Enrollment Trends at Paul Mitchell the School-Federal Way

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 198 where 147 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 7 decreases. It peaked at 251 students in 2021 and was lowest at 147 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 242 to 147 students, a net loss of 95 (39.3%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Paul Mitchell the School-Federal Way since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	242	12	230
2016-17	199 -43	8 -4	191 -39
2017-18	203 4	9 1	194 3
2018-19	180 -23	15 6	165 -29
2019-20	166 -14	8 -7	158 -7
2020-21	251 85	6 -2	245 87
2021-22	233 -18	7 1	226 -19
2022-23	210 -23	7	203 -23
2023-24	151 -59	11 4	140 -63
2024-25	147 -4	8 -3	139 -1
Average	198	9	189

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 44.90% and the percentage of black students is 11.56% at Paul Mitchell the School-Federal Way. 4.08% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 24.49% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 64.05% to 44.90%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.72% to 4.08%. Black student enrollment increased from 8.26% to 11.56%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 11.98% to 24.49%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7137 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.5601 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Paul Mitchell the School-Federal Way over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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• 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	9	20	29	0	155	20
2016-17	3	14	15	22	5	125	9
2017-18	2	9	19	31	2	118	11
2018-19	1	6	13	23	2	106	20
2019-20	5	16	16	19	2	89	17
2020-21	4	18	18	37	2	129	39
2021-22	6	19	13	46	2	120	22
2022-23	2	15	16	39	2	107	21
2023-24	1	5	24	29	2	74	13
2024-25	4	6	17	36	5	66	13
Average	3	12	17	31	2	109	19

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Paul Mitchell the School-Federal Way does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.