Sacramento Area Completion Rates For College Aid Applications

Sacramento CA

30 June, 2021

5:07 PM

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SACRAMENTO, 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 Sacramento 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 Sacramento area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more Sacramento 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: Sheldon High District: Elk Grove Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 377 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 411 Percent change: -8.27 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Rio Americano High District: San Juan Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 342 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 298 Percent change: 14.77 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Inderkum High District:Natomas Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 334 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 341 Percent change: -2.05 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: C. K. Mcclatchy High District:Sacramento City Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 321 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 354 Percent change: -9.32 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: John F. Kennedy High District:Sacramento City Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 303 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 326 Percent change: -7.06 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Laguna Creek High District:Elk Grove Unified Municipality: Elk Grove Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 264 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 321 Percent change: -17.76Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Mira Loma High District:San Juan Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 251 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 276 Percent change: -9.06 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Florin High District:Elk Grove Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 230 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 233 Percent change: -1.29Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Luther Burbank High District:Sacramento City Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 207 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 210 Percent change: -1.43Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Valley High District:Elk Grove Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 203 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 271 Percent change: -25.09Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Grant Union High District:Twin Rivers Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 196 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 243 Percent change: -19.34Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: West Campus District:Sacramento City Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 179 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 194 Percent change: -7.73Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Rosemont High District:Sacramento City Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 158 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 207 Percent change: -23.67Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Rio Linda High District:Twin Rivers Unified Municipality: Rio Linda Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 157 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 221 Percent change: -28.96Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: El Camino Fundamental High District:San Juan Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 146 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 226 Percent change: -35.4Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Hiram W. Johnson High District:Sacramento City Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 140 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 217 Percent change: -35.48Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Natomas High District:Natomas Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 98 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 163 Percent change: -39.88Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep District:Natomas Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 96 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 104 Percent change: -7.69Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Natomas Charter District:Natomas Charter District Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 76 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 83 Percent change: -8.43Title 1 status:NA School: Highlands High District:Twin Rivers Unified Municipality: North Highlands Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 70 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 102 Percent change: -31.37Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Sacramento Charter High District:Sacramento Charter High District Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 63 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 105 Percent change: -40Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Leroy Greene Academy District:Natomas Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 55 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 64 Percent change: -14.06Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: School Of Engineering & Sciences District:Sacramento City Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 42 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 32 Percent change: 31.25Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Arthur A. Benjamin Health Professions High District:Sacramento City Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 38 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 46 Percent change: -17.39Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Encina Preparatory High District:San Juan Unified Municipality: Sacramento Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 33 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 48 Percent change: -31.25Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide Click here to see the numbers for more Sacramento 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].