College Financial Aid Applications In Denver Area: Compare To CO

Denver CO

24 November, 2021

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DENVER, 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 Denver 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 Denver area are doing with FAFSA completion as of Nov. 19 for the 2020-21 cycle compared with the 2019-20 cycle. See more Denver 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: GIRLS ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL District: School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 5 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 9 Percent change: -44.44 Title 1 status: Not Title I schoolwide School: NOEL COMMUNITY ARTS SCHOOL District: School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 5 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: Percent change: Title 1 status: Title I schoolwide School: DENVER MONTESSORI JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 7 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: Percent change: Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: ABRAHAM LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 7 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 19 Percent change: -63.16 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: DENVER SCHOOL OF INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABLE DESIGN District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER 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: KUNSMILLER CREATIVE ARTS ACADEMY District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 9 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 5 Percent change: 80Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: MANUAL HIGH SCHOOL District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 14 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 16 Percent change: -12.5 Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: SHERIDAN HIGH SCHOOL District:Sheridan School District No. 2 Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 14 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 15 Percent change: -6.67Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: DENVER ONLINE HIGH SCHOOL District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 18 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 12 Percent change: 50Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: DCIS AT MONTBELLO District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 19 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 13 Percent change: 46.15Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. EARLY COLLEGE District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 21 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 31 Percent change: -32.26Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: BRUCE RANDOLPH SCHOOL District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 22 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 13 Percent change: 69.23Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: DSST: COLE HIGH SCHOOL District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 23 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 26 Percent change: -11.54Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: DENVER CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 24 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 11 Percent change: 118.18Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY ACADEMY District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 30 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 12 Percent change: 150Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: JOHN F KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 36 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 33 Percent change: 9.09Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: BEAR CREEK HIGH SCHOOL District:Jefferson County School District No. R-1 Municipality: LAKEWOOD Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 37 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 68 Percent change: -45.59Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: DSST: CONSERVATORY GREEN HIGH SCHOOL District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 40 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 64 Percent change: -37.5Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: DSST: BYERS HIGH SCHOOL District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 45 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 53 Percent change: -15.09Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: PRAIRIE VIEW HIGH SCHOOL District:School District 27J Municipality: HENDERSON Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 46 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 46 Percent change: 0Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: D'EVELYN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL District:Jefferson County School District No. R-1 Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 47 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 51 Percent change: -7.84Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide School: DSST: GREEN VALLEY RANCH HIGH SCHOOL District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 48 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 80 Percent change: -40Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: STRIVE PREP - SMART ACADEMY District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 51 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 47 Percent change: 8.51Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: KIPP NORTHEAST DENVER LEADERSHIP ACADEMY District:School District No. 1 in the county of Denver and State of C Municipality: DENVER Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 51 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 51 Percent change: 0Title 1 status:Title I schoolwide School: NORTHGLENN HIGH SCHOOL District:Adams 12 Five Star Schools Municipality: NORTHGLENN Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2021: 52 Total FAFSA completions as of Nov. 19, 2020: 72 Percent change: -27.78Title 1 status:Not Title I schoolwide Click here to see the numbers for more Denver 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].