Enrollment Trends at LATI

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,157 where 2,312 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 2,312 students in 2025 and was lowest at 1,846 in 2016. Overall, enrollment rose from 1,846 to 2,312 students, a net gain of 466 (25.2%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	1,846	987	859
2016-17	2,061 215	1,087 100	974 115
2017-18	2,055 -6	1,113 26	942 -32
2018-19	2,245 190	1,187 74	1,058 116
2019-20	2,228 -17	1,154 -33	1,074 16
2020-21	2,217 -11	1,126 -28	1,091 17
2021-22	2,190 -27	1,128 2	1,062 -29
2022-23	2,238 48	1,122 -6	1,116 54
2023-24	2,179 -59	1,133 11	1,046 -70
2024-25	2,312 133	1,185 52	1,127 81
Average	2,157	1,122	1,035

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 89.06%. The percentage was 90.41% 10 years ago and LATI still has a high percentage of white students. 0.78% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.51% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 2.81% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 90.41% to 89.06%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.98% to 0.78%. Black student enrollment increased from 0.33% to 1.51%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.35% to 2.81%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.2052 which indicates that not very diverse. This increased from 0.1818 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Lake Area Technical 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	40	18	6	25	0	1,669	0
2016-17	45	15	9	33	7	1,896	1
2017-18	42	17	13	32	6	1,878	1
2018-19	48	23	18	40	5	2,034	3
2019-20	56	17	20	37	1	2,015	9
2020-21	61	17	21	36	6	1,981	5
2021-22	50	22	20	45	5	1,959	5
2022-23	46	18	23	39	8	2,049	4
2023-24	49	27	24	58	10	1,988	5
2024-25	53	18	35	65	7	2,059	10
Average	49	19	19	41	6	1,953	4