Enrollment Trends at Panola

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 2,559 where 2,691 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 2,766 students in 2019 and was lowest at 2,356 in 2024. Overall, enrollment rose from 2,675 to 2,691 students, a net gain of 16 (0.6%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	2,675	864	1,811
2016-17	2,667 -8	821 -43	1,846 35
2017-18	2,465 -202	807 -14	1,658 -188
2018-19	2,766 301	875 68	1,891 233
2019-20	2,599 -167	927 52	1,672 -219
2020-21	2,513 -86	867 -60	1,646 -26
2021-22	2,469 -44	833 -34	1,636 -10
2022-23	2,386 -83	802 -31	1,584 -52
2023-24	2,356 -30	798 -4	1,558 -26
2024-25	2,691 335	893 95	1,798 240
Average	2,559	849	1,710

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 53.92%. The percentage was 62.43% 10 years ago and Panola still has a high percentage of white students. 1.15% of enrolled students is Asian and 16.57% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 22.71% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 62.43% to 53.92%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.49% to 1.15%. Black student enrollment decreased from 21.20% to 16.57%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 12.79% to 22.71%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6285 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5489 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

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

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• 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	10	13	567	342	1	1,670	14
2016-17	10	19	577	314	0	1,653	36
2017-18	7	23	534	338	1	1,472	38
2018-19	9	19	569	410	1	1,655	57
2019-20	8	23	484	390	0	1,604	55
2020-21	8	23	489	427	0	1,499	54
2021-22	7	28	443	483	0	1,434	51
2022-23	8	21	422	475	0	1,370	64
2023-24	13	25	365	492	1	1,350	76
2024-25	23	31	446	611	0	1,451	104
Average	10	23	490	428	0	1,516	55