Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 725 where 746 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 2 decreases. It peaked at 1,079 students in 2024 and was lowest at 344 in 2017. Overall, enrollment rose from 386 to 746 students, a net gain of 360 (93.3%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Southern Careers Institute-Austin since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 32.44% and the percentage of black students is 24.80% at Southern Careers Institute-Austin. 0.27% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 34.45% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 17.62% to 32.44%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.78% to 0.27%. Black student enrollment increased from 14.51% to 24.80%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 63.47% to 34.45%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.7127 which indicates that quite diverse. This increased from 0.5446 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.
The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Southern Careers Institute-Austin over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
509 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 68% of total students. The number of online students has increased 424.74% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southern Careers Institute-Austin from 2015 to 2025.