The student population at Helms College is 183 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 32 over the past decade.
The female to male ratio is 1.03 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.
All students have enrolled in on-campus classes (Helms College does not offer online degree/certificate program).
The average student population over the last 11 years is 225 where 183 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
The female to male ratio is 1.03 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Helms.
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Helms College since 2015.
| Year | Total | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 151 | 82 | 69 |
| 2016-17 | 191 40 | 88 6 | 103 34 |
| 2017-18 | 256 65 | 101 13 | 155 52 |
| 2018-19 | 304 48 | 100 -1 | 204 49 |
| 2019-20 | 349 45 | 110 10 | 239 35 |
| 2020-21 | 280 -69 | 77 -33 | 203 -36 |
| 2021-22 | 218 -62 | 87 10 | 131 -72 |
| 2022-23 | 170 -48 | 66 -21 | 104 -27 |
| 2023-24 | 150 -20 | 63 -3 | 87 -17 |
| 2024-25 | 183 33 | 90 27 | 93 6 |
| Average | 225 | 86 | 139 |
The percentage of white students is 21.86% and the percentage of black students is 74.32% at Helms College. Hispanic students comprise 2.19% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 29.14% to 21.86%. Black student enrollment increased from 65.56% to 74.32%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.99% to 2.19%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3992 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.4844 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Helms College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
| Year | American Indian or Native American | Asian | Black | Hispanic | Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | White | Two or More Races |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | 1 | 1 | 99 | 3 | 0 | 44 | 3 |
| 2016-17 | 1 | 0 | 101 | 7 | 0 | 59 | 21 |
| 2017-18 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 6 | 0 | 76 | 9 |
| 2018-19 | 0 | 1 | 209 | 10 | 0 | 78 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | 0 | 1 | 235 | 9 | 0 | 93 | 10 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 11 |
| 2021-22 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 8 |
| 2022-23 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 2 |
| 2023-24 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 3 |
| Average | 0 | 1 | 154 | 5 | 0 | 57 | 7 |
Helms College does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.
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