Enrollment Trends at North Central State

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,783 where 2,553 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 3,094 students in 2017 and was lowest at 2,439 in 2023. Overall, enrollment dropped from 2,939 to 2,553 students, a net loss of 386 (13.1%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,939	1,166	1,773
2016-17	3,094 155	1,252 86	1,842 69
2017-18	3,050 -44	1,241 -11	1,809 -33
2018-19	2,963 -87	1,195 -46	1,768 -41
2019-20	3,033 70	1,212 17	1,821 53
2020-21	2,729 -304	1,071 -141	1,658 -163
2021-22	2,582 -147	1,008 -63	1,574 -84
2022-23	2,439 -143	944 -64	1,495 -79
2023-24	2,451 12	990 46	1,461 -34
2024-25	2,553 102	966 -24	1,587 126
Average	2,783	1,105	1,679

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 80.92%. The percentage was 82.75% 10 years ago and North Central State still has a high percentage of white students. 0.74% of enrolled students is Asian and 3.56% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 4.03% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 82.75% to 80.92%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.85% to 0.74%. Black student enrollment decreased from 4.36% to 3.56%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 1.80% to 4.03%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3404 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.3125 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at North Central State 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	7	25	128	53	11	2,432	61
2016-17	9	33	91	55	7	2,651	91
2017-18	5	33	94	79	4	2,632	113
2018-19	1	25	116	86	2	2,575	108
2019-20	0	14	115	91	3	2,639	112
2020-21	2	21	74	79	3	2,403	95
2021-22	5	15	93	81	0	2,235	96
2022-23	2	14	100	105	2	2,051	99
2023-24	4	20	82	104	0	2,085	95
2024-25	1	19	91	103	1	2,066	107
Average	4	22	98	84	3	2,377	98