Enrollment Trends at RSI

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 952 where 1,417 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 1,417 students in 2025 and was lowest at 657 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 688 to 1,417 students, a net gain of 729 (106%).

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Refrigeration School Inc since 2015.

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	688	680	8
2016-17	657 -31	644 -36	13 5
2017-18	732 75	713 69	19 6
2018-19	912 180	867 154	45 26
2019-20	903 -9	847 -20	56 11
2020-21	897 -6	834 -13	63 7
2021-22	1,007 110	934 100	73 10
2022-23	1,006 -1	916 -18	90 17
2023-24	1,296 290	1,165 249	131 41
2024-25	1,417 121	1,271 106	146 15
Average	952	887	64

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 25.97% and the percentage of black students is 16.09% at Refrigeration School Inc. 1.27% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 35.78% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 32.85% to 25.97%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.73% to 1.27%. Black student enrollment increased from 7.56% to 16.09%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 19.91% to 35.78%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7601 which indicates that quite diverse. This decreased from 0.8423 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Refrigeration School Inc 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	44	5	52	137	4	226	12
2016-17	50	10	59	187	8	277	13
2017-18	62	4	78	232	7	292	29
2018-19	107	10	79	267	5	375	41
2019-20	118	10	86	275	8	338	49
2020-21	114	10	79	280	5	340	41
2021-22	157	13	106	332	9	348	5
2022-23	165	13	131	350	11	315	2
2023-24	210	16	185	469	14	355	2
2024-25	192	18	228	507	11	368	1
Average	122	11	108	304	8	323	20

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

Refrigeration School Inc does not offer online degree/certificate programs. All Students have enrolled in on-campus programs.