Enrollment Trends at FSCC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,672 where 1,376 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 1,872 students in 2017 and was lowest at 1,376 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 1,758 to 1,376 students, a net loss of 382 (21.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Fort Scott Community College since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,758	881	877
2016-17	1,872 114	923 42	949 72
2017-18	1,792 -80	831 -92	961 12
2018-19	1,868 76	920 89	948 -13
2019-20	1,827 -41	872 -48	955 7
2020-21	1,617 -210	763 -109	854 -101
2021-22	1,646 29	783 20	863 9
2022-23	1,499 -147	686 -97	813 -50
2023-24	1,464 -35	704 18	760 -53
2024-25	1,376 -88	693 -11	683 -77
Average	1,672	806	866

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 78.92%. The percentage was 82.31% 10 years ago and FSCC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.80% of enrolled students is Asian and 6.25% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 7.12% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 82.31% to 78.92%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.46% to 0.80%. Black student enrollment decreased from 8.08% to 6.25%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 4.38% to 7.12%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3656 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3128 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Fort Scott Community College 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	20	8	142	77	1	1,447	60
2016-17	14	9	135	95	3	1,538	74
2017-18	15	9	117	106	4	1,458	75
2018-19	15	11	155	117	4	1,469	89
2019-20	14	10	158	121	5	1,427	81
2020-21	13	9	183	103	2	1,240	61
2021-22	12	8	185	94	3	1,257	78
2022-23	14	6	114	101	4	1,191	65
2023-24	14	7	113	113	4	1,142	63
2024-25	14	11	86	98	4	1,086	66
Average	15	9	139	103	3	1,326	71