College Financial Aid Applications In Colorado Springs Area: Compare To CO

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24 November, 2021

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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — 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 Colorado, 11,480 FAFSA applications were completed as of Nov. 19 for the current cycle, compared with 11,926 completions at the same point last year. That is a 3.7 percent decrease. (See how Colorado Springs 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 Colorado is following the national trend. Completed applications increased 6.7 percent from Title 1 schools, compared with a 4.8 percent drop for non-Title 1 school applications as of Nov. 19. Here is how schools in the Colorado Springs area are doing with FAFSA completion as of Nov. 19 for the 2020-21 cycle compared with the 2019-20 cycle. See more Colorado Springs 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: SPRINGS STUDIO FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE District: El Paso County Colorado School District 49 Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 5 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 7 Percent change: -28.57 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: SIERRA HIGH SCHOOL District: Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 6 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 6 Percent change: 0 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: PIKES PEAK PREP District:State Charter School Institute Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS 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:NA School: BANNING LEWIS RANCH ACADEMY District:El Paso County Colorado School District 49 Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 8 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 8 Percent change: 0 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: CIVA CHARTER ACADEMY District:Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 9 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: Percent change: Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: PEYTON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL District:Peyton School District No. 23 in the county of El Paso and Municipality: PEYTON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 10 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 12 Percent change: -16.67Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: THE VANGUARD SCHOOL (HIGH) District:Cheyenne Mountain School District No. 12 in the county of E Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 11 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 17 Percent change: -35.29 Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: TCA COLLEGE PATHWAYS District:Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 16 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 27 Percent change: -40.74Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: THOMAS MACLAREN STATE CHARTER SCHOOL District:State Charter School Institute Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 17 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 25 Percent change: -32Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: COLORADO SPRINGS EARLY COLLEGES District:State Charter School Institute Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 19 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 20 Percent change: -5Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: MANITOU SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL District:Manitou Springs School District No. 14 in the county of El Municipality: MANITOU SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 20 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 23 Percent change: -13.04Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: FALCON HIGH SCHOOL District:El Paso County Colorado School District 49 Municipality: PEYTON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 20 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 31 Percent change: -35.48Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: ATLAS PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL District:Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 23 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 19 Percent change: 21.05Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: WIDEFIELD HIGH SCHOOL District:School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 24 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 39 Percent change: -38.46Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: SAND CREEK HIGH SCHOOL District:El Paso County Colorado School District 49 Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 26 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 17 Percent change: 52.94Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: MESA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL District:School District No. 3 in the county of El Paso and State of Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 32 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 45 Percent change: -28.89Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: MITCHELL HIGH SCHOOL District:Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 34 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 17 Percent change: 100Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: JAMES IRWIN CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL District:Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 37 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 17 Percent change: 117.65Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: VISTA RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL District:El Paso County Colorado School District 49 Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 37 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 54 Percent change: -31.48Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: THE CLASSICAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL District:Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 48 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 63 Percent change: -23.81Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL District:Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 52 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 45 Percent change: 15.56Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: PALMER HIGH SCHOOL District:Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 54 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 66 Percent change: -18.18Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL District:Academy School District No. 20 in the county of El Paso an Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 55 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 65 Percent change: -15.38Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL District:Harrison School District No. 2 in the county of El Paso an Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 63 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 26 Percent change: 142.31Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: DOHERTY HIGH SCHOOL District:Colorado Springs School District No. 11 in the county of E Municipality: COLORADO SPRINGS Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 66 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 91 Percent change: -27.47Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide Click here to see the numbers for more Colorado Springs 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].