How Student Population Changes at SPC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 12 years is 29,179 where 23,501 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.61 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in SPC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at St Petersburg College since 2012.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	32,612	12,888	19,724
2013-14	31,820 -792	12,600 -288	19,220 -504
2014-15	32,681 861	12,952 352	19,729 509
2015-16	31,767 -914	12,580 -372	19,187 -542
2016-17	30,028 -1,739	11,880 -700	18,148 -1,039
2017-18	29,548 -480	11,471 -409	18,077 -71
2018-19	29,183 -365	11,223 -248	17,960 -117
2019-20	28,853 -330	10,951 -272	17,902 -58
2020-21	26,430 -2,423	9,693 -1,258	16,737 -1,165
2021-22	24,543 -1,887	9,239 -454	15,304 -1,433
2022-23	23,501 -1,042	9,000 -239	14,501 -803
Average	29,179	11,316	17,863

St Petersburg College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 57.21%. The percentage was 67.43% 10 years ago and SPC still has a high percentage of white students. 4.40% of enrolled students is Asian and 12.83% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at St Petersburg College over the past 12 years (2012-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2012-13	141	1,090	4,295	3,041	56	21,989	479
2013-14	113	1,068	4,332	3,274	71	21,087	595
2014-15	123	1,083	4,474	3,637	84	21,431	761
2015-16	110	1,078	4,283	3,891	66	20,548	800
2016-17	98	1,111	3,963	3,924	74	19,094	871
2017-18	95	1,120	3,904	4,155	96	18,456	916
2018-19	88	1,123	3,814	4,421	71	17,823	1,034
2019-20	90	1,125	3,834	4,555	69	17,319	1,090
2020-21	72	1,098	3,347	4,289	68	15,814	1,038
2021-22	67	1,060	3,126	4,180	57	14,325	961
2022-23	79	1,035	3,016	4,210	57	13,446	954
Average	98	1,090	3,853	3,962	70	18,303	864

St Petersburg College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

10,005 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 43% of total students. The number of online students has increased 3.89% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at St Petersburg College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	32,681	9,630	7,208	15,843
2015-16	31,767	9,246	7,255	15,266
2016-17	30,028	9,215	7,134	13,679
2017-18	29,548	9,728	6,681	13,139
2018-19	29,183	10,068	6,814	12,301
2019-20	28,853	10,306	6,674	11,873
2020-21	26,430	18,903	4,056	3,471
2021-22	24,543	13,254	5,400	5,889
2022-23	23,501	10,005	5,663	7,833
Average	28,504	11,151	6,321	11,033

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Enrollment Trends at SPC

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes