Jacksonville Area Completion Rates For College Aid Applications

Jacksonville FL

30 June, 2021

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JACKSONVILLE, FL — 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 Florida, 82,531 FAFSA applications were completed as of June 25, compared with 86,620 completions at the same point last year. That is a 4.7 percent decrease. (See how Jacksonville 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 Florida, completed applications dropped 5.8 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 1.8 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of June 25. Here is how schools in the Jacksonville area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25. See more Jacksonville 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: Allen D Nease Senior High School District: St. Johns Municipality: Ponte Vedra Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 357 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 363 Percent change: -1.65 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Mandarin High School District: Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 299 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 270 Percent change: 10.74 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: Stanton College Preparatory District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 266 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 271 Percent change: -1.85 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Sandalwood High School District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 262 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 246 Percent change: 6.5 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Ponte Vedra High School District:St. Johns Municipality: Ponte Vedra Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 253 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 240 Percent change: 5.42 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Atlantic Coast High School District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 242 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 224 Percent change: 8.04Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Duncan U. Fletcher High School District:Duval Municipality: Neptune Beach Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 200 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 221 Percent change: -9.5 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Paxon School/Advanced Studies District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 183 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 248 Percent change: -26.21Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Douglas Anderson School Of The Arts District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 176 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 213 Percent change: -17.37Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Robert E. Lee High School District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 155 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 112 Percent change: 38.39Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: First Coast High School District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 149 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 175 Percent change: -14.86Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Fernandina Beach High School District:Nassau Municipality: Fernandina Beach Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 119 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 86 Percent change: 38.37Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Englewood High School District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 116 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 127 Percent change: -8.66Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Orange Park High School District:Clay Municipality: Orange Park Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 111 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 113 Percent change: -1.77Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Terry Parker High School District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 111 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 147 Percent change: -24.49Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Jean Ribault High School District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 89 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 103 Percent change: -13.59Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Edward H. White High School District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 85 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 93 Percent change: -8.6Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: William M. Raines High School District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 77 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 91 Percent change: -15.38Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Frank H. Peterson Academies District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 75 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 107 Percent change: -29.91Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Samuel W. Wolfson High School District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 60 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 62 Percent change: -3.23Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Andrew Jackson High School District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 57 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 25 Percent change: 128Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Westside High School District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 57 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 81 Percent change: -29.63Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: River City Science Academy District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 57 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 57 Percent change: 0Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Baldwin Middle-Senior High School District:Duval Municipality: Baldwin Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 54 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 63 Percent change: -14.29Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Darnell Cookman Middle/High School District:Duval Municipality: Jacksonville Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 49 Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 45 Percent change: 8.89Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide Click here to see the numbers for more Jacksonville area high schools. 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].