Cities in Texas by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4

West University Place, TX had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 256 cities in 2023, at 89.5%. Town of Pecos, TX had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 41.2% and the figure for Texas was 42.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest89.5West University Place, TX

Lowest0Town of Pecos, TX

Median41.2256 cities

Texas42.9History

Top 40 cities, 2023

%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2023 (%)	Change on 2022
1	West University Place, TX	89.5	+0.6 pts
2	University Park, TX	88.9	+9.2 pts
3	Colleyville, TX	87.7	+5.4 pts
4	Bellaire, TX	87.2	+1.7 pts
5	Trophy Club, TX	84	+8 pts
6	Rockport, TX	83.4	+3.9 pts
7	Taylor, TX	81.4	+5.3 pts
8	Uvalde, TX	81.2	+16.9 pts
9	El Campo, TX	80.8	+49.2 pts
10	San Elizario, TX	79.5	-6.3 pts
11	Hewitt, TX	78	-5.3 pts
12	Horizon City, TX	78	+39 pts
13	Robstown, TX	77.8	-3.1 pts
14	Manor, TX	77.7	+9.8 pts
15	Providence Village, TX	74.8	+4.5 pts
16	Cedar Park, TX	74.6	+10.2 pts
17	Lakeway, TX	72.7	-2.1 pts
18	Coppell, TX	71.7	+18.1 pts
19	Keller, TX	71.5	-6.2 pts
20	DeSoto, TX	68.6	+11 pts
21	Kaufman, TX	68.6	+13.6 pts
22	Burkburnett, TX	67	+4 pts
23	Southlake, TX	66.6	+0.1 pts
24	Cibolo, TX	66.2	+1.4 pts
25	Freeport, TX	66.2	+16.2 pts
26	Murphy, TX	65.9	+0.4 pts
27	Hutto, TX	64.6	+10.2 pts
28	Webster, TX	63.9	+18.7 pts
29	Farmers Branch, TX	63	-1.4 pts
30	Addison, TX	62.9	+18.4 pts
31	Katy, TX	62.1	-7 pts
32	Friendswood, TX	62.1	-2 pts
33	Lancaster, TX	62.1	+16.4 pts
34	Tomball, TX	61.5	+25.4 pts
35	Northlake, TX	61.4	-5 pts
36	Hidalgo, TX	60.6	-5.5 pts
37	Leander, TX	60.5	-2.5 pts
38	Princeton, TX	60	+2.8 pts
39	Dripping Springs, TX	59.8	-30.7 pts
40	Carrollton, TX	59.7	+3.5 pts
41	The Colony, TX	59.5	+3 pts
42	McKinney, TX	59.4	+4.4 pts
43	Fair Oaks Ranch, TX	59.2	-1.8 pts
44	Bellmead, TX	59	-2.3 pts
45	Fairview, TX	58.8	0 pts
46	Mont Belvieu, TX	58.7	+0.1 pts
47	Missouri City, TX	58.7	+9.8 pts
48	League City, TX	58.2	+2.8 pts
49	Sachse, TX	57.8	+4.6 pts
50	Kyle, TX	57.3	+14.7 pts
51	Pharr, TX	57.3	+0.2 pts
52	Glenn Heights, TX	57.1	-6.6 pts
53	Flower Mound, TX	56.8	+4.9 pts
54	Roma, TX	56.5	+0.4 pts
55	Round Rock, TX	56.1	+2.8 pts
56	Crowley, TX	55.8	+6.2 pts
56	Royse City, TX	55.8	+5.9 pts
58	Frisco, TX	55.2	-2.1 pts
59	Sugar Land, TX	55	+0.8 pts
60	Richardson, TX	54.8	+2 pts
61	Allen, TX	54.2	-1.5 pts
62	Corsicana, TX	54	-0.4 pts
63	Heath, TX	53.9	-3.5 pts
64	Greenville, TX	53.5	+22.4 pts
65	Selma, TX	53.2	-2.8 pts
66	Midlothian, TX	53.1	+2.7 pts
67	Prosper, TX	53	-3.9 pts
68	Fulshear, TX	53	-15.1 pts
69	San Juan, TX	52.9	+6.9 pts
70	Sweetwater, TX	52.1	+9.4 pts
71	Georgetown, TX	52.1	+1.7 pts
72	Sanger, TX	52	+13.5 pts
73	San Benito, TX	52	+3.5 pts
74	Texarkana, TX	51.8	+18.5 pts
75	Kilgore, TX	51.6	+7.9 pts
76	Galveston, TX	51.5	-3.9 pts
77	Waco, TX	51.4	+10 pts
78	Brownsville, TX	50.8	-1.4 pts
79	Austin, TX	50.8	0 pts
79	Weatherford, TX	50.8	+17.2 pts
81	Rockwall, TX	49.9	+11.4 pts
82	Terrell, TX	49.7	+13.4 pts
83	Richmond, TX	49.4	+23 pts
84	Cedar Hill, TX	49.3	+7 pts
85	Fate, TX	49.1	-7.2 pts
86	Socorro, TX	48.7	+11.5 pts
87	Longview, TX	48.6	+6 pts
88	Brownwood, TX	48.1	-2.6 pts
89	Denton, TX	47.9	-3.7 pts
90	Roanoke, TX	47.9	+14.1 pts
91	Pampa, TX	47.8	-9.7 pts
92	Pearland, TX	47.4	+1.7 pts
93	Beaumont, TX	47.4	-5.6 pts
94	Granbury, TX	47.1	+20.2 pts
95	Alamo, TX	47.1	-1.1 pts
96	La Porte, TX	47	+9.7 pts
97	El Paso, TX	46.7	+6.4 pts
98	Buda, TX	46.6	+8.4 pts
98	Mission, TX	46.6	+8.3 pts
100	Schertz, TX	46.5	+5 pts
101	Plano, TX	46.1	-1.1 pts
102	Celina, TX	46	-3.6 pts
103	Liberty Hill, TX	45.5	-21.1 pts
104	Port Arthur, TX	45.4	+8.9 pts
105	Dallas, TX	45.4	+1.1 pts
106	Houston, TX	45.2	+0.6 pts
107	Dayton, TX	45.2	-23.1 pts
108	Victoria, TX	45.1	+6.3 pts
109	Sulphur Springs, TX	44.9	-6.5 pts
110	Odessa, TX	44.8	+2 pts
111	Pflugerville, TX	44.8	+1.6 pts
112	Wylie, TX	44.8	-2.6 pts
113	Brenham, TX	44.6	-10.4 pts
114	Rowlett, TX	44.6	+3.7 pts
115	McAllen, TX	44.4	+0.8 pts
116	Manvel, TX	44.4	-29 pts
117	Corpus Christi, TX	44.3	+0.3 pts
118	Euless, TX	44.1	-5.5 pts
119	Deer Park, TX	43.8	-9 pts
120	Kerrville, TX	43.7	+3 pts
121	Corinth, TX	43.6	-9.6 pts
122	Harlingen, TX	42.9	-3.6 pts
123	Bryan, TX	42.4	+6.6 pts
124	New Braunfels, TX	42.1	+2.8 pts
125	Lubbock, TX	41.8	+0.8 pts
126	White Settlement, TX	41.6	+11 pts
127	Huntsville, TX	41.3	+2.6 pts
128	Boerne, TX	41.2	-2.9 pts
129	Melissa, TX	41.2	-10.5 pts
130	Robinson, TX	41.2	-7.1 pts
131	Marshall, TX	41.2	+14.2 pts
131	San Antonio, TX	41.2	+2.7 pts
133	Alton, TX	41.2	+16.4 pts
133	Fort Worth, TX	41.2	+0.4 pts
133	Mansfield, TX	41.2	+9.6 pts
136	Benbrook, TX	41.1	-6.5 pts
137	Beeville, TX	41.1	-4 pts
138	Lufkin, TX	40.8	+6.6 pts
139	Lewisville, TX	40.6	-2.1 pts
140	Amarillo, TX	40.3	+1.2 pts
141	Arlington, TX	40.1	+1.9 pts
142	College Station, TX	40.1	+1.4 pts
143	Universal City, TX	39.9	-12.1 pts
144	Mount Pleasant, TX	39.7	+1 pts
145	Grand Prairie, TX	39.6	-0.4 pts
146	Mineral Wells, TX	39.2	+3.6 pts
147	Borger, TX	39.1	+6.9 pts
147	Mesquite, TX	39.1	-0.9 pts
149	Wichita Falls, TX	38.7	-4.7 pts
150	Big Spring, TX	38.6	-0.9 pts
151	Palmview, TX	38.4	-8.6 pts
152	Red Oak, TX	38.3	+10.7 pts
152	Tyler, TX	38.3	-7.2 pts
154	Mercedes, TX	38.2	-7.6 pts
155	Converse, TX	38	+9 pts
156	Angleton, TX	37.9	-2.1 pts
157	Eagle Pass, TX	37.7	+6.3 pts
158	Fredericksburg, TX	37.5	-16.4 pts
159	Weslaco, TX	37.5	+1.5 pts
160	Levelland, TX	37.4	-17.2 pts
161	Stephenville, TX	37.2	+13.2 pts
162	Forest Hill, TX	37	+3.2 pts
163	Elgin, TX	37	-6.4 pts
164	Texas City, TX	36.6	-0 pts
165	Humble, TX	36.3	-11.1 pts
166	Portland, TX	36.2	-3.8 pts
167	Saginaw, TX	36	+0.8 pts
168	San Angelo, TX	35.9	-1.7 pts
169	Sherman, TX	35.8	+2.9 pts
170	Plainview, TX	35.8	-7.3 pts
171	Hereford, TX	35.7	-8 pts
172	Midland, TX	35.6	+5.5 pts
173	Denison, TX	35.5	+9.7 pts
174	Henderson, TX	35.5	-16.4 pts
174	Rio Grande City, TX	35.5	-3.5 pts
176	Alice, TX	35.3	-7.1 pts
177	Temple, TX	35.1	+8.2 pts
178	Waxahachie, TX	35.1	+1.3 pts
179	Little Elm, TX	35.1	+7.2 pts
180	Edinburg, TX	35	+3.6 pts
181	Laredo, TX	35	-1.6 pts
182	Conroe, TX	34.3	+9.5 pts
183	Bonham, TX	34.2	-15.3 pts
184	Irving, TX	34.1	+1.8 pts
185	North Richland Hills, TX	34.1	-5.8 pts
186	Lake Jackson, TX	33.9	-6.6 pts
187	Grapevine, TX	33.6	-11.4 pts
188	Kingsville, TX	33.5	-6 pts
189	Copperas Cove, TX	33.4	-4.5 pts
190	Donna, TX	33.2	+5.4 pts
191	Harker Heights, TX	32.7	-11.9 pts
192	Pasadena, TX	32.6	+3.6 pts
193	Gatesville, TX	32.4	-9.3 pts
194	Rosenberg, TX	32.2	+12.2 pts
195	Groves, TX	32.1	+2.5 pts
196	Alvin, TX	31.9	-1.2 pts
197	Lockhart, TX	31.9	+1 pts
198	Live Oak, TX	31.7	+3.8 pts
199	Bedford, TX	31.6	-0 pts
200	Garland, TX	31.5	+2.9 pts
201	Lavon, TX	31.5	-8.5 pts
202	Orange, TX	31.3	+6.2 pts
203	Haltom City, TX	31.3	+2.3 pts
204	Highland Village, TX	30.1	-5.8 pts
205	Bay City, TX	29.7	-1.1 pts
206	Raymondville, TX	29.6	-2.8 pts
207	Abilene, TX	29.5	-0.6 pts
208	Dickinson, TX	28.5	+24.4 pts
209	Watauga, TX	28	-6.9 pts
210	Duncanville, TX	27.6	+3 pts
210	Seagoville, TX	27.6	+3.6 pts
212	Del Rio, TX	27.5	+3.9 pts
213	Iowa Colony, TX	27.3	-22.3 pts
214	San Marcos, TX	27.3	0 pts
215	Forney, TX	27.2	-1.1 pts
216	Galena Park, TX	26.7	+11.8 pts
217	Killeen, TX	26.6	+0.3 pts
218	Nederland, TX	26.4	+1.7 pts
219	Seguin, TX	26.1	-7.9 pts
220	Ennis, TX	24.7	-0.1 pts
221	Canyon, TX	24.4	+5.9 pts
222	Cleburne, TX	23.7	-1.8 pts
223	Stafford, TX	23.5	+1.6 pts
224	Josephine, TX	23.3	+17.8 pts
225	Hurst, TX	23.2	-4.3 pts
226	Nacogdoches, TX	23.2	-10.2 pts
227	Balch Springs, TX	22.3	+0.8 pts
228	Paris, TX	21.7	-4.8 pts
229	Clute, TX	21.1	-6.1 pts
230	Port Lavaca, TX	20.9	-1.1 pts
231	Jacksonville, TX	20.6	-4.1 pts
232	Lumberton, TX	20.2	+8.9 pts
233	Snyder, TX	19.6	+4 pts
234	Azle, TX	19.3	-7.9 pts
235	Leon Valley, TX	19	-1.2 pts
236	Helotes, TX	18.9	+0.1 pts
237	Bastrop, TX	18.8	+2.7 pts
238	Athens, TX	18.3	-2.3 pts
239	Burleson, TX	17.8	-3.5 pts
240	Ingleside, TX	17.4	+8.6 pts
241	Dumas, TX	17.4	-4.6 pts
242	La Marque, TX	17.2	+8.7 pts
243	Kennedale, TX	14.6	-4.3 pts
244	Baytown, TX	14.4	-7.4 pts
245	Anna, TX	13.1	+3 pts
246	Seabrook, TX	12.9	+2.4 pts
247	Gainesville, TX	12.4	+0.4 pts
248	Port Neches, TX	12.3	+3.2 pts
249	Lago Vista, TX	12.3	-25.2 pts
250	South Houston, TX	7.8	-6 pts

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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.

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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/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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Texas 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Texas 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/texas-cities?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Texas by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-12},
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}

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

West University Place, TX, with 89.5% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Town of Pecos, TX, with 0% in 2023.

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