Salt Lake City Area Completion Rates For College Aid Applications

Salt Lake City UT

24 November, 2021

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SALT LAKE CITY, UT — 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 Utah, 5,677 FAFSA applications were completed as of Nov. 19 for the current cycle, compared with 5,430 completions at the same point last year. That is a 4.6 percent increase. (See how Salt Lake City 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 Utah is following the national trend. Completed applications increased 9.3 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 4.5 percent increase for non-Title 1 school applications as of Nov. 19. Here is how schools in the Salt Lake City area are doing with FAFSA completion as of Nov. 19 for the 2020-21 cycle compared with the 2019-20 cycle. See more Salt Lake City 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: East Hollywood High District: East Hollywood High Municipality: WEST VALLEY CITY Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 6 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 7 Percent change: -14.29 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Mana Academy Charter School District: Mana Academy Charter School Municipality: WEST VALLEY CITY Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 7 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 5 Percent change: 40 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts District:Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts Municipality: SALT LAKE CITY Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 12 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: Percent change: Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated School District:American Preparatory Academy - LEA Municipality: WEST VALLEY CITY Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 17 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 16 Percent change: 6.25 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Morgan High District:Morgan District Municipality: MORGAN Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 25 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 25 Percent change: 0 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Salt Lake Center for Science Education District:Salt Lake Center for Science Education Municipality: SALT LAKE CITY Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 25 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 23 Percent change: 8.7Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Granger High District:Granite District Municipality: WEST VALLEY CITY Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 45 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 63 Percent change: -28.57 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: East High District:Salt Lake District Municipality: SALT LAKE CITY Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 59 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 68 Percent change: -13.24Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Hunter High District:Granite District Municipality: WEST VALLEY CITY Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 66 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 76 Percent change: -13.16Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Highland High District:Salt Lake District Municipality: SALT LAKE CITY Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 67 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 65 Percent change: 3.08Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Cyprus High District:Granite District Municipality: MAGNA Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 75 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 72 Percent change: 4.17Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: West High District:Salt Lake District Municipality: SALT LAKE CITY Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 101 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 96 Percent change: 5.21Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Skyline High District:Granite District Municipality: SALT LAKE CITY Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 118 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 133 Percent change: -11.28Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide 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].