Enrollment Trends at Hinds CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 11,150 where 8,859 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 13,984 students in 2016 and was lowest at 8,859 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 13,984 to 8,859 students, a net loss of 5,125 (36.6%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	13,984	4,479	9,505
2016-17	11,524 -2,460	4,502 23	7,022 -2,483
2017-18	12,061 537	4,802 300	7,259 237
2018-19	12,521 460	4,867 65	7,654 395
2019-20	11,827 -694	4,641 -226	7,186 -468
2020-21	11,181 -646	4,246 -395	6,935 -251
2021-22	10,802 -379	4,084 -162	6,718 -217
2022-23	9,407 -1,395	3,704 -380	5,703 -1,015
2023-24	9,332 -75	3,741 37	5,591 -112
2024-25	8,859 -473	3,473 -268	5,386 -205
Average	11,150	4,254	6,896

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 31.92% and the percentage of black students is 57.00% at Hinds Community College. 1.19% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 3.35% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 30.56% to 31.92%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.67% to 1.19%. Black student enrollment increased from 45.26% to 57.00%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.43% to 3.35%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5714 which indicates that moderately diverse. This decreased from 0.7009 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Hinds 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	25	94	6,329	200	1	4,274	341
2016-17	23	93	6,335	190	2	4,368	373
2017-18	22	108	6,763	222	5	4,379	325
2018-19	20	114	6,996	240	3	4,308	347
2019-20	22	111	6,288	258	4	4,204	440
2020-21	19	99	5,872	266	2	4,071	428
2021-22	37	59	5,866	224	2	4,016	322
2022-23	22	65	4,644	276	6	2,985	303
2023-24	43	91	4,950	296	5	3,064	373
2024-25	55	105	5,050	297	5	2,828	183
Average	29	94	5,909	247	4	3,850	344