FAFSA Completions Down In LA: How Baton Rouge Area Schools Compare

Baton Rouge LA

30 June, 2021

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BATON ROUGE, LA — 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 Louisiana, 27,306 FAFSA applications were completed as of June 25, compared with 28,233 completions at the same point last year. That is a 3.3 percent decrease. (See how Baton Rouge 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 Louisiana, completed applications dropped 4.5 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 0.8 percent increase for non-Title 1 school applications as of June 25. Here is how schools in the Baton Rouge area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more Baton Rouge 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: Baton Rouge Magnet High School District: East Baton Rouge Parish Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 295 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 326 Percent change: -9.51 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: Central High School District: Central Community School District Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 234 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 203 Percent change: 15.27 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: University View Academy Inc. (Frm La Connections) District:University View Academy Inc. (Frm La Connections) Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 209 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 174 Percent change: 20.11 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Scotlandville Magnet High School District:East Baton Rouge Parish Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 164 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 176 Percent change: -6.82 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Mckinley Senior High School District:East Baton Rouge Parish Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 150 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 176 Percent change: -14.77 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Broadmoor Senior High School District:East Baton Rouge Parish Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 126 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 122 Percent change: 3.28Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Madison Preparatory Academy District:Community School For Apprenticeship Learning Inc. Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 104 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 86 Percent change: 20.93 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Lsu Laboratory School District:Lsu Laboratory School Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 101 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 96 Percent change: 5.21Title 1 status:NA School: Tara High School District:East Baton Rouge Parish Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 85 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 61 Percent change: 39.34Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Belaire High School District:East Baton Rouge Parish Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 68 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 77 Percent change: -11.69Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Glen Oaks Senior High School District:East Baton Rouge Parish Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 57 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 59 Percent change: -3.39Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Capitol High School District:Capitol High School Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 41 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 63 Percent change: -34.92Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Southern University Lab School District:Southern University Lab School Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 32 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 36 Percent change: -11.11Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Thrive Academy District:Thrive Academy Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 18 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 12 Percent change: 50Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Southern University Laboratory Virtual School District:Southern University Lab School Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 7 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 5 Percent change: 40Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Arlington Preparatory Academy District:East Baton Rouge Parish Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 6 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: Percent change: Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Louisiana School For The Deaf District:La Schools For The Deaf And Visually Impaired Municipality: Baton Rouge Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 5 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 6 Percent change: -16.67Title 1 status: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].