How Student Population Changes at Wharton County Junior

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 6,682 where 5,495 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

The female to male ratio is 1.38 to 1 and it means that there are more female students enrolled in Wharton County Junior than male students.

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

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	7,386	3,174	4,212
2014-15	7,152 -234	3,181 7	3,971 -241
2015-16	7,416 264	3,339 158	4,077 106
2016-17	7,072 -344	3,172 -167	3,900 -177
2017-18	7,050 -22	3,119 -53	3,931 31
2018-19	6,768 -282	2,940 -179	3,828 -103
2019-20	6,904 136	2,960 20	3,944 116
2020-21	6,099 -805	2,519 -441	3,580 -364
2021-22	5,479 -620	2,276 -243	3,203 -377
2022-23	5,495 16	2,310 34	3,185 -18
Average	6,682	2,899	3,783

Wharton County Junior College Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 27.02% and the percentage of black students is 10.86% at Wharton County Junior College. 13.63% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Wharton County Junior 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	13	752	826	2,578	23	3,105	81
2014-15	18	807	823	2,538	20	2,845	91
2015-16	28	901	857	2,774	22	2,710	108
2016-17	26	808	862	2,755	16	2,495	106
2017-18	16	808	908	2,847	15	2,364	88
2018-19	11	814	822	2,916	15	2,113	73
2019-20	8	883	808	3,046	11	2,044	88
2020-21	5	848	686	2,626	10	1,831	82
2021-22	6	701	653	2,456	7	1,564	80
2022-23	9	749	597	2,533	7	1,485	72
Average	14	807	784	2,707	15	2,256	87

Wharton County Junior College Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

977 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 18% of total students. The number of online students has increased 75.72% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Wharton County Junior College from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	7,152	556	1,100	5,496
2015-16	7,416	517	1,766	5,133
2016-17	7,072	575	1,246	5,251
2017-18	7,050	527	1,193	5,330
2018-19	6,768	535	1,123	5,110
2019-20	6,904	580	1,087	5,237
2020-21	6,099	4,066	1,076	957
2021-22	5,479	1,329	1,335	2,815
2022-23	5,495	977	1,305	3,213
Average	6,604	1,074	1,248	4,282

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Enrollment Trends at Wharton County Junior

Student Population Changes

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes