Enrollment Trends at Empire Beauty School-Augusta

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 76 where 73 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 7 year-over-year increases and 2 decreases. It peaked at 90 students in 2021 and was lowest at 57 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 57 to 73 students, a net gain of 16 (28.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Empire Beauty School-Augusta since 2015.

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• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	57	6	51
2016-17	69 12	3 -3	66 15
2017-18	76 7	0 -3	76 10
2018-19	81 5	3 3	78 2
2019-20	82 1	6 3	76 -2
2020-21	90 8	8 2	82 6
2021-22	68 -22	2 -6	66 -16
2022-23	71 3	1 -1	70 4
2023-24	88 17	5 4	83 13
2024-25	73 -15	5	68 -15
Average	76	4	72

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 13.70% and the percentage of black students is 79.45% at Empire Beauty School-Augusta. Hispanic students comprise 1.37% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 19.30% to 13.70%. Black student enrollment increased from 59.65% to 79.45%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 5.26% to 1.37%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3481 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.6042 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Empire Beauty School-Augusta over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
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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	0	34	3	0	11	0
2016-17	0	0	40	1	0	26	1
2017-18	0	0	53	2	0	15	3
2018-19	0	0	50	3	0	17	2
2019-20	0	0	54	2	3	11	2
2020-21	1	0	59	3	2	10	1
2021-22	0	0	35	2	0	5	1
2022-23	0	0	45	3	0	7	2
2023-24	0	0	65	1	0	17	3
2024-25	0	0	58	1	0	10	3
Average	0	0	49	2	1	13	2

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Empire Beauty School-Augusta does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.