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

Middleton, WI had the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4 of 96 cities in 2021, at 80.4%. Platteville, WI had the lowest, at 8.4%. The median was 43.8% and the figure for Wisconsin was 40.9%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest80.4Middleton, WI
Lowest8.4Platteville, WI
Median43.896 cities
Wisconsin40.9History

Top 40 cities, 2021

Middleton, WI: 80.4 %Middleton, WI80.4Shorewood, WI: 80.1 %Shorewood, WI80.1Fitchburg, WI: 79.1 %Fitchburg, WI79.1Mequon, WI: 74.8 %Mequon, WI74.8Sussex, WI: 62.6 %Sussex, WI62.6Wauwatosa, WI: 62.1 %Wauwatosa, WI62.1Hartland, WI: 61.5 %Hartland, WI61.5Kaukauna, WI: 59.8 %Kaukauna, WI59.8Waunakee, WI: 59.4 %Waunakee, WI59.4Weston, WI: 59.3 %Weston, WI59.3Grafton, WI: 59 %Grafton, WI59Marinette, WI: 59 %Marinette, WI59Reedsburg, WI: 57 %Reedsburg, WI57Whitefish Bay, WI: 56.9 %Whitefish Bay, WI56.9Greendale, WI: 55.9 %Greendale, WI55.9Beaver Dam, WI: 55.8 %Beaver Dam, WI55.8Ashwaubenon, WI: 55.7 %Ashwaubenon, WI55.7Brown Deer, WI: 54.8 %Brown Deer, WI54.8Cedarburg, WI: 53.9 %Cedarburg, WI53.9Oak Creek, WI: 53.8 %Oak Creek, WI53.8Oconomowoc, WI: 53.8 %Oconomowoc, WI53.8New Berlin, WI: 53.7 %New Berlin, WI53.7Sun Prairie, WI: 52.7 %Sun Prairie, WI52.7Hartford, WI: 52 %Hartford, WI52Muskego, WI: 52 %Muskego, WI52La Crosse, WI: 51.8 %La Crosse, WI51.8Madison, WI: 50.9 %Madison, WI50.9Suamico, WI: 50.8 %Suamico, WI50.8Allouez, WI: 50 %Allouez, WI50Fort Atkinson, WI: 49.8 %Fort Atkinson, WI49.8Pleasant Prairie, WI: 49.6 %Pleasant Prairie, WI49.6Hobart, WI: 49.5 %Hobart, WI49.5Mount Pleasant, WI: 49.3 %Mount Pleasant, WI49.3Verona, WI: 48.7 %Verona, WI48.7West Bend, WI: 48.3 %West Bend, WI48.3Hudson, WI: 47.6 %Hudson, WI47.6Greenfield, WI: 47.2 %Greenfield, WI47.2Menasha, WI: 47 %Menasha, WI47Eau Claire, WI: 46.2 %Eau Claire, WI46.2New Richmond, WI: 45.1 %New Richmond, WI45.1Middleton, WI: 80.4 %Middleton, WI80.4Shorewood, WI: 80.1 %Shorewood, WI80.1Fitchburg, WI: 79.1 %Fitchburg, WI79.1Mequon, WI: 74.8 %Mequon, WI74.8Sussex, WI: 62.6 %Sussex, WI62.6Wauwatosa, WI: 62.1 %Wauwatosa, WI62.1Hartland, WI: 61.5 %Hartland, WI61.5Kaukauna, WI: 59.8 %Kaukauna, WI59.8Waunakee, WI: 59.4 %Waunakee, WI59.4Weston, WI: 59.3 %Weston, WI59.3Grafton, WI: 59 %Grafton, WI59Marinette, WI: 59 %Marinette, WI59Reedsburg, WI: 57 %Reedsburg, WI57Whitefish Bay, WI: 56.9 %Whitefish Bay, WI56.9Greendale, WI: 55.9 %Greendale, WI55.9Beaver Dam, WI: 55.8 %Beaver Dam, WI55.8Ashwaubenon, WI: 55.7 %Ashwaubenon, WI55.7Brown Deer, WI: 54.8 %Brown Deer, WI54.8Cedarburg, WI: 53.9 %Cedarburg, WI53.9Oak Creek, WI: 53.8 %Oak Creek, WI53.8Oconomowoc, WI: 53.8 %Oconomowoc, WI53.8New Berlin, WI: 53.7 %New Berlin, WI53.7Sun Prairie, WI: 52.7 %Sun Prairie, WI52.7Hartford, WI: 52 %Hartford, WI52Muskego, WI: 52 %Muskego, WI52La Crosse, WI: 51.8 %La Crosse, WI51.8Madison, WI: 50.9 %Madison, WI50.9Suamico, WI: 50.8 %Suamico, WI50.8Allouez, WI: 50 %Allouez, WI50Fort Atkinson, WI: 49.8 %Fort Atkinson, WI49.8Pleasant Prairie, WI: 49.6 %Pleasant Prairie, WI49.6Hobart, WI: 49.5 %Hobart, WI49.5Mount Pleasant, WI: 49.3 %Mount Pleasant, WI49.3Verona, WI: 48.7 %Verona, WI48.7West Bend, WI: 48.3 %West Bend, WI48.3Hudson, WI: 47.6 %Hudson, WI47.6Greenfield, WI: 47.2 %Greenfield, WI47.2Menasha, WI: 47 %Menasha, WI47Eau Claire, WI: 46.2 %Eau Claire, WI46.2New Richmond, WI: 45.1 %New Richmond, WI45.1
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCities2021 (%)
1Middleton, WI80.4
2Shorewood, WI80.1
3Fitchburg, WI79.1
4Mequon, WI74.8
5Sussex, WI62.6
6Wauwatosa, WI62.1
7Hartland, WI61.5
8Kaukauna, WI59.8
9Waunakee, WI59.4
10Weston, WI59.3
11Grafton, WI59
11Marinette, WI59
13Reedsburg, WI57
14Whitefish Bay, WI56.9
15Greendale, WI55.9
16Beaver Dam, WI55.8
17Ashwaubenon, WI55.7
18Brown Deer, WI54.8
19Cedarburg, WI53.9
20Oak Creek, WI53.8
21Oconomowoc, WI53.8
22New Berlin, WI53.7
23Sun Prairie, WI52.7
24Hartford, WI52
24Muskego, WI52
26La Crosse, WI51.8
27Madison, WI50.9
28Suamico, WI50.8
29Allouez, WI50
30Fort Atkinson, WI49.8
31Pleasant Prairie, WI49.6
32Hobart, WI49.5
33Mount Pleasant, WI49.3
34Verona, WI48.7
35West Bend, WI48.3
36Hudson, WI47.6
37Greenfield, WI47.2
38Menasha, WI47
39Eau Claire, WI46.2
40New Richmond, WI45.1
41Menomonee Falls, WI45.1
42Waupun, WI45
43Manitowoc, WI45
44Fox Crossing, WI44.9
44Racine, WI44.9
46Port Washington, WI44.6
47Appleton, WI44.3
48Glendale, WI44.2
49Franklin, WI43.5
50Milwaukee, WI43.3
51Waukesha, WI43.2
52Pewaukee, WI41.2
53Chippewa Falls, WI41.1
54Brookfield, WI40.8
55Caledonia, WI40.7
56Oregon, WI40.1
57Kenosha, WI39.8
58Fond du Lac, WI39.7
59Holmen, WI39.5
60Howard, WI39.1
61Menomonie, WI37.4
62Germantown, WI37.2
63Bellevue, WI37
64Neenah, WI36.1
65Stevens Point, WI36
66De Pere, WI36
67Whitewater, WI35.9
68Elkhorn, WI34.8
69Salem Lakes, WI34.6
70DeForest, WI34.6
71Wisconsin Rapids, WI34.1
72Green Bay, WI33.7
73Onalaska, WI33.2
74Sheboygan, WI32.5
75Wausau, WI31.4
76South Milwaukee, WI31.2
77West Allis, WI30.1
78Cudahy, WI30
79Plover, WI29.7
80Beloit, WI29.5
81Baraboo, WI29.4
82Watertown, WI29.1
83Two Rivers, WI28.3
84Burlington, WI28.1
85Marshfield, WI28.1
86Stoughton, WI27.8
87Harrison, WI26.7
88River Falls, WI26.1
89Windsor, WI25
90Richfield, WI24
91Janesville, WI22.4
92Little Chute, WI20.7
93Oshkosh, WI19.8
94Superior, WI19.3
95Monroe, WI8.7
96Platteville, WI8.4

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. 2 cities with data in other periods have no value for 2021 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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/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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more) (Cities in Wisconsin 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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-cities?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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more). Cities in Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-cities?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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more), Cities in Wisconsin 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/wisconsin-cities?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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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, US cities (incorporated places of 10,000 or more): Cities in Wisconsin by school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4, 2021}},
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Which city has the highest school enrolment, children aged 3 and 4?

Middleton, WI, with 80.4% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Platteville, WI, with 8.4% in 2021.

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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. 2 cities have no value for 2021 and are not ranked.

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