FAFSA Completions Down In CA: How Fresno Area Schools Compare

Fresno CA

30 June, 2021

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FRESNO, CA — 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 California, 242,866 FAFSA applications were completed as of June 25, compared with 265,252 completions at the same point last year. That is an 8.4 percent decrease. (See how Fresno 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 California, completed applications dropped 12.5 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 4.6 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of June 25. Here is how schools in the Fresno area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more Fresno 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: Central High East Campus District: Central Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 526 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 644 Percent change: -18.32 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: Sunnyside High District: Fresno Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 498 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 511 Percent change: -2.54 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: Clovis North High District:Clovis Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 447 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 445 Percent change: 0.45 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Edison High District:Fresno Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 440 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 449 Percent change: -2 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Bullard High District:Fresno Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 400 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 424 Percent change: -5.66 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Fresno High District:Fresno Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 324 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 343 Percent change: -5.54Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Roosevelt High District:Fresno Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 293 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 335 Percent change: -12.54 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Mclane High District:Fresno Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 279 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 299 Percent change: -6.69Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Clovis West High District:Clovis Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 271 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 325 Percent change: -16.62Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Herbert Hoover High District:Fresno Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 228 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 284 Percent change: -19.72Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Erma Duncan Polytechnical High District:Fresno Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 162 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 208 Percent change: -22.12Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Washington High District:Washington Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 146 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 175 Percent change: -16.57Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Crescent View West Public Charter District:Crescent View West Public Charter District Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 97 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 112 Percent change: -13.39Title 1 status:NA School: University High District:University High District Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 91 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 93 Percent change: -2.15Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: J. E. Young Academic Center District:Fresno Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 71 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 56 Percent change: 26.79Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Design Science Middle College High District:Fresno Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 59 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 60 Percent change: -1.67Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District:Carter G. Woodson Public Charter District Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 35 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 56 Percent change: -37.5Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Phillip J Patino School Of Entrepreneurship District:Fresno Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 28 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 42 Percent change: -33.33Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Cambridge Continuation High District:Fresno Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 26 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 54 Percent change: -51.85Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez Public Charter District:Raisin City Elementary Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 26 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 6 Percent change: 333.33Title 1 status:NA School: Sierra Charter District:Sierra Charter District Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 22 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 26 Percent change: -15.38Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Central Unified Alternative/Opportunity District:Central Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 17 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 23 Percent change: -26.09Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Dewolf Continuation High District:Fresno Unified Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 16 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 17 Percent change: -5.88Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Big Picture Educational Academy District:Big Picture Educational Academy District Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 14 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 10 Percent change: 40Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: School Of Unlimited Learning District:School Of Unlimited Learning District Municipality: Fresno Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 14 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 17 Percent change: -17.65Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide Click here to see the numbers for more Fresno area high schools. 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].