How Student Population Changes at South Plains

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 9,207 where 8,580 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.46 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in South Plains than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	9,559	4,298	5,261
2014-15	9,661 102	4,328 30	5,333 72
2015-16	9,126 -535	4,165 -163	4,961 -372
2016-17	9,478 352	4,194 29	5,284 323
2017-18	9,329 -149	4,107 -87	5,222 -62
2018-19	9,310 -19	3,876 -231	5,434 212
2019-20	9,212 -98	3,816 -60	5,396 -38
2020-21	8,880 -332	3,559 -257	5,321 -75
2021-22	8,930 50	3,574 15	5,356 35
2022-23	8,580 -350	3,481 -93	5,099 -257
Average	9,207	3,940	5,267

South Plains College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 38.86% and the percentage of black students is 6.31% at South Plains College. 1.90% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at South Plains 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	244	166	613	3,667	33	4,765	0
2014-15	45	134	607	3,882	10	4,924	0
2015-16	39	132	517	3,877	8	4,198	287
2016-17	37	132	560	4,162	2	4,322	139
2017-18	38	132	548	4,219	21	4,097	137
2018-19	36	125	498	4,365	7	4,033	121
2019-20	32	103	479	4,503	6	3,848	156
2020-21	107	128	496	4,336	19	3,715	0
2021-22	114	151	569	4,481	18	3,550	0
2022-23	122	163	541	4,373	18	3,334	0
Average	81	137	543	4,187	14	4,079	84

South Plains College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,786 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 33% of total students. The number of online students has increased 147.20% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at South Plains College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	9,661	1,127	1,801	6,733
2015-16	9,126	1,522	2,054	5,550
2016-17	9,478	655	1,907	6,916
2017-18	9,329	707	1,934	6,688
2018-19	9,310	2,030	2,338	4,942
2019-20	9,212	2,077	2,438	4,697
2020-21	8,880	3,005	2,782	3,093
2021-22	8,930	2,880	2,545	3,505
2022-23	8,580	2,786	2,217	3,577
Average	9,167	1,865	2,224	5,078

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Enrollment Trends at South Plains

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes