Enrollment Trends at JeffCo

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,105 where 3,775 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 4,705 students in 2016 and was lowest at 3,626 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 4,705 to 3,775 students, a net loss of 930 (19.8%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,705	1,907	2,798
2016-17	4,692 -13	1,899 -8	2,793 -5
2017-18	4,439 -253	1,734 -165	2,705 -88
2018-19	4,432 -7	1,656 -78	2,776 71
2019-20	4,196 -236	1,584 -72	2,612 -164
2020-21	3,740 -456	1,375 -209	2,365 -247
2021-22	3,680 -60	1,429 54	2,251 -114
2022-23	3,626 -54	1,452 23	2,174 -77
2023-24	3,769 143	1,546 94	2,223 49
2024-25	3,775 6	1,555 9	2,220 -3
Average	4,105	1,614	2,492

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 87.81%. The percentage was 88.99% 10 years ago and JeffCo still has a high percentage of white students. 1.11% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.30% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 3.31% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 88.99% to 87.81%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.74% to 1.11%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.81% to 2.30%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.89% to 3.31%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.2263 which indicates that not very diverse. This increased from 0.2072 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Jefferson 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	23	35	85	89	4	4,187	40
2016-17	14	33	75	99	4	4,035	79
2017-18	16	34	112	1	3	3,888	85
2018-19	17	35	88	128	3	4,020	89
2019-20	20	46	84	139	5	3,783	86
2020-21	18	42	89	141	4	3,286	88
2021-22	18	42	68	142	3	3,224	84
2022-23	19	39	79	124	3	3,145	74
2023-24	13	54	70	110	4	3,217	96
2024-25	17	42	87	125	8	3,315	104
Average	18	40	84	110	4	3,610	83