The student population at Helms College is 183 (all undergraduate). The number of students has increased by 32 (21.19%) over the past decade.
The average student population over the last 11 years is 225 where 183 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 349 students in 2020 and was lowest at 150 in 2024. Overall, enrollment rose from 151 to 183 students, a net gain of 32 (21.2%).
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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