FAFSA Completions Down In MO: How St. Louis Area Schools Compare

St. Louis MO

30 June, 2021

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ST. LOUIS, MO — 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 Missouri, 29,901 FAFSA applications were completed as of June 25, compared with 32,108 completions at the same point last year. That is a 6.9 percent decrease. (See how St. Louis 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 Missouri, completed applications dropped 11.7 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 3.3 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of June 25. Here is how schools in the St. Louis area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more St. Louis 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: Mehlville High School District: Mehlville R-Ix Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 189 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 225 Percent change: -16 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Clayton High District: Clayton Municipality: Clayton Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 149 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 137 Percent change: 8.76 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Gateway High District:St. Louis City Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 149 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 202 Percent change: -26.24 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Affton High District:Affton 101 Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 102 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 107 Percent change: -4.67 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Bayless Senior High District:Bayless Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 88 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 98 Percent change: -10.2 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Miller Career Academy District:St. Louis City Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 73 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 101 Percent change: -27.72Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Metro High District:St. Louis City Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 71 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 69 Percent change: 2.9 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: University City Sr. High District:University City Municipality: University City Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 70 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 71 Percent change: -1.41Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Collegiate School Of Med/Bio District:St. Louis City Municipality: St. Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 58 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 50 Percent change: 16Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Maplewood-Richmond Hgts. High District:Maplewood-Richmond Heights Municipality: Maplewood Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 54 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 66 Percent change: -18.18Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Soldan International Studies District:St. Louis City Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 52 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 60 Percent change: -13.33Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Hazelwood East High District:Hazelwood Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 51 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 101 Percent change: -49.5Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Kipp St. Louis High District:Kipp St Louis Public Schools Municipality: St. Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 48 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: Percent change: Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Hancock Sr. High District:Hancock Place Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 48 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 44 Percent change: 9.09Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Mckinley Class. Leadership Ac. District:St. Louis City Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 47 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 50 Percent change: -6Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Normandy High District:Normandy Schools Collaborative Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 44 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 46 Percent change: -4.35Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Central Visual/Perf. Arts High District:St. Louis City Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 44 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 84 Percent change: -47.62Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Riverview Gardens Sr. High District:Riverview Gardens Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 38 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 58 Percent change: -34.48Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Vashon High District:St. Louis City Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 34 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 60 Percent change: -43.33Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Jennings High District:Jennings Municipality: Jennings Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 32 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 68 Percent change: -52.94Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Carnahan Sch. Of The Future District:St. Louis City Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 32 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 47 Percent change: -31.91Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Transportation And Law District:St. Louis City Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 25 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 29 Percent change: -13.79Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Lift For Life Academy District:Lift For Life Academy Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 24 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 33 Percent change: -27.27Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Sumner High District:St. Louis City Municipality: St Louis 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: Confluence Preparatory Academy District:Confluence Academies Municipality: St Louis Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 20 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 39 Percent change: -48.72Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide Click here to see the numbers for more St. Louis 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].