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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 2023, at 86.1%. Bennett County had the lowest, at 9.5%. The median was 36.6% and the figure for South Dakota was 35.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest86.1Lake County
Lowest9.5Bennett County
Median36.666 counties
South Dakota35.7History

Map of counties, 2023

Aurora County: 25 %Beadle County: 31 %Bennett County: 9.5 %Bon Homme County: 34.2 %Brookings County: 21.2 %Brown County: 23.7 %Brule County: 22.2 %Buffalo County: 51.2 %Butte County: 36 %Campbell County: 63.8 %Charles Mix County: 44.4 %Clark County: 38.5 %Clay County: 38.5 %Codington County: 31 %Corson County: 29.3 %Custer County: 42.4 %Davison County: 44.6 %Day County: 52.5 %Deuel County: 21.9 %Dewey County: 62.2 %Douglas County: 48.5 %Edmunds County: 31.3 %Fall River County: 25.4 %Faulk County: 30.6 %Grant County: 46.2 %Gregory County: 54.1 %Haakon County: 54.7 %Hamlin County: 10.2 %Hand County: 37 %Hanson County: 16.1 %Harding County: 41.7 %Hughes County: 28.6 %Hutchinson County: 19.4 %Hyde County: 15.6 %Jackson County: 12.5 %Jerauld County: 51.9 %Jones County: 20 %Kingsbury County: 24.6 %Lake County: 86.1 %Lawrence County: 36.2 %Lincoln County: 35.5 %Lyman County: 56.4 %McCook County: 50.3 %McPherson County: 50 %Marshall County: 16.7 %Meade County: 34.7 %Mellette County: 47.9 %Miner County: 38.7 %Minnehaha County: 38.8 %Moody County: 22 %Oglala Lakota County: 39.1 %Pennington County: 35.9 %Perkins County: 48.7 %Potter County: 57.1 %Roberts County: 38.6 %Sanborn County: 58.7 %Spink County: 46 %Stanley County: 80.6 %Sully County: 40 %Todd County: 31.9 %Tripp County: 31.8 %Turner County: 40.5 %Union County: 36.2 %Walworth County: 33.6 %Yankton County: 24.5 %Ziebach County: 56.9 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Lake County: 86.1 %Lake County86.1Stanley County: 80.6 %Stanley County80.6Campbell County: 63.8 %Campbell County63.8Dewey County: 62.2 %Dewey County62.2Sanborn County: 58.7 %Sanborn County58.7Potter County: 57.1 %Potter County57.1Ziebach County: 56.9 %Ziebach County56.9Lyman County: 56.4 %Lyman County56.4Haakon County: 54.7 %Haakon County54.7Gregory County: 54.1 %Gregory County54.1Day County: 52.5 %Day County52.5Jerauld County: 51.9 %Jerauld County51.9Buffalo County: 51.2 %Buffalo County51.2McCook County: 50.3 %McCook County50.3McPherson County: 50 %McPherson County50Perkins County: 48.7 %Perkins County48.7Douglas County: 48.5 %Douglas County48.5Mellette County: 47.9 %Mellette County47.9Grant County: 46.2 %Grant County46.2Spink County: 46 %Spink County46Davison County: 44.6 %Davison County44.6Charles Mix County: 44.4 %Charles Mix County44.4Custer County: 42.4 %Custer County42.4Harding County: 41.7 %Harding County41.7Turner County: 40.5 %Turner County40.5Sully County: 40 %Sully County40Oglala Lakota County: 39.1 %Oglala Lakota County39.1Minnehaha County: 38.8 %Minnehaha County38.8Miner County: 38.7 %Miner County38.7Roberts County: 38.6 %Roberts County38.6Clay County: 38.5 %Clay County38.5Clark County: 38.5 %Clark County38.5Hand County: 37 %Hand County37Lawrence County: 36.2 %Lawrence County36.2Union County: 36.2 %Union County36.2Butte County: 36 %Butte County36Pennington County: 35.9 %Pennington County35.9Lincoln County: 35.5 %Lincoln County35.5Meade County: 34.7 %Meade County34.7Bon Homme County: 34.2 %Bon Homme County34.2Lake County: 86.1 %Lake County86.1Stanley County: 80.6 %Stanley County80.6Campbell County: 63.8 %Campbell County63.8Dewey County: 62.2 %Dewey County62.2Sanborn County: 58.7 %Sanborn County58.7Potter County: 57.1 %Potter County57.1Ziebach County: 56.9 %Ziebach County56.9Lyman County: 56.4 %Lyman County56.4Haakon County: 54.7 %Haakon County54.7Gregory County: 54.1 %Gregory County54.1Day County: 52.5 %Day County52.5Jerauld County: 51.9 %Jerauld County51.9Buffalo County: 51.2 %Buffalo County51.2McCook County: 50.3 %McCook County50.3McPherson County: 50 %McPherson County50Perkins County: 48.7 %Perkins County48.7Douglas County: 48.5 %Douglas County48.5Mellette County: 47.9 %Mellette County47.9Grant County: 46.2 %Grant County46.2Spink County: 46 %Spink County46Davison County: 44.6 %Davison County44.6Charles Mix County: 44.4 %Charles Mix County44.4Custer County: 42.4 %Custer County42.4Harding County: 41.7 %Harding County41.7Turner County: 40.5 %Turner County40.5Sully County: 40 %Sully County40Oglala Lakota County: 39.1 %Oglala Lakota County39.1Minnehaha County: 38.8 %Minnehaha County38.8Miner County: 38.7 %Miner County38.7Roberts County: 38.6 %Roberts County38.6Clay County: 38.5 %Clay County38.5Clark County: 38.5 %Clark County38.5Hand County: 37 %Hand County37Lawrence County: 36.2 %Lawrence County36.2Union County: 36.2 %Union County36.2Butte County: 36 %Butte County36Pennington County: 35.9 %Pennington County35.9Lincoln County: 35.5 %Lincoln County35.5Meade County: 34.7 %Meade County34.7Bon Homme County: 34.2 %Bon Homme County34.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Lake County86.1+12.8 pts
2Stanley County80.6+17.3 pts
3Campbell County63.8-1.3 pts
4Dewey County62.2-0.3 pts
5Sanborn County58.7+19 pts
6Potter County57.1+20.3 pts
7Ziebach County56.9+3.7 pts
8Lyman County56.4+0.7 pts
9Haakon County54.7+11.6 pts
10Gregory County54.1-3.4 pts
11Day County52.5+1.3 pts
12Jerauld County51.9-8.6 pts
13Buffalo County51.2-11 pts
14McCook County50.3+1.9 pts
15McPherson County50-3.6 pts
16Perkins County48.7-9.2 pts
17Douglas County48.5-7.3 pts
18Mellette County47.9-0.2 pts
19Grant County46.2+7 pts
20Spink County46-7.2 pts
21Davison County44.6+6.7 pts
22Charles Mix County44.4-7.8 pts
23Custer County42.4+37.9 pts
24Harding County41.7+8.3 pts
25Turner County40.5+0.6 pts
26Sully County40-12.4 pts
27Oglala Lakota County39.1+10.6 pts
28Minnehaha County38.8-0.5 pts
29Miner County38.7-12.8 pts
30Roberts County38.6+3.9 pts
31Clay County38.5-9.1 pts
32Clark County38.5+9.9 pts
33Hand County37-2.7 pts
34Lawrence County36.2+7 pts
35Union County36.2-5.8 pts
36Butte County36-1.9 pts
37Pennington County35.9-4.1 pts
38Lincoln County35.5-2.3 pts
39Meade County34.7-0.8 pts
40Bon Homme County34.2-5.2 pts
41Walworth County33.6+1.8 pts
42Todd County31.9+1.7 pts
43Tripp County31.8-2.6 pts
44Edmunds County31.3+16.8 pts
45Codington County31-14.5 pts
46Beadle County31+2.7 pts
47Faulk County30.6+1.6 pts
48Corson County29.3-5.7 pts
49Hughes County28.6-4.6 pts
50Fall River County25.4-17.6 pts
51Aurora County25+0.8 pts
52Kingsbury County24.6+1.2 pts
53Yankton County24.5-21.7 pts
54Brown County23.7-9.5 pts
55Brule County22.2-13 pts
56Moody County22+1.6 pts
57Deuel County21.9-25.4 pts
58Brookings County21.2-6.6 pts
59Jones County20+0.4 pts
60Hutchinson County19.4-14 pts
61Marshall County16.7-6.9 pts
62Hanson County16.1-8.1 pts
63Hyde County15.6-3.4 pts
64Jackson County12.5-13.9 pts
65Hamlin County10.2+0.3 pts
66Bennett County9.5-1.1 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/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 (Counties in South Dakota 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, Counties in South Dakota 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-dakota-counties?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. Counties in South Dakota 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-dakota-counties?period=2023.

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, 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-dakota-counties?period=2023 (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, 2023}},
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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 86.1% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Bennett County, with 9.5% in 2023.

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