The Kansas High School Activities Association has released its classifications for the next two year cycle. The biggest move in the Metro is St. Thomas Aquinas moving down to Class 4A from 5A where it has been for the last two decades.

Here are the changes in the next cycle.

Class	Number of Schools	Range	Schools Changing Class
6A	32	1832-1083	Wichita-Heights (5A)   Wichita-Northwest (5A)
5A	32	1081-677	Great Bend (4A )Kansas City-JC Harmon (6A) Lansing (4A) Wichita-West   (6A)
4A	32	663-330	Kansas City-FL Schlagle (5A) Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas (5A)
3A	40	311-182	Wellsville (2A)
2A	40	180-128	Cherryvale (3A) Council Grove (3A)   Gypsum-Southeast of Saline (3A) Halstead (3A) Horton (1A) Larned (3A) Riley   County (3A) Russell (3A) Sabetha (3A)
1A	43	127-54	Belle Plaine (2A)   Belleville-Republic County (2A) Cherokee-Southeast (2A) Ellis (2A) Erie (2A)   Eskridge-Mission Valley (2A) Hutchinson-Trinity Catholic (2A) Leon-Bluestem   (2A) Marion (2A) McLouth (2A) Medicine Lodge (8-Player) Mound City-Jayhawk   Linn (2A) Onaga (8-Player) Medicine Lodge (8-Player) Mound City-Jayhawk Linn   (2A) Onaga (8-Player) Medicine Lodge (8-Player) Mound City-Jayhawk Linn (2A)   Onaga (8-Player) Oskaloosa (2A) Pittsburg-St. Marys Colgan (2A) St. Marys   (2A) Sterling (2A) Syracuse (2A) Valley Falls (8-Player) Wathena-Riverside   (2A)

6A

Member Schools: 32

Range: 1832 - 1083

Wichita-East.......................................... 1832

Wichita-North....................................... 1750

Wichita-Southeast................................ 1741

Derby.................................................... 1616

Garden City........................................... 1609

Kansas City-Wyandotte........................ 1570

Dodge City............................................ 1516

Olathe North......................................... 1513

Manhattan............................................. 1465

Olathe Northwest.................................. 1460

Olathe South......................................... 1435

Topeka-Washburn Rural....................... 1428

Wichita-South....................................... 1421

Olathe East........................................... 1376

Haysville-Campus................................. 1374

Lawrence-Free State............................. 1366

Gardner Edgerton................................. 1347

Junction City......................................... 1266

Shawnee Mission East.......................... 1265

Shawnee Mission West......................... 1250

Shawnee Mission Northwest................. 1244

Topeka.................................................. 1240

Lawrence.............................................. 1212

Olathe West.......................................... 1203

Overland Park-Blue Valley West........... 1179

Shawnee Mission North........................ 1169

Shawnee Mission South........................ 1165

Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest . 1150

Overland Park-Blue Valley North.......... 1139

Wichita-Northwest................................ 1126

Wichita-Heights.................................... 1116

Overland Park-Blue Valley.................... 1083

5A

Member Schools: 32

Range: 1081 - 677

Kansas City-JC Harmon........................ 1081

Wichita-West........................................ 1071

Liberal.................................................. 1011

Emporia.................................................. 997

Hutchinson............................................. 987

Leavenworth.......................................... 980

Shawnee-Mill Valley............................... 970

Maize...................................................... 948

Kansas City-Turner................................ 934

Topeka-Seaman..................................... 932

Kansas City-Washington........................ 927

Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights................. 908

Wichita-Bishop Carroll........................... 899

Topeka West.......................................... 846

Salina-South........................................... 808

Maize South............................................ 806

Overland Park-Blue Valley Southwest... 796

Newton................................................... 755

Andover.................................................. 751

Goddard-Eisenhower............................. 749

Valley Center.......................................... 746

De Soto................................................... 742

Spring Hill............................................... 739

Topeka-Highland Park........................... 738

Salina-Central......................................... 732

Pittsburg................................................ 708

Lansing................................................... 701

Wichita-Kapaun Mt. Carmel................... 698

Hays....................................................... 692

Great Bend............................................. 689

Goddard................................................. 677

Kansas City-Sumner Academy............... 677

4A

Member Schools: 32

Range: 663 - 330

Kansas City-FL Schlagle.......................... 663

Overland Park-St. Thomas Aquinas........ 662

Andover Central...................................... 656

Lenexa-St. James Academy...................... 655

Basehor-Linwood.................................... 637

Arkansas City........................................... 624

Bonner Springs........................................ 596

Kansas City-Piper.................................... 574

Ottawa..................................................... 545

McPherson............................................... 543

Buhler...................................................... 525

Shawnee Mission-Bishop Miege.............. 505

Winfield.................................................. 496

Augusta................................................... 492

Tonganoxie............................................. 474

Chanute................................................... 469

Louisburg................................................ 457

Towanda-Circle....................................... 452

Independence......................................... 445

Fort Scott................................................. 432

Mulvane................................................... 419

Paola....................................................... 416

Coffeyville-Field Kindley........................... 415

Eudora..................................................... 402

Altamont-Labette County........................ 397

Wamego.................................................. 395

Rose Hill.................................................. 377

El Dorado................................................. 371

Atchison.................................................. 368

Wellington............................................... 359

Ulysses.................................................... 342

Abilene.................................................... 330

3A

Member Schools: 40

Range: 311 - 182

Parsons................................................... 311

Baldwin................................................... 310

Clay Center Community.......................... 279

Chapman................................................. 273

Andale..................................................... 264

Pratt........................................................ 264

Iola.......................................................... 259

Clearwater.............................................. 258

Hugoton.................................................. 258

St. George-Rock Creek........................... 257

Holton..................................................... 252

Topeka-Hayden...................................... 247

Kansas City-Bishop Ward........................ 241

Scott Community.................................... 240

Nickerson................................................ 237

Concordia................................................ 230

Girard...................................................... 230

Holcomb.................................................. 226

Colby....................................................... 224

Wichita-Trinity Academy......................... 220

Frontenac................................................ 213

Garnett-Anderson County....................... 210

LaCygne-Prairie View.............................. 210

Santa Fe Trail.......................................... 210

Columbus................................................ 208

Hiawatha................................................. 208

Perry-Lecompton.................................... 205

Baxter Springs......................................... 203

Hesston................................................... 202

Lindsborg-Smoky Valley......................... 202

Meriden-Jefferson West............................ 202

Osawatomie............................................ 202

Hoyt-Royal Valley................................... 196

Goodland................................................ 193

Cheney.................................................... 189

Burlington............................................... 188

Marysville................................................ 188

Galena..................................................... 186

Wellsville................................................. 182

Wichita-Collegiate................................... 182

 

2A

Member Schools: 40

Range: 180 - 128

Halstead................................................. 180

Osage City.............................................. 180

Sabetha.................................................. 180

Gypsum-Southeast of Saline................. 179

Haven..................................................... 177

Anthony/Harper/Chaparral.................... 175

Hoisington.............................................. 175

Larned.................................................... 175

Council Grove......................................... 174

Lyons...................................................... 173

Seneca-Nemaha Central........................ 173

Silver Lake.............................................. 173

Neodesha............................................... 171

Riverton.................................................. 169

Caney Valley........................................... 166

Pomona-West Franklin.......................... 164

Beloit...................................................... 162

Cherryvale.............................................. 161

Ellsworth................................................ 161

Norton Community................................ 160

Riley County........................................... 158

Kingman................................................. 155

Russell.................................................... 154

Cimarron................................................. 153

Kismet-Southwestern Heights............... 153

Douglass................................................ 150

Humboldt............................................... 149

Lakin....................................................... 146

Eureka..................................................... 144

Phillipsburg............................................ 144

Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian.......... 141

Rossville................................................. 138

Fredonia................................................. 137

Minneapolis........................................... 137

Easton-Pleasant Ridge........................... 134

Effingham-Atchison County Community 130

Hillsboro................................................ 130

Garden Plain........................................... 129

Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy...... 128

Horton.................................................... 128

 

1A

Member Schools: 43

Range: 127 - 54

Leon-Bluestem........................................ 127

Oskaloosa................................................ 124

Richmond-Central Heights...................... 123

Belle Plaine.............................................. 122

Mound City-Jayhawk Linn....................... 120

St. Marys................................................. 120

McLouth................................................... 117

Arma-Northeast...................................... 116

Sedgwick................................................. 116

Syracuse.................................................. 115

Erie.......................................................... 114

Eskridge-Mission Valley........................... 114

Ellinwood................................................. 112

Cherokee-Southeast............................... 111

Hutchinson-Trinity Catholic.................... 111

Belleville-Republic County....................... 110

Medicine Lodge....................................... 110

Conway Springs....................................... 109

Wathena-Riverside.................................. 108

Wabaunsee............................................. 104

Sterling.................................................... 103

Whitewater-Remington........................... 102

Pittsburg-St. Mary's Colgan..................... 100

Marion....................................................... 98

Pleasanton................................................. 97

Smith Center............................................. 97

Wichita-The Independent......................... 95

Ellis............................................................ 92

Oakley....................................................... 92

Valley Falls................................................ 92

Allen-Northern Heights............................. 91

Salina-Sacred Heart.................................. 91

Winchester-Jefferson County North........... 91

Inman........................................................ 89

Plainville.................................................... 89

Blue Rapids-Valley Heights....................... 88

Johnson-Stanton County........................... 87

Uniontown................................................. 83

Jackson Heights........................................ 78

Troy........................................................... 74

Olpe........................................................... 69

Onaga........................................................ 61

Centralia.................................................... 54