2021 College Aid: How Milwaukee Area Compares In Application Rates

Milwaukee WI

24 November, 2021

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MILWAUKEE, WI — 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 Wisconsin, 10,929 FAFSA applications were completed as of Nov. 19 for the current cycle, compared with 10,999 completions at the same point last year. That is a 0.6 percent decrease. (See how Milwaukee 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 Wisconsin is following the national trend. Completed applications increased 1.6 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 1.3 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of Nov. 19. Here is how schools in the Milwaukee area are doing with FAFSA completion as of Nov. 19 for the 2020-21 cycle compared with the 2019-20 cycle. See more Milwaukee 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: MacDowell Montessori School K3-12 District: Milwaukee School District Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 5 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 10 Percent change: -50 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: Pulaski High District: Milwaukee School District Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 8 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 12 Percent change: -33.33 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: Audubon Technology and Communication High District:Milwaukee School District Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 8 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 17 Percent change: -52.94 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Vincent High District:Milwaukee School District Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 8 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 14 Percent change: -42.86 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Milwaukee Academy of Science District:Milwaukee Academy of Science Agency Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 8 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 5 Percent change: 60 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Bay View High District:Milwaukee School District Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 10 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: Percent change: Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: South Division High District:Milwaukee School District Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 11 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 11 Percent change: 0 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Marshall High District:Milwaukee School District Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 11 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 18 Percent change: -38.89Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Bradley Technology High District:Milwaukee School District Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 12 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 17 Percent change: -29.41Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Veritas High District:Seeds of Health Inc Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 13 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 7 Percent change: 85.71Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: James Madison Academic Campus District:Milwaukee School District Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 16 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 5 Percent change: 220Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Hamilton High District:Milwaukee School District Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 21 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 22 Percent change: -4.55Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Brown Deer Middle/High District:Brown Deer School District Municipality: Brown Deer Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 21 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 27 Percent change: -22.22Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: HAPA-Hmong American Peace Academy K3-12 District:Milwaukee School District Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 25 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 31 Percent change: -19.35Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Central High District:West Allis-West Milwaukee School District Municipality: West Allis Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 25 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 40 Percent change: -37.5Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest Campus District:Milwaukee School District Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 31 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 31 Percent change: 0Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Milwaukee School of Languages District:Milwaukee School District Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 35 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 35 Percent change: 0Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Nathan Hale High District:West Allis-West Milwaukee School District Municipality: West Allis Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 41 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 44 Percent change: -6.82Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Whitnall High District:Whitnall School District Municipality: Greenfield Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 52 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 44 Percent change: 18.18Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Shorewood High District:Shorewood School District Municipality: Shorewood Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 53 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 55 Percent change: -3.64Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Riverside High District:Milwaukee School District Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 54 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 52 Percent change: 3.85Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Greenfield High District:Greenfield School District Municipality: Greenfield Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 55 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 53 Percent change: 3.77Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Meir School District:Milwaukee School District Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 56 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 36 Percent change: 55.56Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: West High District:Wauwatosa School District Municipality: Wauwatosa Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 58 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 53 Percent change: 9.43Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Milwaukee High School of the Arts District:Milwaukee School District Municipality: Milwaukee Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 68 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 42 Percent change: 61.9Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide Click here to see the numbers for more Milwaukee 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].