FAFSA Completions Down In TX: How Dallas Area Schools Compare

Dallas TX

30 June, 2021

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DALLAS, TX — 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 Texas, 171,526 FAFSA applications were completed as of June 25, compared with 178,560 completions at the same point last year. That is a 3.9 percent decrease. (See how Dallas 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 Texas, completed applications dropped 6.1 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 0.5 percent increase for non-Title 1 school applications as of June 25. Here is how schools in the Dallas area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more Dallas 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: Plano West Senior H S District: Plano Isd Municipality: Plano Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 653 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 707 Percent change: -7.64 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Plano Sr H S District: Plano Isd Municipality: Plano Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 589 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 632 Percent change: -6.8 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Coppell H S District:Coppell Isd Municipality: Coppell Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 565 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 507 Percent change: 11.44 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Duncanville H S District:Duncanville Isd Municipality: Duncanville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 482 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 572 Percent change: -15.73 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Skyline H S District:Dallas Isd Municipality: Dallas Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 462 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 548 Percent change: -15.69 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Keller H S District:Keller Isd Municipality: Keller Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 462 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 407 Percent change: 13.51Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: South Grand Prairie H S District:Grand Prairie Isd Municipality: Grand Prairie Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 436 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 432 Percent change: 0.93 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Timber Creek H S District:Keller Isd Municipality: Fort Worth Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 436 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 392 Percent change: 11.22Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Richardson H S District:Richardson Isd Municipality: Richardson Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 434 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 452 Percent change: -3.98Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Trinity H S District:Hurst-Euless-Bedford Isd Municipality: Euless Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 397 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 353 Percent change: 12.46Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Desoto H S & Isteam3D District:Desoto Isd Municipality: Desoto Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 375 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 491 Percent change: -23.63Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Macarthur H S District:Irving Isd Municipality: Irving Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 356 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 396 Percent change: -10.1Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Byron Nelson H S District:Northwest Isd Municipality: Trophy Club Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 347 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 320 Percent change: 8.44Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Lakeview Centennial H S District:Garland Isd Municipality: Garland Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 345 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 327 Percent change: 5.5Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: North Crowley H S District:Crowley Isd Municipality: Fort Worth Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 339 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 301 Percent change: 12.62Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Wylie H S District:Wylie Isd Municipality: Wylie Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 338 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 341 Percent change: -0.88Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Berkner H S District:Richardson Isd Municipality: Richardson Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 337 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 395 Percent change: -14.68Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Lake Highlands H S District:Richardson Isd Municipality: Dallas Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 315 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 320 Percent change: -1.56Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Rockwall H S District:Rockwall Isd Municipality: Rockwall Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 315 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 331 Percent change: -4.83Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: V R Eaton H S District:Northwest Isd Municipality: Fort Worth Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 312 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 279 Percent change: 11.83Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Moises E Molina H S District:Dallas Isd Municipality: Dallas Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 311 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 303 Percent change: 2.64Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Central H S District:Keller Isd Municipality: Keller Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 308 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 308 Percent change: 0Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Turner H S District:Carrollton-Farmers Branch Isd Municipality: Carrollton Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 294 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 281 Percent change: 4.63Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Irving H S District:Irving Isd Municipality: Irving Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 292 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 328 Percent change: -10.98Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Arlington H S District:Arlington Isd Municipality: Arlington Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 290 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 308 Percent change: -5.84Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide Click here to see the numbers for more Dallas 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].