Student Population Changes
The average student population over the last 7 years is 219 where 185 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.
Total enrollment fluctuated between 2020 and 2025, with 2 year-over-year increases and 3 decreases. It peaked at 347 students in 2021 and was lowest at 68 in 2020. Overall, enrollment rose from 68 to 185 students, a net gain of 117 (172.1%).
The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Southern Careers Institute-Waco since 2019.
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes
The percentage of white students is 29.19% and the percentage of black students is 37.30% at Southern Careers Institute-Waco. 0.54% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 30.27% of the student body.
Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students increased from 23.53% to 29.19%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.00% to 0.54%. Black student enrollment increased from 20.59% to 37.30%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 47.06% to 30.27%.
The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.6835 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.6730 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-Waco over the past 7 years (2019-2025).
Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes
1 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-Waco from 2019 to 2025.