FAFSA Completions Down In LA: How New Orleans Area Schools Compare

New Orleans LA

30 June, 2021

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NEW ORLEANS, 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 New Orleans 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 New Orleans area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more New Orleans 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: Benjamin Franklin High School District: Benjamin Franklin High School Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 230 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 224 Percent change: 2.68 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Edna Karr High School District: Edna Karr High School Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 197 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 240 Percent change: -17.92 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: Lusher Charter School District:Lusher Charter School Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 147 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 140 Percent change: 5 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Warren Easton Senior High School District:Orleans Parish Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 136 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 211 Percent change: -35.55 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Eleanor Mcmain Secondary School District:Eleanor Mcmain Secondary School Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 132 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 151 Percent change: -12.58 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Mcdonogh #35 College Preparatory School District:Orleans Parish Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 96 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 72 Percent change: 33.33Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Kipp Booker T Washington District:Kipp Booker T Washington Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 81 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 78 Percent change: 3.85 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Sophie B. Wright Institute Of Academic Excellence District:Sophie B. Wright Institute Of Academic Excellence Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 80 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 62 Percent change: 29.03Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Livingston Collegiate Academy District:Livingston Collegiate Academy Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 78 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 113 Percent change: -30.97Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy District:New Orleans Military & Maritime Academy Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 75 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 100 Percent change: -25Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: John F. Kennedy High School District:John F. Kennedy High School Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 67 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 68 Percent change: -1.47Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: New Orleans Charter Science And Mathematics Hs District:New Orleans Charter Science And Mathematics Hs Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 64 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 58 Percent change: 10.34Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: New Orleans Center For Creative Arts District:New Orleans Center For Creative Arts Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 57 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 47 Percent change: 21.28Title 1 status:NA School: Morris Jeff Community School District:Morris Jeff Community School Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 43 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: Percent change: Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Einstein Charter High School At Sarah Towles Reed District:Einstein Charter High School At Sarah Towles Reed Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 43 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 35 Percent change: 22.86Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: International High School Of New Orleans District:Voices For International Business & Education Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 41 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 57 Percent change: -28.07Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Lord Beaconsfield Landry-Oliver Perry Walker High District:Lord Beaconsfield Landry-Oliver Perry Walker High Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 35 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 143 Percent change: -75.52Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: The Net Charter High School District:The Net Charter High School Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 7 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 13 Percent change: -46.15Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: The Net 2 Charter High School District:The Net 2 Charter High School Municipality: New Orleans Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 7 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 9 Percent change: -22.22Title 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].