PreK Enrollment
Percentage of population ages 3-4 enrolled in preschool
What does this mean?
PreK Enrollment represents the percent of North Carolina children ages 3 and 4 enrolled in preschool.
Why does this matter?
Preschool education can provide substantial gains in learning, development, and achievement for North Carolina’s future workforce.
North Carolina Ranking
24 / 51
* Source: US Census Bureau
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Region Comparison
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State | 2010-01 | 2011-01 | 2012-01 | 2013-01 | 2014-01 | 2015-01 | 2016-01 | 2017-01 | 2018-01 | 2019-01 |
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Alabama | 51.00 | 43.40 | 41.70 | 43.70 | 40.30 | 44.30 | 43.00 | 42.80 | 44.10 | 43.70 |
Alaska | 44.80 | 36.60 | 38.50 | 41.20 | 37.50 | 35.40 | 35.80 | 36.70 | 41.00 | 44.00 |
Arizona | 36.30 | 34.80 | 33.10 | 36.60 | 36.30 | 37.30 | 39.60 | 39.70 | 37.40 | 40.70 |
Arkansas | 34.70 | 45.20 | 47.60 | 45.80 | 47.30 | 49.60 | 51.00 | 45.30 | 48.70 | 48.30 |
California | 50.00 | 48.70 | 48.80 | 47.20 | 47.80 | 48.90 | 48.50 | 49.90 | 48.90 | 50.30 |
Colorado | 49.80 | 49.70 | 48.70 | 49.90 | 53.50 | 51.90 | 48.90 | 49.50 | 50.90 | 52.30 |
Connecticut | 62.10 | 61.30 | 68.60 | 63.40 | 64.60 | 64.00 | 65.80 | 65.00 | 67.00 | 65.90 |
Delaware | 54.90 | 48.20 | 49.40 | 43.40 | 50.70 | 46.80 | 50.50 | 50.90 | 47.50 | 54.10 |
District of Columbia | 73.90 | 74.60 | 78.40 | 78.50 | 86.40 | 74.60 | 77.70 | 73.20 | 78.10 | 85.60 |
Florida | 50.30 | 50.80 | 50.30 | 49.60 | 50.00 | 51.10 | 50.50 | 51.10 | 52.40 | 53.10 |
Georgia | 49.70 | 48.60 | 49.70 | 50.00 | 49.00 | 50.90 | 48.00 | 49.90 | 49.20 | 51.90 |
Hawaii | 58.30 | 51.30 | 52.50 | 50.40 | 49.90 | 45.10 | 46.50 | 45.90 | 48.90 | 55.20 |
Idaho | 42.60 | 32.70 | 32.80 | 31.00 | 30.30 | 30.40 | 33.80 | 39.60 | 35.10 | 32.90 |
Illinois | 53.70 | 54.30 | 53.70 | 52.50 | 54.50 | 55.20 | 57.40 | 53.50 | 55.50 | 56.00 |
Indiana | 42.10 | 41.70 | 40.00 | 37.50 | 42.20 | 39.00 | 42.60 | 41.60 | 40.60 | 39.80 |
Iowa | 38.80 | 47.80 | 48.60 | 47.20 | 49.70 | 47.90 | 48.10 | 46.90 | 44.80 | 46.00 |
Kansas | 47.30 | 43.50 | 46.10 | 42.50 | 44.50 | 44.80 | 45.50 | 49.50 | 47.10 | 47.90 |
Kentucky | 48.70 | 42.40 | 45.70 | 41.70 | 39.10 | 39.80 | 45.00 | 39.50 | 43.80 | 37.80 |
Louisiana | 52.00 | 50.80 | 52.20 | 49.60 | 50.60 | 50.30 | 52.60 | 52.70 | 51.00 | 50.80 |
Maine | 45.60 | 41.70 | 43.30 | 43.30 | 49.00 | 35.20 | 47.30 | 45.30 | 46.50 | 45.80 |
Maryland | 53.00 | 50.50 | 49.20 | 47.20 | 50.60 | 51.80 | 47.70 | 50.30 | 47.60 | 48.90 |
Massachusetts | 57.40 | 60.50 | 58.70 | 58.30 | 58.70 | 59.00 | 59.70 | 58.20 | 61.30 | 60.30 |
Michigan | 44.80 | 49.00 | 49.30 | 44.70 | 46.50 | 46.30 | 48.30 | 48.20 | 45.80 | 47.10 |
Minnesota | 45.40 | 46.30 | 47.20 | 44.20 | 43.60 | 44.50 | 46.20 | 47.70 | 50.60 | 47.10 |
Mississippi | 51.40 | 54.70 | 50.40 | 47.70 | 50.30 | 52.10 | 54.00 | 52.50 | 49.10 | 60.40 |
Missouri | 44.00 | 47.30 | 42.10 | 45.20 | 43.10 | 44.90 | 44.90 | 46.10 | 46.30 | 45.70 |
Montana | 40.50 | 43.50 | 37.50 | 36.10 | 41.90 | 42.00 | 44.00 | 41.10 | 44.00 | 35.50 |
Nebraska | 49.60 | 47.70 | 47.40 | 41.60 | 40.00 | 41.60 | 42.80 | 46.60 | 45.40 | 44.20 |
Nevada | 33.50 | 31.60 | 30.70 | 32.90 | 34.00 | 34.30 | 39.80 | 37.30 | 37.40 | 39.10 |
New Hampshire | 51.30 | 53.70 | 53.90 | 56.70 | 47.40 | 54.70 | 48.40 | 45.80 | 57.20 | 58.20 |
New Jersey | 63.20 | 62.10 | 65.30 | 61.20 | 64.50 | 64.60 | 63.10 | 64.20 | 64.40 | 67.80 |
New Mexico | 36.50 | 38.60 | 40.80 | 39.80 | 41.40 | 46.10 | 41.90 | 43.40 | 46.00 | 46.10 |
New York | 57.40 | 57.80 | 58.60 | 56.30 | 58.00 | 57.60 | 58.40 | 58.80 | 60.10 | 59.30 |
North Carolina | 41.80 | 42.70 | 42.50 | 42.80 | 43.30 | 42.10 | 42.10 | 40.70 | 45.50 | 45.00 |
North Dakota | 34.40 | 39.00 | 39.90 | 38.50 | 32.50 | 36.00 | 28.60 | 29.40 | 37.20 | 28.50 |
Ohio | 43.80 | 46.50 | 44.80 | 46.00 | 44.00 | 44.90 | 44.60 | 45.10 | 43.80 | 47.70 |
Oklahoma | 44.60 | 42.20 | 43.10 | 41.60 | 43.00 | 45.50 | 41.30 | 44.60 | 42.10 | 43.70 |
Oregon | 41.00 | 37.70 | 43.40 | 40.90 | 41.60 | 45.40 | 45.90 | 46.30 | 47.40 | 43.90 |
Pennsylvania | 50.10 | 48.50 | 49.50 | 46.30 | 45.20 | 46.10 | 48.50 | 47.90 | 47.60 | 45.30 |
Rhode Island | 42.80 | 50.50 | 59.80 | 43.30 | 48.40 | 44.60 | 67.40 | 59.20 | 63.20 | 49.40 |
South Carolina | 50.50 | 46.20 | 51.00 | 42.00 | 46.00 | 45.80 | 50.40 | 45.80 | 39.20 | 43.80 |
South Dakota | 37.70 | 38.50 | 44.90 | 34.80 | 44.80 | 35.80 | 49.30 | 46.50 | 44.60 | 43.00 |
Tennessee | 41.00 | 39.40 | 35.60 | 39.60 | 38.90 | 37.50 | 37.10 | 39.20 | 44.70 | 40.90 |
Texas | 42.60 | 41.60 | 40.80 | 40.80 | 41.50 | 43.40 | 40.10 | 39.60 | 38.50 | 44.00 |
Utah | 47.00 | 50.30 | 40.60 | 44.30 | 54.70 | 46.70 | 41.80 | 43.00 | 43.70 | 44.80 |
Vermont | 48.90 | 49.10 | 53.10 | 45.40 | 48.30 | 47.20 | 57.70 | 58.60 | 66.80 | 66.00 |
Virginia | 39.70 | 43.00 | 48.70 | 38.40 | 40.50 | 42.00 | 49.30 | 48.10 | 48.90 | 50.90 |
Washington | 34.50 | 37.60 | 40.40 | 35.30 | 38.40 | 33.80 | 42.60 | 43.50 | 46.90 | 47.50 |
West Virginia | 42.50 | 43.30 | 36.20 | 42.80 | 44.80 | 43.80 | 35.10 | 35.10 | 36.00 | 31.30 |
Wisconsin | 34.00 | 43.00 | 46.60 | 40.40 | 37.90 | 43.50 | 45.20 | 43.90 | 43.10 | 43.30 |
Wyoming | 53.60 | 57.40 | 48.90 | 57.60 | 63.80 | 63.30 | 43.00 | 40.60 | 48.90 | 34.50 |
U.S. Average | 46.77 | 46.82 | 47.27 | 45.45 | 46.88 | 46.46 | 47.59 | 47.17 | 48.27 | 48.14 |