The Kansas State High School Activities Association released the new classifications for the 2017 – 2018 school year and the football classifications for the 2018 and 2019 seasons Tuesday.
Click here for a complete list of classifications
There are very few area schools that will change classifications for this year.
Colby, Goodland and Scott Community all drop from 4A to 3A. La Crosse moved up to 2A from 1A.
Classes 4 and 1A will again be divided into two divisions in select activities.
The classifications are based on student enrollment for grades ninth through twelfth.
The changes take effect immediately and are for all activities except football.
| Class | Number of Schools | Range | Schools Changing Class
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| 6A | 32 | 2404 – 1369 | Kansas City-JC Harmon (5A) |
| 5A | 32 | 1363 – 810 | Kansas City-Wyandotte (6A)
Maize South (4A) Olathe West (New) |
| 4A | 64 | 791 – 265 | Arkansas City (5A)
Galena (3A) Hugoton (3A) Kansas City-Sumner Academy (5A) Marysville (3A) |
| 3A | 64 | 260 – 156 | Colby (4A)
Goodland (4A) Haven (4A) McLouth (2A) Scott Community (4A) |
| 2A | 64 | 156 – 92 | Burlingame (1A)
Goessel (1A) Jetmore-Hodgeman County (1A) La Crosse (1A) Marion (3A) Olpe (1A) Salina-St. John’s Military Academy (1A) St. Francis (1A) Syracuse (3A) |
| 1A | 97 | 92 – 20 | Atwood-Rawlins County (2A)
Cottonwood Falls-Chase County (2A) Moran-Marmaton Valley (2A) Rosalia-Flinthills (2A) St. John-Hudson (2A) Troy (2A) Valley Falls (2A) Washington County (2A) |
The football classifications take effect next year and will be in place for both 2018 and 2019.
Enrollment figures are bases on grades ninth through eleventh.
The classifications reflect the changes adopted earlier this year. Under the new system Classes 6A, 5A and 4A have 32 teams. The next 48 schools, in terms of enrollment will make up 3A. Class 2A will also be made up of 48 schools. Class 1A returns as a separate classification and has 31 schools. Eight-man Division 1 is made up of 48 schools and there are 52 schools in Eight-man Division 2.
Hays moves back to 5A and is the smallest school with 621 students.
TMP-Marian, Hoisington, Norton and Phillipsburg all drop to 2A.
Ellis, LaCrosse, Plainville and Smith Center move to 1A.
Click here for 2018 and 2019 football classifications
With the changes approved earlier this year the 4A playoff format is the same as 6A and 5A with the teams records determining playoff seeds.
The 8-Man State Championship games will be played on the same date as the 11-man title games.