Enrollment Trends at Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 47 where 48 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 2 decreases. It peaked at 73 students in 2021 and was lowest at 27 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 27 to 48 students, a net gain of 21 (77.8%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program since 2015.

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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	27	4	23
2016-17	33 6	2 -2	31 8
2017-18	43 10	5 3	38 7
2018-19	43	9 4	34 -4
2019-20	68 25	11 2	57 23
2020-21	73 5	10 -1	63 6
2021-22	61 -12	13 3	48 -15
2022-23	36 -25	5 -8	31 -17
2023-24	42 6	7 2	35 4
2024-25	48 6	3 -4	45 10
Average	47	7	41

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 8.33% and the percentage of black students is 91.67% at Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 25.93% to 8.33%. Black student enrollment increased from 70.37% to 91.67%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.1528 which indicates that not very diverse. This decreased from 0.4362 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	0	1	19	0	0	7	0
2016-17	0	0	29	0	0	3	1
2017-18	0	2	30	0	1	10	0
2018-19	0	0	38	0	0	4	0
2019-20	0	0	67	0	0	1	0
2020-21	0	1	63	0	0	9	0
2021-22	0	3	53	0	0	5	0
2022-23	0	1	29	0	0	4	1
2023-24	1	0	36	0	0	5	0
2024-25	0	0	44	0	0	4	0
Average	0	1	41	0	0	5	0

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Delaware County Technical School-Practical Nursing Program does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.