Enrollment Trends at Bellus Academy-Chula Vista

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 286 where 341 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 406 students in 2022 and was lowest at 164 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 164 to 341 students, a net gain of 177 (107.9%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Bellus Academy-Chula Vista since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	164	14	150
2016-17	199 35	39 25	160 10
2017-18	200 1	51 12	149 -11
2018-19	202 2	71 20	131 -18
2019-20	239 37	74 3	165 34
2020-21	334 95	63 -11	271 106
2021-22	406 72	63	343 72
2022-23	398 -8	39 -24	359 16
2023-24	379 -19	56 17	323 -36
2024-25	341 -38	47 -9	294 -29
Average	286	52	235

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 7.92% and the percentage of black students is 9.68% at Bellus Academy-Chula Vista. 5.87% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 66.86% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 8.54% to 7.92%. Asian enrollment declined from 7.32% to 5.87%. Black student enrollment decreased from 12.20% to 9.68%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 62.80% to 66.86%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5287 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.5755 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bellus Academy-Chula Vista over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

• Trends Table
• 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	1	12	20	103	2	14	8
2016-17	1	17	34	108	3	20	14
2017-18	1	18	38	104	2	14	22
2018-19	3	14	39	119	0	9	17
2019-20	3	20	31	151	2	6	23
2020-21	3	17	52	193	4	23	38
2021-22	2	27	61	241	4	37	29
2022-23	2	32	54	248	5	31	26
2023-24	1	27	33	244	6	39	25
2024-25	3	20	33	228	4	27	24
Average	2	20	40	174	3	22	23

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Bellus Academy-Chula Vista does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.