Enrollment Trends at Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Lafayette

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 155 where 144 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 193 students in 2022 and was lowest at 134 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 149 to 144 students, a net loss of 5 (3.4%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Lafayette since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	149	4	145
2016-17	149	12 8	137 -8
2017-18	143 -6	5 -7	138 1
2018-19	160 17	8 3	152 14
2019-20	152 -8	9 1	143 -9
2020-21	153 1	9	144 1
2021-22	193 40	9	184 40
2022-23	170 -23	4 -5	166 -18
2023-24	134 -36	3 -1	131 -35
2024-25	144 10	2 -1	142 11
Average	155	7	148

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 55.56%. The percentage was 81.21% 10 years ago and Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Lafayette still has a high percentage of white students. 3.47% of enrolled students is Asian and 36.11% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 2.08% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 81.21% to 55.56%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.34% to 3.47%. Black student enrollment increased from 13.42% to 36.11%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 0.00% to 2.08%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5592 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.3216 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Lafayette over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	0	2	20	0	0	121	4
2016-17	1	2	24	3	1	114	4
2017-18	0	2	25	2	0	110	3
2018-19	0	2	34	6	0	113	3
2019-20	5	0	33	4	0	108	2
2020-21	5	0	33	4	1	108	2
2021-22	5	1	38	5	1	141	1
2022-23	1	2	41	3	0	121	1
2023-24	2	1	37	1	0	89	3
2024-25	1	5	52	3	1	80	0
Average	2	2	34	3	0	111	2

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Aveda Arts & Sciences Institute-Lafayette does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.