Enrollment Trends at Great Plains Technology Center

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 200 where 314 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 314 students in 2025 and was lowest at 152 in 2024. Overall, enrollment rose from 195 to 314 students, a net gain of 119 (61%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Great Plains Technology Center since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	195	111	84
2016-17	204 9	102 -9	102 18
2017-18	209 5	113 11	96 -6
2018-19	172 -37	106 -7	66 -30
2019-20	177 5	103 -3	74 8
2020-21	186 9	91 -12	95 21
2021-22	194 8	93 2	101 6
2022-23	201 7	103 10	98 -3
2023-24	152 -49	51 -52	101 3
2024-25	314 162	160 109	154 53
Average	200	103	97

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 45.86% and the percentage of black students is 24.52% at Great Plains Technology Center. 2.55% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 16.24% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 51.28% to 45.86%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.54% to 2.55%. Black student enrollment increased from 22.05% to 24.52%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 11.28% to 16.24%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6921 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6657 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Great Plains Technology Center 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	19	3	43	22	3	100	0
2016-17	17	4	40	25	4	111	0
2017-18	15	6	43	25	9	97	0
2018-19	19	3	30	29	1	90	0
2019-20	22	5	33	21	2	94	0
2020-21	15	4	47	30	0	89	0
2021-22	11	9	54	32	1	83	0
2022-23	23	3	83	15	1	68	0
2023-24	6	3	41	21	1	69	0
2024-25	32	8	77	51	2	144	0
Average	18	5	49	27	2	95	0

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Great Plains Technology Center does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.