IHSAA MEDIA ADVISORY
December 19, 2000
Contact: Jim Russell
317-846-6601
jrussell@ihsaa.org
FOOTBALL CLASSIFICATIONS SET FOR 2001, 2002 SEASONS
A total of 36 schools will play in a different classification for the 2001 and 2002 IHSAA football tournaments based on the enrollment ranking of the IHSAA member schools that play football.
The enrollment figures listed were based on the 2000-01 pupil enrollment data submitted by schools earlier this school year to the Indiana Department of Education and the IHSAA. For football classification, only males in grades 9 through 11 are counted in determining a school’s enrollment. Ben Davis, with 1,413 boys in grades 9 through 11, is the state’s largest school. Indiana School for the Deaf, with 53 boys in grades 9 through 11, is the smallest school that plays varsity football.
Of the 387 IHSAA member schools, 309 play football. There are 61 schools assigned to Class 5A, and 62 schools assigned to each of the other four classes. In breaking ties between schools of identical enrollment to determine classification, the school with the larger freshman class of boys was identified as the larger school.
The number of schools changing classes is the fewest in the last five re-classification cycles. A total of 38 schools changed during the last re-classification in 1998. The count included 40 schools in 1996, 48 in 1994 and 40 in 1992.
The school making the biggest jump in the enrollment ranking was Western Boone by moving up 45 spots from No. 232 to No. 187. The Stars remain in Class 2A, where they are the second-largest school.
The school making the largest drop was Hammond by moving down 57 spots from No. 66 to No. 123. The Wildcats did not change classes. They are the smallest school in Class 4A.
Sectional assignments within each football class are scheduled to be announced in mid-January.
SCHOOLS CHANGING CLASSIFICATION
Schools moving from 4A to 5A
Bloomington North
Evansville North
Goshen
Jennings County
Schools moving from 5A to 4A
Evansville Central
Floyd Central
Fort Wayne North Side
Fort Wayne South Side
Schools moving from 3A to 4A
Mount Vernon (Posey County)
Roncalli
Westfield
Whiteland
Zionsville
Schools moving from 4A to 3A
Franklin County
Gary Wirt
Hammond Clark
Hammond Gavit
Schools moving from 2A to 3A
Danville
Harding
Leo
Northwestern
Southmont
Tipton
Schools moving from 3A to 2A
Alexandria
Greencastle
Mississinewa
North Montgomery
Rochester
Schools moving from A to 2A
Clarksville
Eastern (Greentown)
Knightstown
Seeger
Schools moving from 2A to A
Fountain Central
Lake Station Edison
Madison-Grant
Taylor
IHSAA MEMBER SCHOOL FOOTBALL CLASSIFICATIONS
2001, 2002 Seasons
|
CLASS 5A |
||
|
Rank |
School |
Boys in Grades 9-11 |
|
1. |
Ben Davis |
1413 |
|
2. |
Carmel |
1271 |
|
3. |
North Central (Indianapolis) |
1237 |
|
4. |
Warren Central |
1177 |
|
5. |
Penn |
1085 |
|
6. |
Lake Central |
1030 |
|
7. |
Pike |
1028 |
|
8. |
Indianapolis Tech |
957 |
|
9. |
Portage |
948 |
|
10. |
Lawrence North |
895 |
|
11. |
Indianapolis Arlington |
861 |
|
12. |
Terre Haute North |
845 |
|
13. |
Valparaiso |
844 |
|
14. |
Fort Wayne Northrop |
830 |
|
15. |
Hamilton Southeastern |
820 |
|
16. |
Merrillville |
816 |
|
17. |
Lafayette Jefferson |
793 |
|
18. |
Huntington North |
790 |
|
19. |
Lawrence Central |
786 |
|
20. |
Center Grove |
768 |
|
21. |
Kokomo |
748 |
|
22. |
LaPorte |
748 |
|
23. |
Warsaw Community |
741 |
|
24. |
Michigan City |
729 |
|
25. |
New Albany |
726 |
|
26. |
Fort Wayne Snider |
721 |
|
27. |
Terre Haute South |
719 |
|
28. |
Crown Point |
716 |
|
29. |
Perry Meridian |
713 |
|
30. |
Homestead |
713 |
|
31. |
Elkhart Central |
708 |
|
32. |
Indianapolis Northwest |
707 |
|
33. |
Columbus North |
701 |
|
34. |
Richmond |
683 |
|
35. |
Bloomington South |
681 |
|
36. |
Chesterton |
676 |
|
37. |
Southport |
675 |
|
38. |
Jeffersonville |
650 |
|
39. |
Martinsville |
644 |
|
40. |
Mishawaka |
637 |
|
41. |
South Bend Riley |
637 |
|
42. |
Noblesville |
635 |
|
43. |
Indianapolis Manual |
629 |
|
44. |
Anderson |
625 |
|
45. |
Franklin Central |
625 |
|
46. |
Indianapolis Broad Ripple |
621 |
|
47. |
East Chicago Central |
616 |
|
48. |
Elkhart Memorial |
616 |
|
49. |
Bedford North Lawrence |
614 |
|
50. |
Marion |
608 |
|
51. |
Harrison (West Lafayette) |
597 |
|
52. |
Evansville North |
595 |
|
53. |
Evansville Harrison |
595 |
|
54. |
Anderson Highland |
592 |
|
55. |
Goshen |
581 |
|
56. |
Evansville Reitz |
579 |
|
57. |
Bloomington North |
566 |
|
58. |
Decatur Central |
563 |
|
59. |
Castle |
563 |
|
60. |
Jennings County |
559 |
|
61. |
Gary Wallace |
558 |
|
CLASS 4A |
||
|
Rank |
School |
Boys in Grades 9-11 |
|
62. |
McCutcheon |
557 |
|
63. |
Floyd Central |
553 |
|
64. |
Avon |
549 |
|
65. |
South Bend Adams |
546 |
|
66. |
East Central |
537 |
|
67. |
Concord |
534 |
|
68. |
Evansville Central |
532 |
|
69. |
Fort Wayne South Side |
527 |
|
70. |
Carroll (Fort Wayne) |
527 |
|
71. |
Brownsburg |
524 |
|
72. |
Fort Wayne North Side |
522 |
|
73. |
Gary West Side |
516 |
|
74. |
Columbus East |
515 |
|
75. |
Munster |
509 |
|
76. |
South Bend Clay |
497 |
|
77. |
Muncie Central |
486 |
|
78. |
Northview |
477 |
|
79. |
East Noble |
473 |
|
80. |
Plainfield |
464 |
|
81. |
Franklin Community |
463 |
|
82. |
South Bend Washington |
462 |
|
83. |
Logansport |
460 |
|
84. |
Seymour |
455 |
|
85. |
Columbia City |
452 |
|
86. |
Hobart |
444 |
|
87. |
DeKalb |
442 |
|
88. |
Mooresville |
442 |
|
89. |
Greenwood Community |
442 |
|
90. |
Connersville |
439 |
|
91. |
Wawasee |
437 |
|
92. |
Jay County |
436 |
|
93. |
Muncie Southside |
435 |
|
94. |
Highland |
434 |
|
95. |
Indianapolis Cathedral |
431 |
|
96. |
Shelbyville |
427 |
|
97. |
Pendleton Heights |
416 |
|
98. |
Kankakee Valley |
414 |
|
99. |
Fort Wayne Wayne |
412 |
|
100. |
Lowell |
412 |
|
101. |
Jasper |
411 |
|
102. |
Vincennes Lincoln |
410 |
|
103. |
New Castle |
406 |
|
104. |
Whiteland Community |
397 |
|
105. |
Madison Consolidated |
396 |
|
106. |
Zionsville Community |
394 |
|
107. |
Westfield |
391 |
|
108. |
Roncalli |
391 |
|
109. |
Gary Roosevelt |
390 |
|
110. |
South Dearborn |
389 |
|
111. |
Boonville |
388 |
|
112. |
Northridge |
381 |
|
113. |
Greenfield-Central |
381 |
|
114. |
Bellmont |
375 |
|
115. |
Owen Valley |
370 |
|
116. |
Griffith |
365 |
|
117. |
Delta |
364 |
|
118. |
Plymouth |
364 |
|
119. |
So Bend LaSalle |
362 |
|
120. |
Hammond Morton |
362 |
|
121. |
Mount Vernon (Posey Co.) |
362 |
|
122. |
Fort Wayne Dwenger |
361 |
|
123. |
Hammond |
360 |
|
CLASS 3A |
||
|
Rank |
School |
Boys in Grades 9-11 |
|
124. |
Lebanon |
354 |
|
125. |
Franklin County |
347 |
|
126. |
Angola |
346 |
|
127. |
Norwell |
344 |
|
128. |
Evansville Bosse |
337 |
|
129. |
Fort Wayne Elmhurst |
336 |
|
130. |
Frankfort |
335 |
|
131. |
Washington |
335 |
|
132. |
Twin Lakes |
335 |
|
133. |
Culver Military |
334 |
|
134. |
Mt. Vernon (Fortville) |
331 |
|
135. |
New Prairie |
326 |
|
136. |
New Palestine |
326 |
|
137. |
Evansville Memorial |
323 |
|
138. |
Hammond Clark |
321 |
|
139. |
Edgewood |
321 |
|
140. |
South Bend St. Joseph's |
317 |
|
141. |
Peru |
317 |
|
142. |
NorthWood |
316 |
|
143. |
Rushville |
314 |
|
144. |
New Haven |
313 |
|
145. |
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard |
311 |
|
146. |
North Harrison |
309 |
|
147. |
Andrean |
309 |
|
148. |
Gary Mann |
305 |
|
149. |
Brebeuf Jesuit |
303 |
|
150. |
Beech Grove |
296 |
|
151. |
Gary Wirt |
295 |
|
152. |
Fort Wayne Concordia |
294 |
|
153. |
Mishawaka Marian |
293 |
|
154. |
Brown County |
293 |
|
155. |
Hammond Gavit |
290 |
|
156. |
Corydon Central |
288 |
|
157. |
Crawfordsville |
287 |
|
158. |
Yorktown |
285 |
|
159. |
Blackford |
283 |
|
160. |
Maconaquah |
282 |
|
161. |
Heritage Hills |
280 |
|
162. |
Benton Central |
277 |
|
163. |
Western |
272 |
|
164. |
Hamilton Heights |
269 |
|
165. |
Sullivan |
267 |
|
166. |
Gibson Southern |
267 |
|
167. |
Calumet |
263 |
|
168. |
Princeton |
262 |
|
169. |
Lakeland |
261 |
|
170. |
Danville |
261 |
|
171. |
Pike Central |
259 |
|
172. |
Harding |
258 |
|
173. |
West Lafayette |
257 |
|
174. |
Greensburg |
251 |
|
175. |
Tippecanoe Valley |
249 |
|
176. |
Hammond Bishop Noll |
244 |
|
177. |
Leo |
243 |
|
178. |
Elwood Community |
243 |
|
179. |
Tipton |
242 |
|
180. |
Northwestern |
241 |
|
181. |
Whitko |
239 |
|
182. |
Southmont |
239 |
|
183. |
Batesville |
235 |
|
184. |
West Vigo |
234 |
|
185. |
West Noble |
233 |
|
CLASS 2A |
||
|
Rank |
School |
Boys in Grades 9-11 |
|
186. |
North Posey |
231 |
|
187. |
Western Boone |
231 |
|
188. |
Alexandria Monroe |
230 |
|
189. |
Heritage |
230 |
|
190. |
Providence |
229 |
|
191. |
Fort Wayne Bishop Luers |
228 |
|
192. |
Southridge |
227 |
|
193. |
Evansville Mater Dei |
227 |
|
194. |
North Putnam |
227 |
|
195. |
Greencastle |
226 |
|
196. |
Knox Community |
223 |
|
197. |
North Montgomery |
222 |
|
198. |
Charlestown |
222 |
|
199. |
Glenn |
222 |
|
200. |
Rochester |
220 |
|
201. |
Jimtown |
219 |
|
202. |
Brownstown Central |
219 |
|
203. |
Eastbrook |
213 |
|
204. |
Centerville |
210 |
|
205. |
Mississinewa |
209 |
|
206. |
Mitchell |
208 |
|
207. |
South Vermillion |
207 |
|
208. |
Prairie Heights |
205 |
|
209. |
Tell City |
204 |
|
210. |
Bluffton |
203 |
|
211. |
Winamac Community |
202 |
|
212. |
South Spencer |
201 |
|
213. |
Salem |
200 |
|
214. |
Woodlan |
199 |
|
215. |
Indian Creek |
199 |
|
216. |
Cass |
198 |
|
217. |
Speedway |
198 |
|
218. |
Paoli |
198 |
|
219. |
Wheeler |
197 |
|
220. |
Wabash |
197 |
|
221. |
Lawrenceburg |
196 |
|
222. |
North Judson |
196 |
|
223. |
Winchester Community |
196 |
|
224. |
Manchester |
193 |
|
225. |
North Newton |
193 |
|
226. |
Churubusco |
191 |
|
227. |
Garrett |
191 |
|
228. |
Cloverdale |
189 |
|
229. |
Bremen |
187 |
|
230. |
Seeger |
183 |
|
231. |
Eastside |
182 |
|
232. |
Union County |
182 |
|
233. |
Rensselaer Central |
180 |
|
234. |
Delphi Community |
179 |
|
235. |
Eastern (Greentown) |
177 |
|
236. |
North Knox |
177 |
|
237. |
Knightstown |
177 |
|
238. |
South Adams |
175 |
|
239. |
Triton Central |
175 |
|
240. |
Monrovia |
175 |
|
241. |
Clarksville |
175 |
|
242. |
Oak Hill |
174 |
|
243. |
Fairfield |
173 |
|
244. |
Tri-West Hendricks |
168 |
|
245. |
Central Noble |
165 |
|
246. |
North Miami |
164 |
|
247. |
Indianapolis Scecina |
164 |
|
CLASS A |
||
|
Rank |
School |
Boys in Grades 9-11 |
|
248. |
Taylor |
161 |
|
249. |
Covington |
159 |
|
250. |
Madison-Grant |
158 |
|
251. |
Frankton |
155 |
|
252. |
Fremont |
155 |
|
253. |
Cascade |
154 |
|
254. |
Fountain Central |
153 |
|
255. |
Northfield |
152 |
|
256. |
Clinton Central |
150 |
|
257. |
Clinton Prairie |
149 |
|
258. |
Hagerstown |
147 |
|
259. |
Linton-Stockton |
147 |
|
260. |
Shenandoah |
145 |
|
261. |
North Decatur |
144 |
|
262. |
Cambridge City Lincoln |
144 |
|
263. |
South Putnam |
143 |
|
264. |
Northeastern |
142 |
|
265. |
Park Tudor |
142 |
|
266. |
Southwood |
142 |
|
267. |
South Newton |
141 |
|
268. |
Perry Central |
141 |
|
269. |
Pioneer |
139 |
|
270. |
Lake Station Edison |
139 |
|
271. |
Sheridan |
136 |
|
272. |
Tri-Central |
135 |
|
273. |
North Central (Farmersburg) |
135 |
|
274. |
Milan |
134 |
|
275. |
Eastern Hancock |
134 |
|
276. |
Adams Central |
131 |
|
277. |
West Washington |
131 |
|
278. |
Culver Community |
130 |
|
279. |
Riverton Parke |
129 |
|
280. |
Carroll (Flora) |
129 |
|
281. |
Indianapolis Cardinal Ritter |
129 |
|
282. |
LaVille |
129 |
|
283. |
Triton |
128 |
|
284. |
River Forest |
122 |
|
285. |
Edinburgh |
122 |
|
286. |
North Daviess |
121 |
|
287. |
Wes-Del |
118 |
|
288. |
Tri |
118 |
|
289. |
West Central |
117 |
|
290. |
Springs Valley |
116 |
|
291. |
Oakland City Wood Memorial |
116 |
|
292. |
Union City |
115 |
|
293. |
Frontier |
113 |
|
294. |
South Decatur |
113 |
|
295. |
Tri-County |
112 |
|
296. |
Southern Wells |
112 |
|
297. |
Rockville |
111 |
|
298. |
South Central (Union Mills) |
111 |
|
299. |
North White |
105 |
|
300. |
Tecumseh |
104 |
|
301. |
North Vermillion |
104 |
|
302. |
Lapel |
101 |
|
303. |
Whiting |
101 |
|
304. |
Caston |
97 |
|
305. |
Attica |
93 |
|
306. |
Turkey Run |
80 |
|
307. |
Lafayette Central Catholic |
75 |
|
308. |
Union (Dugger) |
57 |
|
309. |
Indiana School for the Deaf |
53 |
A numerical chart of all IHSAA member schools listing full enrollments (grades 9-12) is available at:
www.ihsaa.org/Announcements/1999-00/0001Enrollment.htm