Enrollment Trends at Porterville

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,245 where 4,784 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 4,939 students in 2024 and was lowest at 3,623 in 2022. Overall, enrollment rose from 4,074 to 4,784 students, a net gain of 710 (17.4%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,074	1,616	2,458
2016-17	4,259 185	1,662 46	2,597 139
2017-18	4,054 -205	1,563 -99	2,491 -106
2018-19	4,285 231	1,616 53	2,669 178
2019-20	4,350 65	1,615 -1	2,735 66
2020-21	3,964 -386	1,271 -344	2,693 -42
2021-22	3,623 -341	1,288 17	2,335 -358
2022-23	4,113 490	1,503 215	2,610 275
2023-24	4,939 826	1,967 464	2,972 362
2024-25	4,784 -155	1,755 -212	3,029 57
Average	4,245	1,586	2,659

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 11.37% and the percentage of black students is 1.38% at Porterville College. 3.28% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 80.12% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 15.86% to 11.37%. Asian enrollment grew from 3.26% to 3.28%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.30% to 1.38%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 76.02% to 80.12%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.3431 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This decreased from 0.3951 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Porterville 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	35	133	53	3,097	4	646	96
2016-17	29	124	48	3,264	7	675	106
2017-18	31	139	34	3,047	5	688	95
2018-19	31	145	47	3,324	4	615	108
2019-20	31	144	34	3,437	7	575	94
2020-21	23	130	46	3,119	4	524	106
2021-22	21	95	30	2,860	4	519	81
2022-23	30	117	42	3,309	8	512	86
2023-24	26	125	75	3,807	3	794	102
2024-25	34	157	66	3,833	6	544	130
Average	29	131	48	3,310	5	609	100