US cities by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4

Bay St. Louis, MS had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 3211 cities in 2022, at 100%. Town of Pecos, TX had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 45.9% and the figure for the United States was 45.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest100Bay St. Louis, MS

Lowest0Town of Pecos, TX

Median45.93211 cities

United States45.6History

Top 40 cities, 2022

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

Full ranking

Rank	Cities	2022 (%)	Change on 2021
1	Bay St. Louis, MS	100	+24.6 pts
1	Bellefontaine Neighbors, MO	100	0 pts
1	Byram, MS	100	+21.8 pts
1	Cocoa Beach, FL	100	0 pts
1	Elon, NC	100	+63.4 pts
1	Gulfport, FL	100	+16.5 pts
1	Hazel Crest, IL	100	0 pts
1	Kinnelon, NJ	100	0 pts
1	Rancho Mirage, CA	100	+23.8 pts
1	Waynesville, NC	100	+23.4 pts
11	New Square, NY	97.2	+3.6 pts
12	Woodinville, WA	97.1	+1.9 pts
13	Maitland, FL	96.9	+6.2 pts
14	Lovejoy, GA	96.1	+14.3 pts
15	Mason, OH	96	-0.3 pts
16	Winnetka, IL	95.9	+3.9 pts
17	Westwood, NJ	94.7	+3.5 pts
18	Babylon, NY	94.4	+20 pts
19	Paramus, NJ	94.3	+13.5 pts
20	Miami Shores, FL	93.9	+5 pts
21	Coral Gables, FL	93.7	-1.7 pts
22	Town and Country, MO	93.5	+7.8 pts
23	Essex Junction, VT	93.4	+36 pts
24	Sierra Madre, CA	93	+1.8 pts
25	Falls Church, VA	92.7	-0.2 pts
26	Deerfield, IL	92.6	+6.4 pts
27	Beachwood, OH	91.8	-8.2 pts
28	Chestnut Ridge, NY	91.8	+0.1 pts
29	Fernandina Beach, FL	91.6	+12.6 pts
30	Rutherford, NJ	91.5	+19.7 pts
31	River Forest, IL	91.4	+5.5 pts
32	New Providence, NJ	91.2	-2.1 pts
33	Ridgewood, NJ	91	+2.7 pts
34	Dripping Springs, TX	90.6	+27.8 pts
35	Clayton, MO	90.5	+6.5 pts
36	Ramsey, NJ	90.4	-2.1 pts
37	Wilton Manors, FL	90.3	+3.5 pts
38	Airmont, NY	90	+2.5 pts
39	La Grange Park, IL	89.9	+1.6 pts
39	Mill Valley, CA	89.9	+0.2 pts
41	Suffern, NY	89.7	-0.3 pts
42	Williamsburg, VA	89	+9.5 pts
43	Jacksonville Beach, FL	88.9	+25.8 pts
43	Solana Beach, CA	88.9	+8.7 pts
45	West University Place, TX	88.9	-0.7 pts
45	Winter Springs, FL	88.9	-1.1 pts
47	Pinecrest, FL	88.7	+8 pts
48	Ithaca, NY	88.1	-10.5 pts
49	North Palm Beach, FL	88.1	+8.3 pts
50	Davidson, NC	87.9	+15.9 pts
51	Woodbury, NJ	87.7	+38.3 pts
52	San Marino, CA	87.6	-2.7 pts
53	Atlantic Beach, FL	87.6	-0.9 pts
54	Rye, NY	87.4	-12.6 pts
55	Miami Lakes, FL	87.3	+12.4 pts
56	Massapequa Park, NY	87	-1.5 pts
57	Signal Hill, CA	87	+29.7 pts
58	Lafayette, CA	86.7	-4.4 pts
59	Wood-Ridge, NJ	86.6	-13.4 pts
60	Hoboken, NJ	86.6	+0.7 pts
61	Half Moon Bay, CA	86	+9.3 pts
62	Pineville, NC	85.9	+19.1 pts
63	Troy, IL	85.8	-2.7 pts
64	San Elizario, TX	85.8	+4 pts
65	Mountain Brook, AL	85.7	+4.5 pts
66	Bellaire, TX	85.5	-1.7 pts
67	Totowa, NJ	85.5	-4.5 pts
68	Kiryas Joel, NY	85.4	-0.3 pts
69	Clinton, MS	85.3	+17.6 pts
70	West Chester, PA	85	-6.6 pts
71	Bainbridge Island, WA	85	+6.6 pts
71	Selma, AL	85	+4.6 pts
73	Cairo, GA	85	+12.3 pts
74	Richmond Heights, OH	85	+9.6 pts
75	Boulder, CO	84.9	+1.8 pts
76	Vernon Hills, IL	84.9	+4.6 pts
77	Monument, CO	84.8	+29.7 pts
78	Scarsdale, NY	84.8	+3.8 pts
79	Middletown, CT	84.3	-1.5 pts
80	Winterville, NC	84.2	+12.5 pts
81	Piedmont, CA	84.2	+9.4 pts
82	Clermont, FL	84	-4 pts
83	Eatontown, NJ	83.9	+7 pts
84	Shorewood, WI	83.8	+3.7 pts
85	Weddington, NC	83.7	+10.7 pts
86	Beverly Hills, CA	83.5	-2.9 pts
87	Summit, NJ	83.5	-0.7 pts
88	Griffith, IN	83.3	+2.1 pts
88	Hewitt, TX	83.3	+4.2 pts
90	Libertyville, IL	83.1	-3.4 pts
91	Cutler Bay, FL	83	+0.4 pts
92	Matteson, IL	83	+18.4 pts
93	Aventura, FL	82.9	+9.3 pts
94	Burlingame, CA	82.9	-4.7 pts
95	Chatham, NJ	82.6	-3.1 pts
96	Lake Elmo, MN	82.6	+15.5 pts
97	Culver City, CA	82.5	+4.8 pts
98	Hawthorne, NJ	82.4	+16.1 pts
99	Eureka, MO	82.4	+12.3 pts
100	Colleyville, TX	82.3	-5.9 pts
101	Ashland, OR	82	+3.5 pts
101	Garden City, NY	82	-1.6 pts
103	Orinda, CA	81.8	+8.5 pts
104	Blytheville, AR	81.8	+19.3 pts
105	Lake City, FL	81.7	+7.1 pts
106	Westbury, NY	81.7	+3 pts
107	Truckee, CA	81.5	+7.9 pts
108	Bardstown, KY	81.4	+6.4 pts
109	Bergenfield, NJ	81.3	+3 pts
109	La Cañada Flintridge, CA	81.3	-8.2 pts
111	Lantana, FL	81.3	+27.6 pts
112	Shiloh, IL	81.2	+0.7 pts
113	Lexington, SC	81.2	-0.5 pts
114	Canton, IL	81	+12.9 pts
115	Amherst Town, MA	80.9	+16.7 pts
116	Robstown, TX	80.9	+10.6 pts
117	Foley, AL	80.9	+2.2 pts
117	Ridgefield Park, NJ	80.9	+8.6 pts
119	Homewood, AL	80.8	-4 pts
120	Hilton Head Island, SC	80.8	+17.7 pts
121	Miami Beach, FL	80.7	+3.7 pts
122	Satellite Beach, FL	80.6	-11 pts
123	River Edge, NJ	80.6	+17.6 pts
124	Marshall, MO	80.5	+21.3 pts
125	Macomb, IL	80.5	+34.5 pts
125	Peachtree City, GA	80.5	-1.5 pts
127	El Segundo, CA	80.4	+11.1 pts
128	Montvale, NJ	80.4	+33.2 pts
129	Metuchen, NJ	80.2	-3.7 pts
130	Newport Beach, CA	80.1	+4.3 pts
130	Palos Verdes Estates, CA	80.1	-11.8 pts
132	Dumont, NJ	80	+25.6 pts
132	Mandeville, LA	80	-20 pts
134	Laguna Beach, CA	79.7	+3.5 pts
135	Calimesa, CA	79.7	-2.1 pts
136	University Park, TX	79.6	+0.4 pts
137	Rockport, TX	79.5	+22 pts
137	Weymouth Town, MA	79.5	+2.3 pts
139	Fairfax, VA	79.4	+12.9 pts
140	Webster Groves, MO	79.4	-8.2 pts
141	Covington, LA	79.4	-4.8 pts
142	Northampton, MA	79.4	+3 pts
143	Cambridge, MA	79.2	-1.1 pts
144	University Heights, OH	79.1	+5.6 pts
145	Somerville, NJ	79	+0.1 pts
146	Roselle Park, NJ	78.9	-5.8 pts
147	Ringwood, NJ	78.8	+11.7 pts
148	Hinsdale, IL	78.8	+2.5 pts
149	Burlington, VT	78.6	+2.2 pts
150	Opa-locka, FL	78.5	+25.9 pts
151	Northfield, MN	78.4	-2.1 pts
152	Beverly Hills, MI	78.3	+8.8 pts
153	Collingswood, NJ	78.3	+3.3 pts
153	Keene, NH	78.3	+24.7 pts
155	Palos Heights, IL	78.3	+7.2 pts
156	Watervliet, NY	78.2	+14.6 pts
157	Dover, NJ	78	+42.3 pts
157	Rockville Centre, NY	78	-3.3 pts
159	Castle Pines, CO	77.9	-3 pts
160	Sonoma, CA	77.9	+12.1 pts
161	Bay Village, OH	77.9	+2.6 pts
162	Clayton, CA	77.8	-9 pts
163	Hermosa Beach, CA	77.8	+1.7 pts
164	South Burlington, VT	77.8	+13.1 pts
165	Keller, TX	77.7	-0.3 pts
165	Pinehurst, NC	77.7	+2.8 pts
167	Goodlettsville, TN	77.6	+12.7 pts
168	Florham Park, NJ	77.6	-1.7 pts
169	Moraga, CA	77.5	-8.2 pts
170	Estero, FL	77.5	-2.2 pts
170	Sussex, WI	77.5	+14.9 pts
172	Frankfort, IL	77.2	-0.5 pts
173	Creve Coeur, MO	77.1	+11.7 pts
173	Newburyport, MA	77.1	-3.4 pts
175	Vestavia Hills, AL	77.1	+0.8 pts
176	Wixom, MI	77.1	-6.6 pts
177	Englewood, CO	77.1	+4.9 pts
178	New Hyde Park, NY	77	+14.9 pts
179	Santa Monica, CA	76.9	+2.6 pts
180	Roselle, IL	76.9	+13.4 pts
181	Boone, NC	76.8	+1.5 pts
182	Rincon, GA	76.8	+9.1 pts
183	Groton, CT	76.7	+16.2 pts
183	Wilmette, IL	76.7	+5.2 pts
183	Zephyrhills, FL	76.7	+17.2 pts
186	Kirkwood, MO	76.5	-1 pts
187	Dunkirk, NY	76.4	+10.3 pts
188	Darby, PA	76.4	-5.8 pts
189	Country Club Hills, IL	76.2	+5.7 pts
190	Tarboro, NC	76.2	-8.8 pts
191	Grosse Pointe Park, MI	76.1	-2.3 pts
192	Taylor, TX	76	-2 pts
192	Trophy Club, TX	76	+3.4 pts
194	Manhattan Beach, CA	76	+12.4 pts
195	San Carlos, CA	76	-3.5 pts
196	Lawrenceburg, TN	75.9	-1 pts
197	McPherson, KS	75.9	+8.3 pts
198	Oak Park, MI	75.9	+4.8 pts
198	Roselle, NJ	75.9	-4.3 pts
200	Jersey City, NJ	75.8	-0.1 pts
201	Aurora, OH	75.8	+2.4 pts
202	Parkland, FL	75.8	-9 pts
203	Franklin Town, MA	75.5	+8.6 pts
204	Margate, FL	75.5	+2.2 pts
205	Madison, MS	75.4	-5 pts
206	Montgomery, OH	75.3	-8.4 pts
207	Englewood, NJ	75.3	-8.5 pts
208	Harper Woods, MI	75.2	+13.9 pts
208	Vadnais Heights, MN	75.2	+13 pts
210	Burlington, NJ	75.1	+7.7 pts
211	El Cerrito, CA	75	+5.2 pts
211	Somersworth, NH	75	+16.9 pts
213	Albany, CA	75	-3.5 pts
214	Phillipsburg, NJ	74.9	-6.6 pts
215	South Miami, FL	74.9	+1.6 pts
216	Godfrey, IL	74.8	+3.4 pts
216	Lakeway, TX	74.8	+6.6 pts
218	Calumet City, IL	74.7	+21.6 pts
218	Oskaloosa, IA	74.7	+10.7 pts
218	Shelton, CT	74.7	+4.6 pts
221	Ripon, CA	74.6	+8 pts
222	Berkley, MI	74.6	-4.6 pts
223	Berkeley, CA	74.6	+2.1 pts
224	Middleton, WI	74.5	-5.9 pts
225	Grover Beach, CA	74.4	+13.3 pts
226	Fairburn, GA	74.4	+0.7 pts
227	Monroe, OH	74.3	+13.4 pts
228	Covington, GA	74.3	-4.9 pts
229	Roswell, GA	74.3	-0.6 pts
230	Foster City, CA	74.2	-4.2 pts
231	Stamford, CT	74.2	+3 pts
232	Wildwood, MO	74.2	+0.6 pts
233	Agoura Hills, CA	74.2	+6 pts
234	Germantown, TN	74.1	-4.5 pts
234	San Francisco, CA	74.1	+0.3 pts
236	Lenexa, KS	74.1	+2.2 pts
237	Steamboat Springs, CO	74.1	+4.3 pts
238	Brookhaven, GA	74	-4.1 pts
239	Crestwood, MO	73.9	+16.1 pts
240	Norwalk, CT	73.8	+6.1 pts
240	Victoria, MN	73.8	+8.5 pts
242	Tega Cay, SC	73.7	-1.1 pts
243	Wanaque, NJ	73.7	+8.9 pts
244	Martinez, CA	73.6	+2.7 pts
245	Lafayette, CO	73.6	+10.2 pts
246	Manvel, TX	73.4	-2.9 pts
247	Los Gatos, CA	73.4	+1 pts
248	Brookhaven, MS	73.3	+6.8 pts
249	Edwardsville, IL	73.3	-2.5 pts
250	Rock Springs, WY	73.2	+12.1 pts

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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 cities are compared on one definition. 7 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2022 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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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/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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (US cities 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

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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), US cities 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/us-cities?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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). US cities 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/us-cities?period=2022.

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@misc{census_us_cities_by_school_2022,
  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): US cities by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2022}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b14003.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/us-cities?period=2022. 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). 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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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Bay St. Louis, MS, with 100% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Town of Pecos, TX, with 0% in 2022.

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