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

Lake County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 66 counties in 2022, at 73.3%. Custer County had the lowest, at 4.5%. The median was 38.6% and the figure for South Dakota was 38%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest73.3Lake County
Lowest4.5Custer County
Median38.666 counties
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Map of counties, 2022

Aurora County: 24.2 %Beadle County: 28.3 %Bennett County: 10.5 %Bon Homme County: 39.4 %Brookings County: 27.8 %Brown County: 33.3 %Brule County: 35.2 %Buffalo County: 62.1 %Butte County: 38 %Campbell County: 65.1 %Charles Mix County: 52.2 %Clark County: 28.6 %Clay County: 47.7 %Codington County: 45.5 %Corson County: 35 %Custer County: 4.5 %Davison County: 37.8 %Day County: 51.2 %Deuel County: 47.3 %Dewey County: 62.5 %Douglas County: 55.8 %Edmunds County: 14.5 %Fall River County: 42.9 %Faulk County: 29 %Grant County: 39.2 %Gregory County: 57.5 %Haakon County: 43.1 %Hamlin County: 9.9 %Hand County: 39.7 %Hanson County: 24.2 %Harding County: 33.3 %Hughes County: 33.2 %Hutchinson County: 33.4 %Hyde County: 19.1 %Jackson County: 26.4 %Jerauld County: 60.5 %Jones County: 19.6 %Kingsbury County: 23.4 %Lake County: 73.3 %Lawrence County: 29.3 %Lincoln County: 37.8 %Lyman County: 55.7 %McCook County: 48.4 %McPherson County: 53.6 %Marshall County: 23.6 %Meade County: 35.5 %Mellette County: 48.1 %Miner County: 51.5 %Minnehaha County: 39.3 %Moody County: 20.4 %Oglala Lakota County: 28.4 %Pennington County: 39.9 %Perkins County: 57.9 %Potter County: 36.8 %Roberts County: 34.7 %Sanborn County: 39.7 %Spink County: 53.2 %Stanley County: 63.3 %Sully County: 52.4 %Todd County: 30.1 %Tripp County: 34.4 %Turner County: 39.8 %Union County: 42 %Walworth County: 31.9 %Yankton County: 46.2 %Ziebach County: 53.1 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

Lake County: 73.3 %Lake County73.3Campbell County: 65.1 %Campbell County65.1Stanley County: 63.3 %Stanley County63.3Dewey County: 62.5 %Dewey County62.5Buffalo County: 62.1 %Buffalo County62.1Jerauld County: 60.5 %Jerauld County60.5Perkins County: 57.9 %Perkins County57.9Gregory County: 57.5 %Gregory County57.5Douglas County: 55.8 %Douglas County55.8Lyman County: 55.7 %Lyman County55.7McPherson County: 53.6 %McPherson County53.6Spink County: 53.2 %Spink County53.2Ziebach County: 53.1 %Ziebach County53.1Sully County: 52.4 %Sully County52.4Charles Mix County: 52.2 %Charles Mix County52.2Miner County: 51.5 %Miner County51.5Day County: 51.2 %Day County51.2McCook County: 48.4 %McCook County48.4Mellette County: 48.1 %Mellette County48.1Clay County: 47.7 %Clay County47.7Deuel County: 47.3 %Deuel County47.3Yankton County: 46.2 %Yankton County46.2Codington County: 45.5 %Codington County45.5Haakon County: 43.1 %Haakon County43.1Fall River County: 42.9 %Fall River County42.9Union County: 42 %Union County42Pennington County: 39.9 %Pennington County39.9Turner County: 39.8 %Turner County39.8Hand County: 39.7 %Hand County39.7Sanborn County: 39.7 %Sanborn County39.7Bon Homme County: 39.4 %Bon Homme County39.4Minnehaha County: 39.3 %Minnehaha County39.3Grant County: 39.2 %Grant County39.2Butte County: 38 %Butte County38Davison County: 37.8 %Davison County37.8Lincoln County: 37.8 %Lincoln County37.8Potter County: 36.8 %Potter County36.8Meade County: 35.5 %Meade County35.5Brule County: 35.2 %Brule County35.2Corson County: 35 %Corson County35Lake County: 73.3 %Lake County73.3Campbell County: 65.1 %Campbell County65.1Stanley County: 63.3 %Stanley County63.3Dewey County: 62.5 %Dewey County62.5Buffalo County: 62.1 %Buffalo County62.1Jerauld County: 60.5 %Jerauld County60.5Perkins County: 57.9 %Perkins County57.9Gregory County: 57.5 %Gregory County57.5Douglas County: 55.8 %Douglas County55.8Lyman County: 55.7 %Lyman County55.7McPherson County: 53.6 %McPherson County53.6Spink County: 53.2 %Spink County53.2Ziebach County: 53.1 %Ziebach County53.1Sully County: 52.4 %Sully County52.4Charles Mix County: 52.2 %Charles Mix County52.2Miner County: 51.5 %Miner County51.5Day County: 51.2 %Day County51.2McCook County: 48.4 %McCook County48.4Mellette County: 48.1 %Mellette County48.1Clay County: 47.7 %Clay County47.7Deuel County: 47.3 %Deuel County47.3Yankton County: 46.2 %Yankton County46.2Codington County: 45.5 %Codington County45.5Haakon County: 43.1 %Haakon County43.1Fall River County: 42.9 %Fall River County42.9Union County: 42 %Union County42Pennington County: 39.9 %Pennington County39.9Turner County: 39.8 %Turner County39.8Hand County: 39.7 %Hand County39.7Sanborn County: 39.7 %Sanborn County39.7Bon Homme County: 39.4 %Bon Homme County39.4Minnehaha County: 39.3 %Minnehaha County39.3Grant County: 39.2 %Grant County39.2Butte County: 38 %Butte County38Davison County: 37.8 %Davison County37.8Lincoln County: 37.8 %Lincoln County37.8Potter County: 36.8 %Potter County36.8Meade County: 35.5 %Meade County35.5Brule County: 35.2 %Brule County35.2Corson County: 35 %Corson County35
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Lake County73.3+3.5 pts
2Campbell County65.1-2.3 pts
3Stanley County63.3-0.1 pts
4Dewey County62.5-6.1 pts
5Buffalo County62.1+0.5 pts
6Jerauld County60.5-16.4 pts
7Perkins County57.9+3.3 pts
8Gregory County57.5-8.1 pts
9Douglas County55.8-1.2 pts
10Lyman County55.7+2.9 pts
11McPherson County53.6+3.6 pts
12Spink County53.2-12.9 pts
13Ziebach County53.1-0.2 pts
14Sully County52.4-2.6 pts
15Charles Mix County52.2-3.3 pts
16Miner County51.5+16.9 pts
17Day County51.2+6.6 pts
18McCook County48.4-2.6 pts
19Mellette County48.1-13.5 pts
20Clay County47.7-11.1 pts
21Deuel County47.3-11.8 pts
22Yankton County46.2+1.1 pts
23Codington County45.5+8.1 pts
24Haakon County43.1+3.4 pts
25Fall River County42.9-11 pts
26Union County42-2.6 pts
27Pennington County39.9+1.7 pts
28Turner County39.8+1.1 pts
29Hand County39.7-6 pts
29Sanborn County39.7-9.6 pts
31Bon Homme County39.4-8.8 pts
32Minnehaha County39.3-0.3 pts
33Grant County39.2+9 pts
34Butte County38-1.3 pts
35Davison County37.8-2.1 pts
36Lincoln County37.8+2.8 pts
37Potter County36.8+17.2 pts
38Meade County35.5+5.2 pts
39Brule County35.2+3.9 pts
40Corson County35+0.4 pts
41Roberts County34.7+4 pts
42Tripp County34.4-7.3 pts
43Hutchinson County33.4+4.9 pts
44Harding County33.3+33.3 pts
45Brown County33.3-1 pts
46Hughes County33.2-12.7 pts
47Walworth County31.9+8.1 pts
48Todd County30.1-3.3 pts
49Lawrence County29.3+8.4 pts
50Faulk County29+10.6 pts
51Clark County28.6+2.9 pts
52Oglala Lakota County28.4-4.2 pts
53Beadle County28.3-4.8 pts
54Brookings County27.8-10.6 pts
55Jackson County26.4-8.1 pts
56Aurora County24.2-3.3 pts
57Hanson County24.2-10.4 pts
58Marshall County23.6-1.7 pts
59Kingsbury County23.4-1.1 pts
60Moody County20.4-10.8 pts
61Jones County19.6+19.6 pts
62Hyde County19.1-15.9 pts
63Edmunds County14.5+3.9 pts
64Bennett County10.5-20.6 pts
65Hamlin County9.9+1.9 pts
66Custer County4.5-5.4 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 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/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 (Counties in South Dakota 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

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, 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-dakota-counties?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. Counties in South Dakota 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-dakota-counties?period=2022.

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, 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-dakota-counties?period=2022 (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, 2022}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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Which county has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Lake County, with 73.3% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Custer County, with 4.5% in 2022.

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