College Financial Aid Applications in the Hollywood Area: Compare with CA

HOLLYWOOD, CA Federal college financial aid applications are significantly lower this year, which could mean fewer freshmen when classes begin this fall.

Prospective students can complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to qualify for subsidized student loans and other forms of assistance. FAFSA claims have declined 5.8% nationally this year compared to the same period last year. About 1.72 million students have completed the application as of June 25, up from 1.83 million in 2020, according to Associated Press analysis of FAFSA data.

In February of this year, FAFSA requests were down 10% from last year. But the completion rate increased in the spring, when schools were able to hold more FAFSA school aid events that were canceled last year due to the pandemic.

A drop in the FAFSA’s completion rate could be the harbinger of a drop in enrollment in the fall. The class of 2020 had 3.7% fewer FAFSA requests than the class of 2019; post-secondary enrollment fell 6.8 percent between the class of 2020 and 2019, according to the National College Attainment Network.

In California, 242,866 FAFSA requests had been processed as of June 25, up from 265,252 at the same time last year. That’s an 8.4 percent drop. (See how high schools in the Hollywood area stack up below.)

The decline is most pronounced among Title 1 high schools, meaning those where low-income students account for at least 40 percent of enrollment. The Title 1 high school completion rate fell 8.83%, compared to a drop of 3.86 for schools not enrolled in Title 1.

In California, completed applications fell 12.5% ​​at Title 1 schools, compared with a 4.6% drop for applications from non-Title 1 schools on June 25.

Here’s how schools in the Hollywood area are doing with the FAFSA’s June 25 completion. See more Hollywood area high schools here. Note: Percentage changes may be affected by a relatively small difference in completions, especially for smaller schools. FAFSA data only counts students who are not older than 19.

School: John Marshall High School
District: Unified Los Angeles
Municipality: Angels

• Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 433
• Total number of FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 412
• Percentage of change: 5.1
• Title 1 status: Title I at school level

School: Hollywood Upper High School
District: Unified Los Angeles
Municipality: Angels

• Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 211
• Total number of FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 245
• Percentage of change: -13.88
• Title 1 status: Title I at school level

School: Rod Academy at Bernstein High School
District:Unified Los Angeles
Municipality: Hollywood

• Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 102
• Total number of FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 98
• Percentage of change: 4.08
• Title 1 status:Title I at school level

School: Helen bernstein
District:Unified Los Angeles
Municipality: Hollywood

• Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 73
• Total number of FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 68
• Percentage of change: 7.35
• Title 1 status:Title I at school level

School: Apex Academy
District:Apex Academy District
Municipality: Angels

• Total FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2021: 34
• Total number of FAFSA completions as of June 25, 2020: 34
• Percentage of change: 0
• Title 1 status:Title I at school level

The FAFSA application for the 2020-21 academic year ends June 30 at 11:59 p.m. CT, according to the US Department of Education. Many states and colleges set their own deadlines for assistance applications. There has been a push in recent years for students to complete 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 figures do not include students over 19. Information is not available for all schools. Schools with less than five completions are omitted from the data. Please report any errors or other comments to [email protected].