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

Woodinville, WA had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 91 cities in 2023, at 97.8%. Burlington, WA had the lowest, at 11.1%. The median was 42.8% and the figure for Washington was 43.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest97.8Woodinville, WA
Lowest11.1Burlington, WA
Median42.891 cities
Washington43.3History

Top 40 cities, 2023

Woodinville, WA: 97.8 %Woodinville, WA97.8Bainbridge Island, WA: 85.9 %Bainbridge Island, WA85.9Liberty Lake, WA: 80.9 %Liberty Lake, WA80.9Seattle, WA: 70.9 %Seattle, WA70.9Sedro-Woolley, WA: 69.4 %Sedro-Woolley, WA69.4Sammamish, WA: 69 %Sammamish, WA69Redmond, WA: 66.1 %Redmond, WA66.1Pullman, WA: 65.9 %Pullman, WA65.9Mercer Island, WA: 64.6 %Mercer Island, WA64.6Gig Harbor, WA: 64.1 %Gig Harbor, WA64.1Poulsbo, WA: 63.2 %Poulsbo, WA63.2Shoreline, WA: 62 %Shoreline, WA62Cheney, WA: 60.9 %Cheney, WA60.9Tumwater, WA: 59.7 %Tumwater, WA59.7Walla Walla, WA: 59.4 %Walla Walla, WA59.4Kirkland, WA: 58.6 %Kirkland, WA58.6Monroe, WA: 58.2 %Monroe, WA58.2Washougal, WA: 56.3 %Washougal, WA56.3Newcastle, WA: 55 %Newcastle, WA55Bellevue, WA: 54.8 %Bellevue, WA54.8Airway Heights, WA: 54.6 %Airway Heights, WA54.6Bothell, WA: 54.6 %Bothell, WA54.6Camas, WA: 53.9 %Camas, WA53.9Snoqualmie, WA: 53.3 %Snoqualmie, WA53.3Kenmore, WA: 53.1 %Kenmore, WA53.1Tukwila, WA: 53 %Tukwila, WA53Centralia, WA: 52.8 %Centralia, WA52.8Burien, WA: 52.5 %Burien, WA52.5Issaquah, WA: 52.2 %Issaquah, WA52.2Bonney Lake, WA: 52.1 %Bonney Lake, WA52.1Bremerton, WA: 49.1 %Bremerton, WA49.1Mukilteo, WA: 48.6 %Mukilteo, WA48.6Mount Vernon, WA: 48.2 %Mount Vernon, WA48.2Maple Valley, WA: 47.4 %Maple Valley, WA47.4Bellingham, WA: 47.3 %Bellingham, WA47.3Moses Lake, WA: 46.9 %Moses Lake, WA46.9Tacoma, WA: 46.8 %Tacoma, WA46.8Lynden, WA: 46.5 %Lynden, WA46.5Anacortes, WA: 45.5 %Anacortes, WA45.5Richland, WA: 45.4 %Richland, WA45.4Woodinville, WA: 97.8 %Woodinville, WA97.8Bainbridge Island, WA: 85.9 %Bainbridge Island, WA85.9Liberty Lake, WA: 80.9 %Liberty Lake, WA80.9Seattle, WA: 70.9 %Seattle, WA70.9Sedro-Woolley, WA: 69.4 %Sedro-Woolley, WA69.4Sammamish, WA: 69 %Sammamish, WA69Redmond, WA: 66.1 %Redmond, WA66.1Pullman, WA: 65.9 %Pullman, WA65.9Mercer Island, WA: 64.6 %Mercer Island, WA64.6Gig Harbor, WA: 64.1 %Gig Harbor, WA64.1Poulsbo, WA: 63.2 %Poulsbo, WA63.2Shoreline, WA: 62 %Shoreline, WA62Cheney, WA: 60.9 %Cheney, WA60.9Tumwater, WA: 59.7 %Tumwater, WA59.7Walla Walla, WA: 59.4 %Walla Walla, WA59.4Kirkland, WA: 58.6 %Kirkland, WA58.6Monroe, WA: 58.2 %Monroe, WA58.2Washougal, WA: 56.3 %Washougal, WA56.3Newcastle, WA: 55 %Newcastle, WA55Bellevue, WA: 54.8 %Bellevue, WA54.8Airway Heights, WA: 54.6 %Airway Heights, WA54.6Bothell, WA: 54.6 %Bothell, WA54.6Camas, WA: 53.9 %Camas, WA53.9Snoqualmie, WA: 53.3 %Snoqualmie, WA53.3Kenmore, WA: 53.1 %Kenmore, WA53.1Tukwila, WA: 53 %Tukwila, WA53Centralia, WA: 52.8 %Centralia, WA52.8Burien, WA: 52.5 %Burien, WA52.5Issaquah, WA: 52.2 %Issaquah, WA52.2Bonney Lake, WA: 52.1 %Bonney Lake, WA52.1Bremerton, WA: 49.1 %Bremerton, WA49.1Mukilteo, WA: 48.6 %Mukilteo, WA48.6Mount Vernon, WA: 48.2 %Mount Vernon, WA48.2Maple Valley, WA: 47.4 %Maple Valley, WA47.4Bellingham, WA: 47.3 %Bellingham, WA47.3Moses Lake, WA: 46.9 %Moses Lake, WA46.9Tacoma, WA: 46.8 %Tacoma, WA46.8Lynden, WA: 46.5 %Lynden, WA46.5Anacortes, WA: 45.5 %Anacortes, WA45.5Richland, WA: 45.4 %Richland, WA45.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Woodinville, WA97.8+0.8 pts
2Bainbridge Island, WA85.9+0.9 pts
3Liberty Lake, WA80.9+7.8 pts
4Seattle, WA70.9+3.2 pts
5Sedro-Woolley, WA69.4+8.2 pts
6Sammamish, WA69+2.3 pts
7Redmond, WA66.1-2.3 pts
8Pullman, WA65.9-4.3 pts
9Mercer Island, WA64.6-4.9 pts
10Gig Harbor, WA64.1+0.9 pts
11Poulsbo, WA63.2+10.8 pts
12Shoreline, WA62+0.4 pts
13Cheney, WA60.9+31.1 pts
14Tumwater, WA59.7+6.3 pts
15Walla Walla, WA59.4-6.5 pts
16Kirkland, WA58.6+1.7 pts
17Monroe, WA58.2+4.4 pts
18Washougal, WA56.3+1.7 pts
19Newcastle, WA55+12.6 pts
20Bellevue, WA54.80 pts
21Airway Heights, WA54.6+6.3 pts
22Bothell, WA54.6-2.7 pts
23Camas, WA53.9+4.7 pts
24Snoqualmie, WA53.3+4.7 pts
25Kenmore, WA53.1+4 pts
26Tukwila, WA53+2.7 pts
27Centralia, WA52.8-3.4 pts
28Burien, WA52.5+18.6 pts
29Issaquah, WA52.2-2.9 pts
30Bonney Lake, WA52.1+4 pts
31Bremerton, WA49.1+3 pts
32Mukilteo, WA48.6-7.6 pts
33Mount Vernon, WA48.2+0.5 pts
34Maple Valley, WA47.4-2.4 pts
35Bellingham, WA47.3+11.2 pts
36Moses Lake, WA46.9+4.6 pts
37Tacoma, WA46.8-2.5 pts
38Lynden, WA46.5-0.7 pts
39Anacortes, WA45.5+3.5 pts
40Richland, WA45.4-1.1 pts
41Mill Creek, WA44.7-13.6 pts
42Auburn, WA43.9+3 pts
43Spokane, WA43.8-0.9 pts
44Arlington, WA43.3-10.9 pts
45Sumner, WA43.1+0.6 pts
46Port Orchard, WA42.8-11.4 pts
47Lacey, WA42.6-0.8 pts
48Edmonds, WA42.4+1.4 pts
49Lake Stevens, WA42.1+6.7 pts
50Ferndale, WA41.9+20.1 pts
51Snohomish, WA41.7+15.7 pts
52Des Moines, WA41.6-6 pts
53Fife, WA41.4+10.1 pts
54Longview, WA41.2-3.7 pts
55Vancouver, WA41.2+0.6 pts
56Oak Harbor, WA41+0.9 pts
57Renton, WA41+3.6 pts
58Spokane Valley, WA40.5-1.5 pts
59Enumclaw, WA39.8+19.9 pts
60University Place, WA39.5+0.5 pts
61Lynnwood, WA38.8-0.9 pts
62Mountlake Terrace, WA38.5+8.9 pts
63Port Angeles, WA37.8+6.9 pts
64Lake Forest Park, WA37.8-4.5 pts
65Marysville, WA37.2-6.3 pts
66Aberdeen, WA36.6-3.7 pts
67Edgewood, WA36-11.9 pts
68Ellensburg, WA35.1+12.2 pts
69SeaTac, WA34.2-4.8 pts
70Lakewood, WA33.3+15 pts
71Kennewick, WA33.1+3.4 pts
72East Wenatchee, WA33-16.7 pts
73Kent, WA30.7+2.9 pts
74Grandview, WA30.5-7.7 pts
75West Richland, WA29.4-4.8 pts
76Olympia, WA28.9-10.3 pts
77Yakima, WA28-2.3 pts
78Everett, WA27.6-10.9 pts
79Ridgefield, WA27.3+6.9 pts
80Covington, WA27-11.9 pts
81Wenatchee, WA26.7-6.5 pts
82Federal Way, WA26.6+1.9 pts
83Pasco, WA26.6+0.1 pts
84Yelm, WA26.4-16 pts
85Battle Ground, WA24.1+2 pts
86Puyallup, WA22.6+0.1 pts
87Kelso, WA20.9+2.1 pts
88Shelton, WA17.2+0.8 pts
89Port Townsend, WA14.7+9 pts
90Sunnyside, WA14.1-5.7 pts
91Burlington, WA11.1-21.2 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 cities 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, 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 Washington 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 Washington 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/washington-cities?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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Washington 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/washington-cities?period=2023.

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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 Washington 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/washington-cities?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Woodinville, WA, with 97.8% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Burlington, WA, with 11.1% in 2023.

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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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