College Financial Aid Applications In Las Vegas Area: Compare To NV

Las Vegas NV

23 April, 2021

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LAS VEGAS, NV — Among the many disruptions caused by the pandemic is a decline in the number of students filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, which is used to apply for college financial aid. FAFSA form completions are often seen as a harbinger of future enrollment. The decline of applications this year, especially among low-income students, has some experts worried. "This year is clawing back relative to last year, but it's still not a good FAFSA completion situation," said Bill DeBaun, director of data and evaluation for the National College Attainment Network. Nationally, the total number of FAFSA completions is down 6.7 percent through the week ending April 9 compared with the same date last year; there were 1.88 million applications last year compared with 1.75 million this year. There has been improvement in recent weeks and the situation is looking more optimsitic compared to the fall; in November 2020 there was a year-over-year percent drop of 16.8 percent in FAFSA completions. In Nevada, there were 11,423 FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021, compared with 13,144 completions at the same point last year, according to an Associated Press analysis of FAFSA data. That is a 13.1 percent drop. (See how Las Vegas area high schools did at bottom of article.) At this point, it's hard to say whether the decline in FAFSA applications suggests a decline in college enrollment for the fall 2021 semester, DeBaun said. "If we don't help students complete the milestones now, there is no guarantee that they will hop on a postsecondary path in the fall," he said. Freshman enrollment dropped 13 percent nationally in fall 2020, according to the National Student Clearinghouse. The largest decrease occurred at community colleges. Total undergraduate enrollment was down 4.4 percent in the fall. Other changes are at hand in the college application process this year. Many top-tier schools made test scores optional and saw a massive surge in applications, according to The New York Times. At the same time many smaller schools and state colleges reported a drop in applicants. The decline in FAFSA applications is owing largely to the coronavirus pandemic, DeBaun said. The high school senior class of 2021 experienced disruption for part of its junior year and all of its senior year, including restricted access to high school-based help with completion of FAFSA forms. The FAFSA process isn't intuitive for many students and their families. Primary support often comes from school-based financial aid events.  Completion rates have declined even faster at Title 1 high schools, meaning those where low-income students make up at least 40 percent of enrollment. The completion rate dropped 9.4 percent this year at Title 1 schools as of April 9, compared with 4.6 percent for non-Title 1 schools, according to NCAN's FAFSA status tracker. In Nevada, there was a 15.4 percent drop among completed applications from Title 1 schools compared with a 9.3 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of March 26. The widening gap is largely due to the disruption in support that schools give families in completing the FAFSA. Here is how schools in the Las Vegas area are doing with FAFSA completion as of March 26. See more Las Vegas area high schools here. Note: Percent changes can be affected by a relatively small difference in completions, especially for smaller schools. School: GLOBAL COMMUNITY HS AT MORRIS HALL District: CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 7 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 16 Percent change: -56.25 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: DESERT PINES HIGH SCHOOL District: CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 138 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 208 Percent change: -33.65 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: ODYSSEY CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 114 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 167 Percent change: -31.74 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: ELDORADO HIGH SCHOOL District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 101 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 134 Percent change: -24.63 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: PALO VERDE HIGH SCHOOL District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 335 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 440 Percent change: -23.86 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: FOUNDERS ACADEMY OF NEVADA District:STATE-SPONSORED CHARTER SCHOOLS Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 7 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 9 Percent change: -22.22Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES ACADEMY District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 175 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 216 Percent change: -18.98 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: CENTENNIAL HIGH SCHOOL District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 258 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 312 Percent change: -17.31Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: CIMARRON MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 154 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 184 Percent change: -16.3Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: BEACON ACADEMY OF NEVADA District:STATE-SPONSORED CHARTER SCHOOLS Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 6 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 7 Percent change: -14.29Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: ARBOR VIEW HIGH SCHOOL District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 303 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 349 Percent change: -13.18Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: BONANZA HIGH SCHOOL District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 113 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 130 Percent change: -13.08Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: SHADOW RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 267 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 298 Percent change: -10.4Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: NORTHWEST CAREER AND TECHNICAL ACADEMY District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 264 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 286 Percent change: -7.69Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: WESTERN HIGH SCHOOL District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 122 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 130 Percent change: -6.15Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: ED W CLARK HIGH SCHOOL District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 274 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 286 Percent change: -4.2Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: SPRING VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 301 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 312 Percent change: -3.53Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: LAS VEGAS ACADEMY OF ARTS District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 311 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 300 Percent change: +3.67Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: WEST PREPATORY ACADEMY AT CHARLLES I WEST HALL SEC District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 43 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 41 Percent change: +4.88Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: VETERANS TRIBUTE CAREER TECHINCAL ACADEMY District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 114 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 104 Percent change: +9.62Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: DORAL ACADEMY RED ROCK District:STATE-SPONSORED CHARTER SCHOOLS Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 32 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 27 Percent change: +18.52Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: CLARK ADULT PROGRAM District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 6 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 5 Percent change: +20Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: EQUIPO ACADEMY District:STATE-SPONSORED CHARTER SCHOOLS Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 69 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 48 Percent change: +43.75Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: COLLEGE OF SO. NV HS WEST District:CLARK COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 73 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 44 Percent change: +65.91Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: NEVADA STATE HIGH SCHOOL SUMMERLIN District:STATE-SPONSORED CHARTER SCHOOLS Municipality: LAS VEGAS Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2021: 61 Total FAFSA completions as of March 26, 2020: 20 Percent change: +205Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide Click here to see the numbers for more Las Vegas area high schools. Any student who is even remotely considering attending college in the fall should fill out the FAFSA, DeBaun said. Some colleges have been more flexible with their aid deadlines. "If you have any aspiration for attending in the fall, it's still important to fill out the FAFSA," he said, "and it's not too late to do so." Editor's note: This list was automatically generated using FAFSA data analyzed by the Associated Press. Information isn't available for all schools. Schools with fewer than five completions are omitted from the data. Please report any errors or other feedback to [email protected].