Enrollment Trends at Western Technical

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 4,020 where 3,625 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

Total enrollment fluctuated between 2016 and 2025, with 4 year-over-year increases and 5 decreases. It peaked at 4,272 students in 2017 and was lowest at 3,625 in 2025. Overall, enrollment dropped from 4,044 to 3,625 students, a net loss of 419 (10.4%).

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

• Trends Table
• By Gender Chart
• Downloadable Chart

Year	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	4,044	1,746	2,298
2016-17	4,272 228	1,999 253	2,273 -25
2017-18	4,108 -164	1,820 -179	2,288 15
2018-19	4,004 -104	1,741 -79	2,263 -25
2019-20	4,165 161	2,023 282	2,142 -121
2020-21	4,240 75	1,786 -237	2,454 312
2021-22	3,963 -277	1,792 6	2,171 -283
2022-23	3,872 -91	1,707 -85	2,165 -6
2023-24	3,906 34	1,784 77	2,122 -43
2024-25	3,625 -281	1,659 -125	1,966 -156
Average	4,020	1,806	2,214

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 76.47%. The percentage was 85.19% 10 years ago and Western Technical still has a high percentage of white students. 4.72% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.54% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 0.08% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 85.19% to 76.47%. Asian enrollment grew from 4.45% to 4.72%. Black student enrollment increased from 1.85% to 2.54%. Hispanic student representation contracted from 2.52% to 0.08%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.4110 which indicates that somewhat diverse. This increased from 0.2707 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Western 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	39	180	75	102	2	3,445	98
2016-17	48	191	109	77	3	3,547	138
2017-18	40	164	91	110	4	3,417	83
2018-19	49	181	87	170	5	3,225	96
2019-20	52	181	134	191	4	3,327	107
2020-21	40	178	97	210	3	3,402	136
2021-22	37	129	118	205	3	3,185	162
2022-23	35	163	108	216	0	3,015	153
2023-24	43	174	104	248	1	2,987	139
2024-25	46	171	92	3	1	2,772	127
Average	43	171	102	153	3	3,232	124