Preschool Enrollment

Preschool Enrollment estimates the percentage of children aged three and four who enrolled in any group or class that provides educational experiences before kindergarten. Higher percentages are better than lower percentages. Preschool enrollment was calculated using data from American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates.

Being enrolled in preschool, or early childhood education, has positive health benefits such as stronger cognitive and physical development. It is also related to school and employment outcomes, which contribute to improved physical health. Early childhood education in the first five years of life has positive effects on health and well-being up to three decades later. Mothers who had early childhood education are more likely to have healthier pregnancies and babies. Preschool Enrollment is included in the Educational Opportunities domain.

Neighborhoodsort descending Indicator Value Rank
Armatage 64.7% 21
Audubon Park 58.3% 30
Bancroft 43.1% 52
Beltrami -% -
Bottineau 34.9% 62
Bryant 48.2% 44
Bryn - Mawr 95.0% 7
Calhoun Area Residents Action Group (CARAG) 37.0% 60
Camden Industrial 23.6% 76
Cedar - Isles - Dean 85.6% 8
Cedar Riverside 62.1% 25
Central 44.0% 50
Cleveland 51.4% 41
Columbia Park 26.2% 71
Como 56.0% 34
Cooper 43.2% 51
Corcoran 41.0% 54
Diamond Lake 65.3% 19
Downtown East -% -
Downtown West -% -
East Calhoun (ECCO) 78.5% 12
East Harriet 49.9% 42
East Isles 63.4% 22
East Phillips 44.2% 49
Elliot Park 28.8% 69
Ericsson 53.7% 38
Field 63.3% 23
Folwell 21.2% 80
Fulton 80.8% 10
Hale 78.1% 13
Harrison 40.6% 55
Hawthorne 23.0% 77
Hiawatha 35.4% 61
Holland 28.2% 70
Howe 39.6% 58
Humboldt Industrial Area 61.8% 26
Jordan 41.4% 53
Keewaydin 31.5% 66
Kenny 67.8% 18
Kenwood 100.0% 1
King Field 60.7% 28
Lind - Bohanon 20.2% 81
Linden Hills 83.2% 9
Logan Park 100.0% 1
Longfellow 33.8% 63
Loring Park -% -
Lowry Hill 53.2% 39
Lowry Hill East 62.5% 24
Lyndale 49.4% 43
Lynnhurst 68.0% 17
Marcy Holmes 100.0% 1
Marshall Terrace 26.2% 71
McKinley 31.3% 67
Mid - City Industrial 56.0% 34
Midtown Phillips 11.0% 82
Minnehaha 45.3% 48
Morris Park 30.3% 68
Near - North 23.8% 75
Nicollet Island - East Bank 100.0% 1
North Loop 52.4% 40
Northeast Park -% -
Northrop 71.5% 15
Page 78.9% 11
Phillips West 24.2% 73
Powderhorn Park 47.8% 45
Prospect Park - East River Road 100.0% 1
Regina 47.7% 46
Seward 57.0% 31
Sheridan 76.9% 14
Shingle Creek 61.8% 26
St. Anthony East 33.3% 64
St. Anthony West 68.9% 16
Standish 21.5% 79
Steven's Square - Loring Heights 21.7% 78
Sumner - Glenwood (Heritage Park) 24.0% 74
Tangletown 65.2% 20
University of Minnesota 100.0% 1
Ventura Village 46.8% 47
Victory 57.0% 31
Waite Park 40.5% 56
Webber - Camden 39.7% 57
Wenonah 37.2% 59
West Calhoun 56.9% 33
Whittier 31.9% 65
Willard - Hay 60.0% 29
Windom 54.7% 36
Windom Park 54.5% 37

Key Citations:
1. Karoly LA. Early Childhood Interventions: Proven Results, Future Promise. RAND Corporation, 2005.

2. McKey, Ruth Hubbell. "The Impact of Head Start on Children, Families and Communities. Final Report of the Head Start Evaluation, Synthesis and Utilization Project." (1985).

3. Schweinhart L, Montie J, 2004. The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study to Age 40. High/Scope Educational Research Foundation. High/Scope Educational Research Foundation. Accessed on December 21, 2012: click here