Enrollment Trends at Bellus Academy-Poway

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 373 where 324 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 436 students in 2023 and was lowest at 300 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 300 to 324 students, a net gain of 24 (8%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	300	12	288
2016-17	365 65	46 34	319 31
2017-18	387 22	46	341 22
2018-19	335 -52	44 -2	291 -50
2019-20	372 37	34 -10	338 47
2020-21	424 52	26 -8	398 60
2021-22	422 -2	29 3	393 -5
2022-23	436 14	21 -8	415 22
2023-24	369 -67	21	348 -67
2024-25	324 -45	22 1	302 -46
Average	373	30	343

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 33.95% and the percentage of black students is 4.32% at Bellus Academy-Poway. 8.02% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 36.11% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 51.67% to 33.95%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.33% to 8.02%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.67% to 4.32%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 31.00% to 36.11%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7305 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6286 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Bellus Academy-Poway 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	4	13	5	93	4	155	23
2016-17	8	23	22	97	2	161	47
2017-18	6	27	24	106	8	163	47
2018-19	3	27	25	91	3	141	36
2019-20	4	27	22	96	5	168	37
2020-21	8	31	19	122	9	181	42
2021-22	7	21	19	151	7	163	51
2022-23	9	30	31	163	7	144	51
2023-24	6	24	20	140	5	124	45
2024-25	10	26	14	117	3	110	39
Average	7	25	20	118	5	151	42

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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