Enrollment Trends at Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 312 where 402 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 6 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 426 students in 2023 and was lowest at 198 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 256 to 402 students, a net gain of 146 (57%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	256	168	88
2016-17	198 -58	131 -37	67 -21
2017-18	215 17	138 7	77 10
2018-19	260 45	169 31	91 14
2019-20	342 82	178 9	164 73
2020-21	371 29	175 -3	196 32
2021-22	318 -53	150 -25	168 -28
2022-23	426 108	255 105	171 3
2023-24	333 -93	192 -63	141 -30
2024-25	402 69	262 70	140 -1
Average	312	182	130

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 20.15% and the percentage of black students is 41.04% at Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden. 0.75% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 26.37% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 49.61% to 20.15%. Asian enrollment declined from 1.17% to 0.75%. Black student enrollment increased from 19.53% to 41.04%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 21.48% to 26.37%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7189 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.6633 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden 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	1	3	50	55	0	127	20
2016-17	1	0	54	36	0	96	11
2017-18	2	3	38	45	0	110	16
2018-19	0	3	66	44	0	129	16
2019-20	1	5	123	77	0	93	23
2020-21	0	8	150	83	0	93	24
2021-22	1	9	118	69	1	63	21
2022-23	0	10	131	92	0	105	21
2023-24	2	10	97	103	0	64	16
2024-25	1	3	165	106	0	81	20
Average	1	5	99	71	0	96	19

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.