Counties in West Virginia by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4

Hardy County had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 55 counties in 2021, at 89.3%. McDowell County had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 26.3% and the figure for West Virginia was 30.7%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest89.3Hardy County
Median26.355 counties
West Virginia30.7History

Map of counties, 2021

Barbour County: 16.5 %Berkeley County: 24.4 %Boone County: 19.2 %Braxton County: 5.5 %Brooke County: 22.1 %Cabell County: 40.1 %Calhoun County: 17.9 %Clay County: 23 %Doddridge County: 15.6 %Fayette County: 39.6 %Gilmer County: 44.5 %Grant County: 21.3 %Greenbrier County: 35.9 %Hampshire County: 25.2 %Hancock County: 56 %Hardy County: 89.3 %Harrison County: 30 %Jackson County: 21.4 %Jefferson County: 32.7 %Kanawha County: 27.5 %Lewis County: 4.3 %Lincoln County: 11.8 %Logan County: 27.7 %McDowell County: 0 %Marion County: 21.2 %Marshall County: 46.1 %Mason County: 35.6 %Mercer County: 27.5 %Mineral County: 25.1 %Mingo County: 37.8 %Monongalia County: 43.9 %Monroe County: 15.2 %Morgan County: 22.6 %Nicholas County: 39.5 %Ohio County: 25.8 %Pendleton County: 61.5 %Pleasants County: 16.4 %Pocahontas County: 11.6 %Preston County: 23.2 %Putnam County: 26.1 %Raleigh County: 26.9 %Randolph County: 27.9 %Ritchie County: 39.6 %Roane County: 19.5 %Summers County: 45.2 %Taylor County: 51.9 %Tucker County: 26.3 %Tyler County: 38.2 %Upshur County: 34.5 %Wayne County: 19.1 %Webster County: 18.9 %Wetzel County: 50.5 %Wirt County: 22.4 %Wood County: 45.1 %Wyoming County: 28.2 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Hardy County: 89.3 %Hardy County89.3Pendleton County: 61.5 %Pendleton County61.5Hancock County: 56 %Hancock County56Taylor County: 51.9 %Taylor County51.9Wetzel County: 50.5 %Wetzel County50.5Marshall County: 46.1 %Marshall County46.1Summers County: 45.2 %Summers County45.2Wood County: 45.1 %Wood County45.1Gilmer County: 44.5 %Gilmer County44.5Monongalia County: 43.9 %Monongalia County43.9Cabell County: 40.1 %Cabell County40.1Ritchie County: 39.6 %Ritchie County39.6Fayette County: 39.6 %Fayette County39.6Nicholas County: 39.5 %Nicholas County39.5Tyler County: 38.2 %Tyler County38.2Mingo County: 37.8 %Mingo County37.8Greenbrier County: 35.9 %Greenbrier County35.9Mason County: 35.6 %Mason County35.6Upshur County: 34.5 %Upshur County34.5Jefferson County: 32.7 %Jefferson County32.7Harrison County: 30 %Harrison County30Wyoming County: 28.2 %Wyoming County28.2Randolph County: 27.9 %Randolph County27.9Logan County: 27.7 %Logan County27.7Mercer County: 27.5 %Mercer County27.5Kanawha County: 27.5 %Kanawha County27.5Raleigh County: 26.9 %Raleigh County26.9Tucker County: 26.3 %Tucker County26.3Putnam County: 26.1 %Putnam County26.1Ohio County: 25.8 %Ohio County25.8Hampshire County: 25.2 %Hampshire County25.2Mineral County: 25.1 %Mineral County25.1Berkeley County: 24.4 %Berkeley County24.4Preston County: 23.2 %Preston County23.2Clay County: 23 %Clay County23Morgan County: 22.6 %Morgan County22.6Wirt County: 22.4 %Wirt County22.4Brooke County: 22.1 %Brooke County22.1Jackson County: 21.4 %Jackson County21.4Grant County: 21.3 %Grant County21.3Marion County: 21.2 %Marion County21.2Roane County: 19.5 %Roane County19.5Boone County: 19.2 %Boone County19.2Wayne County: 19.1 %Wayne County19.1Webster County: 18.9 %Webster County18.9Calhoun County: 17.9 %Calhoun County17.9Barbour County: 16.5 %Barbour County16.5Pleasants County: 16.4 %Pleasants County16.4Doddridge County: 15.6 %Doddridge County15.6Monroe County: 15.2 %Monroe County15.2Lincoln County: 11.8 %Lincoln County11.8Pocahontas County: 11.6 %Pocahontas County11.6Braxton County: 5.5 %Braxton County5.5Lewis County: 4.3 %Lewis County4.3McDowell County: 0 %McDowell County0Hardy County: 89.3 %Hardy County89.3Pendleton County: 61.5 %Pendleton County61.5Hancock County: 56 %Hancock County56Taylor County: 51.9 %Taylor County51.9Wetzel County: 50.5 %Wetzel County50.5Marshall County: 46.1 %Marshall County46.1Summers County: 45.2 %Summers County45.2Wood County: 45.1 %Wood County45.1Gilmer County: 44.5 %Gilmer County44.5Monongalia County: 43.9 %Monongalia County43.9Cabell County: 40.1 %Cabell County40.1Ritchie County: 39.6 %Ritchie County39.6Fayette County: 39.6 %Fayette County39.6Nicholas County: 39.5 %Nicholas County39.5Tyler County: 38.2 %Tyler County38.2Mingo County: 37.8 %Mingo County37.8Greenbrier County: 35.9 %Greenbrier County35.9Mason County: 35.6 %Mason County35.6Upshur County: 34.5 %Upshur County34.5Jefferson County: 32.7 %Jefferson County32.7Harrison County: 30 %Harrison County30Wyoming County: 28.2 %Wyoming County28.2Randolph County: 27.9 %Randolph County27.9Logan County: 27.7 %Logan County27.7Mercer County: 27.5 %Mercer County27.5Kanawha County: 27.5 %Kanawha County27.5Raleigh County: 26.9 %Raleigh County26.9Tucker County: 26.3 %Tucker County26.3Putnam County: 26.1 %Putnam County26.1Ohio County: 25.8 %Ohio County25.8Hampshire County: 25.2 %Hampshire County25.2Mineral County: 25.1 %Mineral County25.1Berkeley County: 24.4 %Berkeley County24.4Preston County: 23.2 %Preston County23.2Clay County: 23 %Clay County23Morgan County: 22.6 %Morgan County22.6Wirt County: 22.4 %Wirt County22.4Brooke County: 22.1 %Brooke County22.1Jackson County: 21.4 %Jackson County21.4Grant County: 21.3 %Grant County21.3Marion County: 21.2 %Marion County21.2Roane County: 19.5 %Roane County19.5Boone County: 19.2 %Boone County19.2Wayne County: 19.1 %Wayne County19.1Webster County: 18.9 %Webster County18.9Calhoun County: 17.9 %Calhoun County17.9Barbour County: 16.5 %Barbour County16.5Pleasants County: 16.4 %Pleasants County16.4Doddridge County: 15.6 %Doddridge County15.6Monroe County: 15.2 %Monroe County15.2Lincoln County: 11.8 %Lincoln County11.8Pocahontas County: 11.6 %Pocahontas County11.6Braxton County: 5.5 %Braxton County5.5Lewis County: 4.3 %Lewis County4.3McDowell County: 0 %McDowell County0
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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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.

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.

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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. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 West Virginia by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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 West Virginia by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/west-virginia-counties?period=2021. 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 West Virginia by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/west-virginia-counties?period=2021.

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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 West Virginia by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b14003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/preschool-enrollment-ages-3-4/west-virginia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

Hardy County, with 89.3% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

McDowell County, with 0% in 2021.

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