College Financial Aid Applications In Tucson Area: Compare To AZ

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24 November, 2021

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TUCSON, AZ — Just as high school seniors are starting to apply for federal financial aid for college next year, nationwide figures that show applications are down about 3.1 percent compared with the same time last year. About 660,000 students completed the application as of Nov. 19 for the 2022-23 aid cycle, compared with 681,000 for the same time last year, according to an Associated Press analysis of data on the Free Application For Federal Student Aid. In Arizona, 12,811 FAFSA applications were completed as of Nov. 19 for the current cycle, compared with 13,697 completions at the same point last year. That is a 6.5 percent decrease. (See how Tucson area high schools compare below.) It's unclear whether the high school class of 2022 will reverse negative trends in FAFSA completions caused by the coronavirus pandemic, said Bill DeBaun, director of data and evaluation for the National College Attainment Network. "Many schools, and students, are re-adjusting to being back in person, and students who have lost 20 months of building 'college knowledge' about the process for applying to college are likely to be slow, or reluctant, to complete the FAFSA," DeBaun told Patch. "That said, there's still a lot of time left in this cycle for the class of 2022 to catch up to, and surpass, previous classes." College enrollment figures have slipped in recent years. Fall 2021 enrollment was down 3.2 percent from fall 2020 and down 6.5 percent from fall 2019, according to the NCAN. Last cycle, the decline of FAFSA completions was steeper among Title 1 high schools, meaning those where low-income students make up at least 40 percent of enrollment. However, the decline is steeper for non-Title 1 schools so far this cycle. So far Arizona is following the national trend. Completed applications dropped 5.1 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 7.6 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of Nov. 19. Here is how schools in the Tucson area are doing with FAFSA completion as of Nov. 19 for the 2020-21 cycle compared with the 2019-20 cycle. See more Tucson 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: Sky Islands District: Blue Adobe Project (89871) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 5 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 5 Percent change: 0 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Toltecali High School District: CPLC Community Schools dba Toltecalli High School (80032) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 5 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 6 Percent change: -16.67 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: Tucson International Academy District:Tucson International Academy Inc. (79979) Municipality: Tucson Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 5 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 9 Percent change: -44.44 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Santa Rita High School District:Tucson Unified District (4403) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 8 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: Percent change: Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: City High School District:CITY Center for Collaborative Learning (85448) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 9 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 12 Percent change: -25 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Presidio School District:Presidio School (4425) Municipality: Tucson Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 11 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 5 Percent change: 120Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Sonoran Science Academy - Tucson District:Daisy Education Corporation dba Sonoran Science Ac (79049) Municipality: Tucson Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 13 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 14 Percent change: -7.14 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Academy of Tucson High School District:Academy of Tucson Inc. (78897) Municipality: Tucson Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 14 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 5 Percent change: 180Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Catalina High School District:Tucson Unified District (4403) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 18 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 28 Percent change: -35.71Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Palo Verde High Magnet School District:Tucson Unified District (4403) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 21 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 13 Percent change: 61.54Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Alta Vista High School District:American Charter Schools Foundation d.b.a. Alta Vi (80995) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 26 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 8 Percent change: 225Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: BASIS Tucson North District:BASIS Charter Schools Inc. (91309) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 35 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 42 Percent change: -16.67Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Cholla High School District:Tucson Unified District (4403) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 42 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 78 Percent change: -46.15Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Andrada Polytechnic High School District:Vail Unified District (4413) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 45 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 33 Percent change: 36.36Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Rincon High School District:Tucson Unified District (4403) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 46 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 58 Percent change: -20.69Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Empire High School District:Vail Unified District (4413) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 53 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 87 Percent change: -39.08Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Sabino High School District:Tucson Unified District (4403) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 54 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 57 Percent change: -5.26Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Amphitheater High School District:Amphitheater Unified District (4406) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 58 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 35 Percent change: 65.71Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Sahuaro High School District:Tucson Unified District (4403) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 61 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 74 Percent change: -17.57Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Flowing Wells High School District:Flowing Wells Unified District (4405) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 69 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 92 Percent change: -25Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Tanque Verde High School District:Tanque Verde Unified District (4408) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 72 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 58 Percent change: 24.14Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Pueblo High School District:Tucson Unified District (4403) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 73 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 53 Percent change: 37.74Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Canyon Del Oro High School District:Amphitheater Unified District (4406) Municipality: ORO VALLEY Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 76 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 81 Percent change: -6.17Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Catalina Foothills High School District:Catalina Foothills Unified District (4410) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 83 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 156 Percent change: -46.79Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Desert View High School District:Sunnyside Unified District (4407) Municipality: TUCSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 93 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 100 Percent change: -7Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide Click here to see the numbers for more Tucson area high schools. The FAFSA deadline for the 2021-2022 academic year is June 30, 2022, while the 2022-23 deadline is June 30, 2023. 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].