FAFSA Completions Down In CA: How Long Beach Area Schools Compare

Long Beach CA

30 June, 2021

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LONG BEACH, 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 Long Beach 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 Long Beach area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more Long Beach 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: Millikan High District: Long Beach Unified Municipality: Long Beach Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 609 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 619 Percent change: -1.62 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Wilson High District: Long Beach Unified Municipality: Long Beach Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 597 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 572 Percent change: 4.37 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Polytechnic High District:Long Beach Unified Municipality: Long Beach Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 590 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 716 Percent change: -17.6 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Jordan High District:Long Beach Unified Municipality: Long Beach Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 255 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 348 Percent change: -26.72 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Cabrillo High District:Long Beach Unified Municipality: Long Beach Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 240 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 359 Percent change: -33.15 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Artesia High District:Abc Unified Municipality: Lakewood Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 201 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 192 Percent change: 4.69Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Ernest S. Mcbride Sr. High District:Long Beach Unified Municipality: Long Beach Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 113 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 145 Percent change: -22.07 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Eunice Sato Academy Of Math & Science District:Long Beach Unified Municipality: Long Beach Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 71 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 84 Percent change: -15.48Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Rancho Dominguez Preparatory District:Los Angeles Unified Municipality: Long Beach Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 65 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 105 Percent change: -38.1Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Educational Partnership High District:Long Beach Unified Municipality: Long Beach Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 61 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 83 Percent change: -26.51Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Renaissance High School For The Arts District:Long Beach Unified Municipality: Long Beach Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 60 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 80 Percent change: -25Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Richard D. Browning High District:Long Beach Unified Municipality: Long Beach Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 39 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: Percent change: Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Buena Vista High District:Paramount Unified Municipality: Lakewood Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 21 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 29 Percent change: -27.59Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Reid High District:Long Beach Unified Municipality: Long Beach Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 12 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 19 Percent change: -36.84Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Intellectual Virtues Academy District:Intellectual Virtues Academy District Municipality: Long Beach Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 7 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 14 Percent change: -50Title 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].