Enrollment Trends at Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 10 years is 33 where 14 students are attending the school for the academic year 2023-2024.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2024, with 4 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 64 students in 2017 and was lowest at 14 in 2024. Overall, enrollment dropped from 60 to 14 students, a net loss of 46 (76.7%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center since 2015.

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• By Gender Chart
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Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	60	10	50
2016-17	64 4	9 -1	55 5
2017-18	21 -43	8 -1	13 -42
2018-19	21	6 -2	15 2
2019-20	32 11	9 3	23 8
2020-21	19 -13	2 -7	17 -6
2021-22	28 9	9 7	19 2
2022-23	34 6	8 -1	26 7
2023-24	14 -20	3 -5	11 -15
Average	33	7	25

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 85.71%. The percentage was 86.67% 10 years ago and Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center still has a high percentage of white students. Hispanic students comprise 7.14% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 86.67% to 85.71%. Black student enrollment increased from 6.67% to 7.14%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 3.33% to 7.14%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.2551 which indicates that not very diverse. This increased from 0.2422 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center over the past 10 years (2015-2024).

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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	0	0	4	2	0	52	2
2016-17	0	0	4	2	0	58	0
2017-18	0	0	1	0	0	20	0
2018-19	0	0	1	0	0	20	0
2019-20	0	0	0	1	0	31	0
2020-21	0	0	0	0	0	18	1
2021-22	0	0	3	1	0	22	2
2022-23	0	0	4	1	0	29	0
2023-24	0	0	1	1	0	12	0
Average	0	0	2	1	0	29	1

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Poplar Bluff Technical Career Center does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.