Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 11 years is 512 where 631 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 3 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 651 students in 2021 and was lowest at 236 in 2020. Overall, enrollment rose from 564 to 631 students, a net gain of 67 (11.9%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville since 2015.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 26.94% and the percentage of black students is 0.48% at Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville. 0.32% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 71.00% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 3.01% to 26.94%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.00% to 0.32%. Black student enrollment decreased from 0.53% to 0.48%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 96.28% to 71.00%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4232 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.0721 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-Brownsville over the past 11 years (2015-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
5 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 1% of total students. The number of online students has decreased 0.00% since 2024. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville from 2015 to 2025.