College Financial Aid Applications In Buffalo Area: Compare To NY

Buffalo NY

30 June, 2021

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BUFFALO, NY — 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 New York, 109,046 FAFSA applications were completed as of June 25, compared with 113,678 completions at the same point last year. That is a 4.1 percent decrease. (See how Buffalo 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 New York, completed applications dropped 6.9 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 1.4 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of June 25. Here is how schools in the Buffalo area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more Buffalo 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: Kenmore West Senior High School District: Kenmore-Tonawanda Union Free School District Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 189 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 169 Percent change: 11.83 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Hutchinson Central Technical High School District: Buffalo City School District Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 153 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 176 Percent change: -13.07 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: City Honors School District:Buffalo City School District Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 105 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 133 Percent change: -21.05 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Charter School For Applied Technologies District:Charter School For Applied Technologies Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 77 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 93 Percent change: -17.2 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Frederick Olmsted #156 District:Buffalo City School District Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 73 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 83 Percent change: -12.05 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Leonardo Da Vinci High School District:Buffalo City School District Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 73 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 75 Percent change: -2.67Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Mckinley Vocational High School District:Buffalo City School District Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 70 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 118 Percent change: -40.68 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Buffalo Academy For The Visual & Performing Arts District:Buffalo City School District Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 57 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 61 Percent change: -6.56Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Buffalo Academy Of Science Charter School District:Buffalo Academy Of Science Charter School Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 56 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 52 Percent change: 7.69Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Middle Early College High School District:Buffalo City School District Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 48 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 25 Percent change: 92Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: International Preparatory School (The) District:Buffalo City School District Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 41 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 41 Percent change: 0Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Emerson School Of Hospitality District:Buffalo City School District Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 40 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 51 Percent change: -21.57Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Tapestry Charter School District:Tapestry Charter School Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 39 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 43 Percent change: -9.3Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: South Park High School District:Buffalo City School District Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 39 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 56 Percent change: -30.36Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Lackawanna High School District:Lackawanna City School District Municipality: Lackawanna Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 35 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 42 Percent change: -16.67Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Health Sciences Charter School District:Health Sciences Charter School Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 32 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 21 Percent change: 52.38Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Lafayette International School District:Buffalo City School District Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 32 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 50 Percent change: -36Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Global Concepts Charter School District:Global Concepts Charter School Municipality: Lackawanna Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 29 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 32 Percent change: -9.38Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Burgard High School District:Buffalo City School District Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 25 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 31 Percent change: -19.35Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Western New York Maritime Charter School District:Western New York Maritime Charter School Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 24 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 21 Percent change: 14.29Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: East High School District:Buffalo City School District Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 19 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 20 Percent change: -5Title 1 status:NA School: East Community School District:Buffalo City School District Municipality: Buffalo Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 18 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 14 Percent change: 28.57Title 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].