Birmingham Area Completion Rates For College Aid Applications

Birmingham AL

24 November, 2021

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BIRMINGHAM, AL — 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 Alabama, 8,551 FAFSA applications were completed as of Nov. 19 for the current cycle, compared with 7,647 completions at the same point last year. That is an 11.8 percent increase. (See how Birmingham 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 Alabama is following the national trend. Completed applications increased 16.6 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 9.4 percent increase for non-Title 1 school applications as of Nov. 19. Here is how schools in the Birmingham area are doing with FAFSA completion as of Nov. 19 for the 2020-21 cycle compared with the 2019-20 cycle. See more Birmingham 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: Tarrant High School District: Tarrant City Municipality: Tarrant Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 6 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 12 Percent change: -50 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: Woodlawn High SchoolMagnet District: Birmingham City Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 8 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 9 Percent change: -11.11 Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: Midfield High School District:Midfield City Municipality: Midfield Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 11 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 6 Percent change: 83.33 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: JacksonOlin High School District:Birmingham City Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 14 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 27 Percent change: -48.15 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Wenonah High School District:Birmingham City Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 14 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 14 Percent change: 0 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Fairfield High Preparatory School District:Fairfield City Municipality: Fairfield Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 15 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 12 Percent change: 25Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Fultondale High School District:Jefferson County Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 16 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 16 Percent change: 0 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Bessemer City High School District:Bessemer City Municipality: Bessemer Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 19 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 11 Percent change: 72.73Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: George Washington Carver High School District:Birmingham City Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 19 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 20 Percent change: -5Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Parker High School District:Birmingham City Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 20 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 34 Percent change: -41.18Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Center Point High School District:Jefferson County Municipality: Center Point Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 21 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 15 Percent change: 40Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Pleasant Grove High School District:Jefferson County Municipality: Pleasant Grove Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 27 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 26 Percent change: 3.85Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Leeds High School District:Leeds City Municipality: Leeds Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 29 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 24 Percent change: 20.83Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Mountain Brook High School District:Mountain Brook City Municipality: Mountain Brook Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 38 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 51 Percent change: -25.49Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Minor High School District:Jefferson County Municipality: Adamsville Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 39 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 32 Percent change: 21.88Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Shades Valley High School District:Jefferson County Municipality: Irondale Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 42 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 44 Percent change: -4.55Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Huffman High SchoolMagnet District:Birmingham City Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 48 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 48 Percent change: 0Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Homewood High School District:Homewood City Municipality: Homewood Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 57 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 81 Percent change: -29.63Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Oak Mountain High School District:Shelby County Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 74 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 89 Percent change: -16.85Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: Ramsay High School District:Birmingham City Municipality: Birmingham Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 96 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 109 Percent change: -11.93Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: Spain Park High School District:Hoover City Municipality: Hoover Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 113 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 83 Percent change: 36.14Title 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].