College Financial Aid Applications In Long Island Area: Compare To NY

Long Island NY

24 November, 2021

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LONG ISLAND, NY — 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 New York, 33,878 FAFSA applications were completed as of Nov. 19 for the current cycle, compared with 38,525 completions at the same point last year. That is a 12.1 percent decrease. (See how Long Island 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 New York is not following the national trend. Completed applications dropped 17.5 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 9.2 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of Nov. 19. Here is how schools in the Long Island area are doing with FAFSA completion as of Nov. 19 for the 2020-21 cycle compared with the 2019-20 cycle. See more Long Island 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: GREENPORT HIGH SCHOOL District: GREENPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: GREENPORT Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 6 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 9 Percent change: -33.33 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: WYANDANCH MEMORIAL HIGH SCHOOL District: WYANDANCH UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: WYANDANCH 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: WESTBURY HIGH SCHOOL District:WESTBURY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: OLD WESTBURY Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 17 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 24 Percent change: -29.17 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: LAWRENCE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL District:LAWRENCE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: CEDARHURST Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 20 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 42 Percent change: -52.38 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: NORTHAMPTON HIGH District:NORTHAMPTON CO PBLC SCHS Municipality: Eastville Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 20 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 22 Percent change: -9.09 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL District:ROOSEVELT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: ROOSEVELT Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 22 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 30 Percent change: -26.67Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: MATTITUCK JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL District:MATTITUCK-CUTCHOGUE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: MATTITUCK Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 22 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 32 Percent change: -31.25 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: MALVERNE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL District:MALVERNE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: MALVERNE Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 25 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 37 Percent change: -32.43Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: WEST HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL District:WEST HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: WEST HEMPSTEAD Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 28 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 35 Percent change: -20Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: HEMPSTEAD HIGH SCHOOL District:HEMPSTEAD UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: HEMPSTEAD Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 29 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 24 Percent change: 20.83Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: CARLE PLACE MIDDLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL District:CARLE PLACE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: CARLE PLACE Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 31 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 32 Percent change: -3.12Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: EAST ROCKAWAY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL District:EAST ROCKAWAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: EAST ROCKAWAY Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 32 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 21 Percent change: 52.38Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL District:ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL Municipality: HEMPSTEAD Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 36 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 40 Percent change: -10Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: EARL L VANDERMEULEN HIGH SCHOOL District:PORT JEFFERSON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: PORT JEFFERSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 36 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 41 Percent change: -12.2Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER HIGH SCHOOL District:SHOREHAM-WADING RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: SHOREHAM Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 36 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 61 Percent change: -40.98Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: HAMPTON BAYS HIGH SCHOOL District:HAMPTON BAYS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: HAMPTON BAYS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 37 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 21 Percent change: 76.19Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: RIVERHEAD SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL District:RIVERHEAD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: RIVERHEAD Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 39 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 57 Percent change: -31.58Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: CENTER MORICHES HIGH SCHOOL District:CENTER MORICHES UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: CENTER MORICHES Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 39 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 25 Percent change: 56Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL District:FREEPORT UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: FREEPORT Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 40 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 56 Percent change: -28.57Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: LOCUST VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL District:LOCUST VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: LOCUST VALLEY Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 40 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 41 Percent change: -2.44Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: GLEN COVE HIGH SCHOOL District:GLEN COVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: GLEN COVE Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 42 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 37 Percent change: 13.51Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: MANHASSET SECONDARY SCHOOL District:MANHASSET UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: MANHASSET Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 44 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 67 Percent change: -34.33Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: EAST HAMPTON HIGH SCHOOL District:EAST HAMPTON UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: EAST HAMPTON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 47 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 53 Percent change: -11.32Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: ISLIP HIGH SCHOOL District:ISLIP UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: ISLIP Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 50 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 53 Percent change: -5.66Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: MINEOLA HIGH SCHOOL District:MINEOLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Municipality: GARDEN CITY PARK Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 51 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 56 Percent change: -8.93Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide Click here to see the numbers for more Long Island 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].