College Financial Aid Applications In Portland Area: Compare To OR

Portland OR

30 June, 2021

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PORTLAND, OR — 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 Oregon, 19,310 FAFSA applications were completed as of June 25, compared with 21,849 completions at the same point last year. That is an 11.6 percent decrease. (See how Portland 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 Oregon, completed applications dropped 15.6 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with an 11.4 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of June 25. Here is how schools in the Portland area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more Portland 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: Westview High School District: Beaverton Sd 48J Municipality: Portland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 348 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 408 Percent change: -14.71 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Sunset High School District: Beaverton Sd 48J Municipality: Portland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 324 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 326 Percent change: -0.61 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: David Douglas High School District:David Douglas Sd 40 Municipality: Portland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 313 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 370 Percent change: -15.41 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Grant High School District:Portland Sd 1J Municipality: Portland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 307 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 296 Percent change: 3.72 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Franklin High School District:Portland Sd 1J Municipality: Portland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 295 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 276 Percent change: 6.88 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Wilson High School District:Portland Sd 1J Municipality: Portland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 263 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 303 Percent change: -13.2Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Cleveland High School District:Portland Sd 1J Municipality: Portland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 260 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 279 Percent change: -6.81 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Lincoln High School District:Portland Sd 1J Municipality: Portland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 231 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 308 Percent change: -25Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Liberty High School District:Hillsboro Sd 1J Municipality: Hillsboro Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 183 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 197 Percent change: -7.11Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Benson Polytechnic High School District:Portland Sd 1J Municipality: Portland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 164 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 138 Percent change: 18.84Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Madison High School District:Portland Sd 1J Municipality: Portland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 152 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 135 Percent change: 12.59Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Roosevelt High School District:Portland Sd 1J Municipality: Portland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 148 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 122 Percent change: 21.31Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Parkrose High School District:Parkrose Sd 3 Municipality: Portland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 140 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 133 Percent change: 5.26Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Jefferson High School District:Portland Sd 1J Municipality: Portland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 120 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 98 Percent change: 22.45Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Milwaukie High School District:North Clackamas Sd 12 Municipality: Milwaukie Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 64 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 69 Percent change: -7.25Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Baker Early College District:Baker Sd 5J Municipality: Baker City Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 55 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 50 Percent change: 10Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Riverdale High School District:Riverdale Sd 51J Municipality: Portland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 44 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 36 Percent change: 22.22Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Milwaukie Academy Of The Arts District:North Clackamas Sd 12 Municipality: Milwaukie Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 37 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 35 Percent change: 5.71Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Alliance High School District:Portland Sd 1J Municipality: Portland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 21 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 25 Percent change: -16Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Metropolitan Learning Center District:Portland Sd 1J Municipality: Portland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 7 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 13 Percent change: -46.15Title 1 status:Not 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].