FAFSA Completions Down In KS: How Overland Park Area Schools Compare

Overland Park KS

30 June, 2021

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OVERLAND PARK, KS — 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 Kansas, 15,490 FAFSA applications were completed as of June 25, compared with 16,415 completions at the same point last year. That is a 5.6 percent decrease. (See how Overland Park 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 Kansas, completed applications dropped 8.7 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 3.1 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of June 25. Here is how schools in the Overland Park area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more Overland Park 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: Olathe East Sr High District: Olathe Municipality: Olathe Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 275 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 240 Percent change: 14.58 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Olathe South Sr High District: Olathe Municipality: Olathe Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 246 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 245 Percent change: 0.41 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Blue Valley Northwest High District:Blue Valley Municipality: Overland Park Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 242 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 236 Percent change: 2.54 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Blue Valley High District:Blue Valley Municipality: Stilwell Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 220 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 237 Percent change: -7.17 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Blue Valley West High District:Blue Valley Municipality: Overland Park Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 217 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 241 Percent change: -9.96 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Blue Valley North High District:Blue Valley Municipality: Overland Park Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 208 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 212 Percent change: -1.89Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Shawnee Mission South High District:Shawnee Mission Pub Sch Municipality: Shawnee Mission Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 175 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 217 Percent change: -19.35 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Shawnee Mission West High District:Shawnee Mission Pub Sch Municipality: Shawnee Mission Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 159 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 191 Percent change: -16.75Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Shawnee Mission North High District:Shawnee Mission Pub Sch Municipality: Shawnee Mission Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 158 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 172 Percent change: -8.14Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Blue Valley Southwest High School District:Blue Valley Municipality: Overland Park Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 150 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 167 Percent change: -10.18Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Spring Hill High School District:Spring Hill Municipality: Spring Hill Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 113 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 77 Percent change: 46.75Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Insight School Of Ks At Hilltop Ed Center District:Spring Hill Municipality: Olathe Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 26 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 21 Percent change: 23.81Title 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].