Enrollment Trends at Western Dakota Tech

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,126 where 1,164 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

The female to male ratio is 1.26 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in Western Dakota Tech than male students.

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	836	428	408
2016-17	1,006 170	469 41	537 129
2017-18	1,050 44	506 37	544 7
2018-19	1,061 11	482 -24	579 35
2019-20	1,214 153	511 29	703 124
2020-21	1,324 110	506 -5	818 115
2021-22	1,292 -32	527 21	765 -53
2022-23	1,267 -25	551 24	716 -49
2023-24	1,047 -220	485 -66	562 -154
2024-25	1,164 117	514 29	650 88
Average	1,126	498	628

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.29%. The percentage was 76.44% 10 years ago and Western Dakota Tech still has a high percentage of white students. 1.12% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.37% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 6.10% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 76.44% to 76.29%. Asian enrollment grew from 0.96% to 1.12%. Black student enrollment decreased from 1.67% to 1.37%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 5.14% to 6.10%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4059 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.4000 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western Dakota Technical College 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	92	8	14	43	3	639	21
2016-17	110	13	14	50	6	767	19
2017-18	120	8	19	44	2	805	29
2018-19	91	11	19	55	2	822	39
2019-20	112	14	24	65	4	929	39
2020-21	96	24	21	66	4	1,022	62
2021-22	98	23	14	68	7	1,003	53
2022-23	99	17	13	34	4	1,026	49
2023-24	94	19	15	53	3	833	11
2024-25	91	13	16	71	1	888	51
Average	100	15	17	55	4	873	37