San Diego Area Completion Rates For College Aid Applications

San Diego CA

30 June, 2021

5:07 PM

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SAN DIEGO, 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 San Diego 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 San Diego area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more San Diego 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 District: Poway Unified Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 397 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 429 Percent change: -7.46 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Mira Mesa High District: San Diego Unified Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 369 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 401 Percent change: -7.98 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: University City High District:San Diego Unified Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 317 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 296 Percent change: 7.09 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Mt. Carmel High District:Poway Unified Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 284 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 308 Percent change: -7.79 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Point Loma High District:San Diego Unified Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 253 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 311 Percent change: -18.65 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: La Jolla High District:San Diego Unified Municipality: La Jolla Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 231 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 203 Percent change: 13.79Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Morse High District:San Diego Unified Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 214 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 248 Percent change: -13.71 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Serra High District:San Diego Unified Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 190 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 228 Percent change: -16.67Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: San Diego International Studies District:San Diego Unified Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 180 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 165 Percent change: 9.09Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Mission Bay High District:San Diego Unified Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 170 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 184 Percent change: -7.61Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Lincoln High District:San Diego Unified Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 147 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 185 Percent change: -20.54Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Clairemont High District:San Diego Unified Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 146 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 132 Percent change: 10.61Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Madison High District:San Diego Unified Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 120 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 176 Percent change: -31.82Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: The O'Farrell Charter District:The O'Farrell Charter District Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 110 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 108 Percent change: 1.85Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Gompers Preparatory Academy District:Gompers Preparatory Academy District Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 106 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 114 Percent change: -7.02Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: High Tech High District:High Tech High District Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 102 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 94 Percent change: 8.51Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: High Tech High Media Arts District:High Tech High Media Arts District Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 83 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 81 Percent change: 2.47Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Health Sciences High District:Health Sciences High District Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 81 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 85 Percent change: -4.71Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: High Tech High International District:High Tech High International District Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 80 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 69 Percent change: 15.94Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: San Diego Science And Technology District:San Diego Unified Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 77 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 80 Percent change: -3.75Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: E3 Civic High District:E3 Civic High District Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 62 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 70 Percent change: -11.43Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Twain High District:San Diego Unified Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 36 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 46 Percent change: -21.74Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: King-Chavez Community High District:King-Chavez Community High District Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 34 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 61 Percent change: -44.26Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: East Village High District:San Diego Unified Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 34 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 15 Percent change: 126.67Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Kearny Digital Media & Design District:San Diego Unified Municipality: San Diego Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 33 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 14 Percent change: 135.71Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide Click here to see the numbers for more San Diego 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].