diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor_analytics/distributions.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor_analytics/distributions.py
index 4f24d0308a..9a6b4fb568 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor_analytics/distributions.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor_analytics/distributions.py
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ def profile_distribution(course_id, feature):
             """ Get the count of enrolled students matching the feature value. """
             return CourseEnrollment.objects.filter(
                 course_id=course_id,
+                is_active=True,
                 **get_filter(feature, value)
             ).count()
 
@@ -141,7 +142,8 @@ def profile_distribution(course_id, feature):
     elif feature in _OPEN_CHOICE_FEATURES:
         prd.type = 'OPEN_CHOICE'
         profiles = UserProfile.objects.filter(
-            user__courseenrollment__course_id=course_id
+            user__courseenrollment__course_id=course_id,
+            user__courseenrollment__is_active=True
         )
         query_distribution = profiles.values(
             feature).annotate(Count(feature)).order_by()
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/instructor_analytics/tests/test_distributions.py b/lms/djangoapps/instructor_analytics/tests/test_distributions.py
index ce75d47fc6..1b740182a9 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/instructor_analytics/tests/test_distributions.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/instructor_analytics/tests/test_distributions.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class TestAnalyticsDistributions(TestCase):
 
         self.users = [UserFactory(
             profile__gender=['m', 'f', 'o'][i % 3],
+            profile__level_of_education=['a', 'hs', 'el'][i % 3],
             profile__year_of_birth=i + 1930
         ) for i in xrange(30)]
 
@@ -49,6 +50,26 @@ class TestAnalyticsDistributions(TestCase):
         self.assertNotIn('no_data', distribution.data)
         self.assertEqual(distribution.data[1930], 1)
 
+    def test_gender_count(self):
+        course_enrollments = CourseEnrollment.objects.filter(
+            course_id=self.course_id, user__profile__gender='m'
+        )
+        distribution = profile_distribution(self.course_id, "gender")
+        self.assertEqual(distribution.data['m'], len(course_enrollments))
+        course_enrollments[0].deactivate()
+        distribution = profile_distribution(self.course_id, "gender")
+        self.assertEqual(distribution.data['m'], len(course_enrollments) - 1)
+
+    def test_level_of_education_count(self):
+        course_enrollments = CourseEnrollment.objects.filter(
+            course_id=self.course_id, user__profile__level_of_education='hs'
+        )
+        distribution = profile_distribution(self.course_id, "level_of_education")
+        self.assertEqual(distribution.data['hs'], len(course_enrollments))
+        course_enrollments[0].deactivate()
+        distribution = profile_distribution(self.course_id, "level_of_education")
+        self.assertEqual(distribution.data['hs'], len(course_enrollments) - 1)
+
 
 class TestAnalyticsDistributionsNoData(TestCase):
     '''Test analytics distribution gathering.'''