TOPEKA – The Kansas State High School Activities Association has released school classifications for the 2019-20 school year. Among the changes locally, Hill City will move from Class 1A to 2A. Ness City and Oberlin-Decatur Community both drop from 2A to 1A.

The new classifications take effect immediately for all activities except football.

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School classification changes with enrollment ranges are as follows: [Last year’s (2018-2019) classification is shown in parenthesis.]

Class       Number of Schools                   Range                    Schools Changing Class

  6A                               36                                  2431 – 1312                Wichita Heights (5A)
5A                               36                                  1305 – 710                   Leavenworth (6A)

4A                               36                                   661-312                       Clay Center Community (3A)
Girard (3A)
Holton (3A)

3A                                64                                   305-172                     Effingham-ACCHS (2A)
Garnett-Anderson County (4A)
Humboldt (2A)
Lakin (2A)
Osawatomie (4A)
Wichita-Trinity Academy (4A)

2A                                 64                                   171 – 109                   Belle Plaine (3A)
Cottonwood Falls-Chase County (1A)
Erie (3A)
Hill City (1A)
Moundridge (1A)
Sedan (1A)
Spearville (1A)
Wathena-Riverside (3A)

1A                                    117                                 108 – 14                  Goessel (2A)
Meade (2A)
Ness City (2A)
Oberlin-Decatur Community (2A)
Oswego (2A)