Enrollment Trends at Mid-Plains CC

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,154 where 2,140 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 6 decreases. It peaked at 2,276 students in 2017 and was lowest at 2,066 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,235 to 2,140 students, a net loss of 95 (4.3%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,235	950	1,285
2016-17	2,276 41	918 -32	1,358 73
2017-18	2,221 -55	902 -16	1,319 -39
2018-19	2,216 -5	909 7	1,307 -12
2019-20	2,125 -91	829 -80	1,296 -11
2020-21	2,075 -50	791 -38	1,284 -12
2021-22	2,101 26	848 57	1,253 -31
2022-23	2,084 -17	862 14	1,222 -31
2023-24	2,066 -18	854 -8	1,212 -10
2024-25	2,140 74	881 27	1,259 47
Average	2,154	874	1,280

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 78.88%. The percentage was 80.31% 10 years ago and Mid-Plains CC still has a high percentage of white students. 0.51% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.38% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 9.02% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 80.31% to 78.88%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.40% to 0.51%. Black student enrollment increased from 2.15% to 2.38%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 6.80% to 9.02%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3684 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3495 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Mid-Plains Community College over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

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• Interactive Chart
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Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
	2015-16	12	9	48	152	5	1,795	40
2016-17	16	15	56	171	4	1,892	34
2017-18	12	14	47	172	2	1,855	45
2018-19	14	10	39	166	3	1,867	52
2019-20	13	13	45	167	3	1,785	45
2020-21	7	15	31	178	2	1,743	51
2021-22	10	9	32	190	4	1,749	50
2022-23	6	7	47	181	3	1,714	48
2023-24	10	15	37	177	2	1,666	63
2024-25	10	11	51	193	1	1,688	57
Average	11	12	43	175	3	1,775	49