Enrollment Trends at Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 162 where 200 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 5 year-over-year increases and 4 decreases. It peaked at 200 students in 2025 and was lowest at 137 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 185 to 200 students, a net gain of 15 (8.1%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	185	6	179
2016-17	139 -46	3 -3	136 -43
2017-18	192 53	7 4	185 49
2018-19	142 -50	6 -1	136 -49
2019-20	177 35	6	171 35
2020-21	143 -34	6	137 -34
2021-22	137 -6	6	131 -6
2022-23	143 6	7 1	136 5
2023-24	166 23	5 -2	161 25
2024-25	200 34	8 3	192 31
Average	162	6	156

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 65.50%. The percentage was 64.86% 10 years ago and Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus still has a high percentage of white students. 4.00% of enrolled students is Asian and 21.50% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 5.00% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 64.86% to 65.50%. Asian enrollment grew from 1.08% to 4.00%. Black student enrollment decreased from 25.95% to 21.50%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 2.16% to 5.00%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5197 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.5078 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus 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	0	2	48	4	0	120	11
2016-17	0	0	37	0	3	97	1
2017-18	0	2	30	6	0	144	7
2018-19	0	1	20	1	0	107	11
2019-20	0	3	36	1	2	117	17
2020-21	0	2	30	1	2	97	11
2021-22	0	7	25	2	0	99	4
2022-23	1	12	25	7	0	91	5
2023-24	0	5	25	5	1	122	7
2024-25	0	8	43	10	1	131	6
Average	0	4	32	4	1	113	8

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Paul Mitchell the School-Columbus does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.