College Financial Aid Applications In Birmingham Area: Compare To AL

Birmingham AL

30 June, 2021

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BIRMINGHAM, AL — Applications for federal college financial aid are notably lower this year, and that could mean fewer freshmen when classes begin this fall. Prospective college students can fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to qualify for subsidized student loans and other forms of aid. FAFSA applications declined 5.8 percent nationally this year compared with the same time last year. About 1.72 million students completed the application as of June 25, compared with 1.83 million in 2020, according to an Associated Press analysis of FAFSA data. As of February this year, FAFSA applications were down 10 percent from last year. But the completion rate increased in the spring, when schools could hold more in-school FAFSA help events that were canceled last year because of the pandemic. A decline in the FAFSA completion rate could be a harbinger of lower enrollment in the fall. The class of 2020 had 3.7 percent fewer FAFSA applications than the class of 2019; postsecondary enrollment dropped 6.8 percent between the class of 2020 and 2019, according to the National College Attainment Network. In Alabama, 21,448 FAFSA applications were completed as of June 25, compared with 23,684 completions at the same point last year. That is a 9.4 percent decrease. (See how Birmingham area high schools compare below.) The decline is steeper among Title 1 high schools, meaning those where low-income students make up at least 40 percent of enrollment. Title 1 high school completions dropped 8.83 percent, compared with a 3.86 decrease for non-Title 1 schools. In Alabama, completed applications dropped 15.3 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 6.0 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of June 25. Here is how schools in the Birmingham area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more Birmingham area high schools here. Note: Percent changes can be affected by a relatively small difference in completions, especially for smaller schools. FAFSA data only counts students who are no older than 19. School: Oak Mountain High School District: Shelby County Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 228 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 170 Percent change: 34.12 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Spain Park High School District: Hoover City Municipality: Hoover Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 215 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 202 Percent change: 6.44 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Ramsay High School District:Birmingham City Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 183 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 159 Percent change: 15.09 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Homewood High School District:Homewood City Municipality: Homewood Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 176 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 160 Percent change: 10 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Mountain Brook High School District:Mountain Brook City Municipality: Mountain Brook Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 148 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 120 Percent change: 23.33 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Huffman High Schoolmagnet District:Birmingham City Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 111 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 135 Percent change: -17.78Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Shades Valley High School District:Jefferson County Municipality: Irondale Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 110 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 134 Percent change: -17.91 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Minor High School District:Jefferson County Municipality: Adamsville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 100 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 122 Percent change: -18.03Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Pleasant Grove High School District:Jefferson County Municipality: Pleasant Grove Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 78 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 97 Percent change: -19.59Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Jacksonolin High School District:Birmingham City Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 77 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 91 Percent change: -15.38Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: George Washington Carver High School District:Birmingham City Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 68 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 75 Percent change: -9.33Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Parker High School District:Birmingham City Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 66 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 78 Percent change: -15.38Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Center Point High School District:Jefferson County Municipality: Center Point Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 57 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 73 Percent change: -21.92Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Wenonah High School District:Birmingham City Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 49 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 77 Percent change: -36.36Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Leeds High School District:Leeds City Municipality: Leeds Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 47 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 58 Percent change: -18.97Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Fairfield High Preparatory School District:Fairfield City Municipality: Fairfield Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 45 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 51 Percent change: -11.76Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Woodlawn High Schoolmagnet District:Birmingham City Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 39 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 56 Percent change: -30.36Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Fultondale High School District:Jefferson County Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 35 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 36 Percent change: -2.78Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Bessemer City High School District:Bessemer City Municipality: Bessemer Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 34 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 76 Percent change: -55.26Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Tarrant High School District:Tarrant City Municipality: Tarrant Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 31 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 33 Percent change: -6.06Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Midfield High School District:Midfield City Municipality: Midfield Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 19 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 26 Percent change: -26.92Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide The FAFSA application for the 2020-21 academic year closes June 30 at 11:59 p.m. CT, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Many states and colleges set their own deadlines for aid applications. There has been a push in recent years to have students fill out the FAFSA earlier in their senior year. Editor's note: This list was automatically generated using FAFSA data analyzed by the Associated Press. Federal high school counts don't include students over the age of 19. 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].