How Student Population Changes at Central

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 1,226 where 1,169 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 0.93 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in Central.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Central College since 2013.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	1,386	654	732
2014-15	1,411 25	675 21	736 4
2015-16	1,274 -137	604 -71	670 -66
2016-17	1,248 -26	593 -11	655 -15
2017-18	1,237 -11	617 24	620 -35
2018-19	1,117 -120	551 -66	566 -54
2019-20	1,163 46	603 52	560 -6
2020-21	1,120 -43	585 -18	535 -25
2021-22	1,139 19	584 -1	555 20
2022-23	1,169 30	607 23	562 7
Average	1,226	607	619

Central College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 85.54%. The percentage was 85.71% 10 years ago and Central still has a high percentage of white students. 0.94% of enrolled students is Asian and 2.74% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Central College over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	3	11	25	41	3	1,188	43
2014-15	5	15	26	44	2	1,244	14
2015-16	3	18	27	54	1	1,102	14
2016-17	4	17	30	52	0	1,090	15
2017-18	3	18	30	67	2	1,059	23
2018-19	3	17	26	63	1	955	24
2019-20	3	14	32	79	3	968	34
2020-21	1	20	32	59	2	949	32
2021-22	2	15	27	62	2	976	29
2022-23	2	11	32	57	2	1,000	37
Average	3	16	29	58	2	1,053	27

Central College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

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Enrollment Trends at Central

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes