FAFSA Completions Down In WA: How Seattle Area Schools Compare

Seattle WA

30 June, 2021

5:11 PM

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SEATTLE, WA — 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 Washington, 32,181 FAFSA applications were completed as of June 25, compared with 34,852 completions at the same point last year. That is a 7.7 percent decrease. (See how Seattle 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 Washington, completed applications dropped 15.1 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 3.0 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of June 25. Here is how schools in the Seattle area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more Seattle 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: Ballard High School District: Seattle Public Schools Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 371 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 360 Percent change: 3.06 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Roosevelt High School District: Seattle Public Schools Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 370 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 335 Percent change: 10.45 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Garfield High School District:Seattle Public Schools Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 339 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 322 Percent change: 5.28 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Franklin High School District:Seattle Public Schools Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 275 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 227 Percent change: 21.15 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Ingraham High School District:Seattle Public Schools Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 242 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 263 Percent change: -7.98 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: West Seattle High School District:Seattle Public Schools Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 204 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 182 Percent change: 12.09Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Nathan Hale High School District:Seattle Public Schools Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 199 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 181 Percent change: 9.94 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Shorewood High School District:Shoreline School District Municipality: Shoreline Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 195 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 228 Percent change: -14.47Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Cleveland High School Stem District:Seattle Public Schools Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 188 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 199 Percent change: -5.53Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Chief Sealth International High School District:Seattle Public Schools Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 145 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 152 Percent change: -4.61Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Rainier Beach High School District:Seattle Public Schools Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 128 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 113 Percent change: 13.27Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Raisbeck Aviation High School District:Highline School District Municipality: Tukwila Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 74 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 74 Percent change: 0Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Summit Public School: Sierra District:Summit Public School: Sierra Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 70 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 59 Percent change: 18.64Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Interagency Programs District:Seattle Public Schools Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 40 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 35 Percent change: 14.29Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: The Center School District:Seattle Public Schools Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 32 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 36 Percent change: -11.11Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Nova High School District:Seattle Public Schools Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 28 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 27 Percent change: 3.7Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Seattle World School District:Seattle Public Schools Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 16 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 18 Percent change: -11.11Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Talley High School District:Renton School District Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 10 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: Percent change: Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Middle College High School District:Seattle Public Schools Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 9 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 6 Percent change: 50Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Career Link District:Highline School District Municipality: Seattle Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 5 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: Percent change: Title 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].