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

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