Enrollment Trends at Meridian Technology Center

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 888 where 1,009 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 1,019 students in 2020 and was lowest at 797 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 812 to 1,009 students, a net gain of 197 (24.3%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	812	458	354
2016-17	870 58	478 20	392 38
2017-18	846 -24	499 21	347 -45
2018-19	867 21	489 -10	378 31
2019-20	1,019 152	539 50	480 102
2020-21	961 -58	519 -20	442 -38
2021-22	797 -164	442 -77	355 -87
2022-23	806 9	428 -14	378 23
2023-24	896 90	492 64	404 26
2024-25	1,009 113	517 25	492 88
Average	888	486	402

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 59.76%. The percentage was 67.61% 10 years ago and Meridian Technology Center still has a high percentage of white students. 2.38% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.27% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 10.21% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 67.61% to 59.76%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.48% to 2.38%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.59% to 3.27%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.23% to 10.21%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6168 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5248 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Meridian 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	51	12	21	10	0	549	93
2016-17	51	13	16	31	0	548	111
2017-18	47	14	14	37	2	560	63
2018-19	40	15	30	24	3	547	65
2019-20	44	18	29	56	3	648	80
2020-21	52	15	26	80	2	623	85
2021-22	50	12	21	44	2	581	74
2022-23	46	14	24	32	1	508	103
2023-24	41	20	25	89	2	565	65
2024-25	83	24	33	103	3	603	86
Average	51	16	24	51	2	573	83

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

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