregory County65.5Stanley County: 63.3 %Stanley County63.3Buffalo County: 61.6 %Buffalo County61.6Mellette County: 61.5 %Mellette County61.5Deuel County: 59.1 %Deuel County59.1Clay County: 58.7 %Clay County58.7Douglas County: 57 %Douglas County57Charles Mix County: 55.5 %Charles Mix County55.5Sully County: 55 %Sully County55Perkins County: 54.6 %Perkins County54.6Fall River County: 53.9 %Fall River County53.9Ziebach County: 53.3 %Ziebach County53.3Lyman County: 52.9 %Lyman County52.9McCook County: 51.1 %McCook County51.1McPherson County: 50 %McPherson County50Sanborn County: 49.4 %Sanborn County49.4Bon Homme County: 48.3 %Bon Homme County48.3Hughes County: 45.9 %Hughes County45.9Hand County: 45.8 %Hand County45.8Yankton County: 45.2 %Yankton County45.2Day County: 44.6 %Day County44.6Union County: 44.6 %Union County44.6Tripp County: 41.7 %Tripp County41.7Davison County: 39.9 %Davison County39.9Haakon County: 39.7 %Haakon County39.7Minnehaha County: 39.6 %Minnehaha County39.6Butte County: 39.2 %Butte County39.2Turner County: 38.7 %Turner County38.7Brookings County: 38.5 %Brookings County38.5Pennington County: 38.2 %Pennington County38.2Codington County: 37.4 %Codington County37.4Lincoln County: 35.1 %Lincoln County35.1Hyde County: 35 %Hyde County35Corson County: 34.6 %Corson County34.6Hanson County: 34.6 %Hanson County34.6Jerauld County: 76.9 %Jerauld County76.9Lake County: 69.8 %Lake County69.8Dewey County: 68.6 %Dewey County68.6Campbell County: 67.4 %Campbell County67.4Spink County: 66.1 %Spink County66.1Gregory County: 65.5 %Gregory County65.5Stanley County: 63.3 %Stanley County63.3Buffalo County: 61.6 %Buffalo County61.6Mellette County: 61.5 %Mellette County61.5Deuel County: 59.1 %Deuel County59.1Clay County: 58.7 %Clay County58.7Douglas County: 57 %Douglas County57Charles Mix County: 55.5 %Charles Mix County55.5Sully County: 55 %Sully County55Perkins County: 54.6 %Perkins County54.6Fall River County: 53.9 %Fall River County53.9Ziebach County: 53.3 %Ziebach County53.3Lyman County: 52.9 %Lyman County52.9McCook County: 51.1 %McCook County51.1McPherson County: 50 %McPherson County50Sanborn County: 49.4 %Sanborn County49.4Bon Homme County: 48.3 %Bon Homme County48.3Hughes County: 45.9 %Hughes County45.9Hand County: 45.8 %Hand County45.8Yankton County: 45.2 %Yankton County45.2Day County: 44.6 %Day County44.6Union County: 44.6 %Union County44.6Tripp County: 41.7 %Tripp County41.7Davison County: 39.9 %Davison County39.9Haakon County: 39.7 %Haakon County39.7Minnehaha County: 39.6 %Minnehaha County39.6Butte County: 39.2 %Butte County39.2Turner County: 38.7 %Turner County38.7Brookings County: 38.5 %Brookings County38.5Pennington County: 38.2 %Pennington County38.2Codington County: 37.4 %Codington County37.4Lincoln County: 35.1 %Lincoln County35.1Hyde County: 35 %Hyde County35Corson County: 34.6 %Corson County34.6Hanson County: 34.6 %Hanson County34.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Jerauld County76.9
2Lake County69.8
3Dewey County68.6
4Campbell County67.4
5Spink County66.1
6Gregory County65.5
7Stanley County63.3
8Buffalo County61.6
9Mellette County61.5
10Deuel County59.1
11Clay County58.7
12Douglas County57
13Charles Mix County55.5
14Sully County55
15Perkins County54.6
16Fall River County53.9
17Ziebach County53.3
18Lyman County52.9
19McCook County51.1
20McPherson County50
21Sanborn County49.4
22Bon Homme County48.3
23Hughes County45.9
24Hand County45.8
25Yankton County45.2
26Day County44.6
27Union County44.6
28Tripp County41.7
29Davison County39.9
30Haakon County39.7
31Minnehaha County39.6
32Butte County39.2
33Turner County38.7
34Brookings County38.5
35Pennington County38.2
36Codington County37.4
37Lincoln County35.1
38Hyde County35
39Corson County34.6
39Hanson County34.6
39Miner County34.6
42Jackson County34.5
43Brown County34.3
44Todd County33.5
45Beadle County33
46Oglala Lakota County32.7
47Brule County31.3
48Moody County31.2
49Bennett County31.1
50Roberts County30.6
51Meade County30.2
52Grant County30.2
53Hutchinson County28.5
54Aurora County27.6
55Clark County25.6
56Marshall County25.4
57Kingsbury County24.5
58Walworth County23.8
59Lawrence County20.9
60Potter County19.6
61Faulk County18.4
62Edmunds County10.6
63Custer County10
64Hamlin County8
65Harding County0
65Jones County0

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/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 (Counties in South Dakota 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, Counties in South Dakota 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-dakota-counties?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. Counties in South Dakota 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-dakota-counties?period=2021.

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, 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-dakota-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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, 2021}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/south-dakota-counties?period=2021. Publisher attribution: 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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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Which county has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Jerauld County, with 76.9% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Jones County, with 0% 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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