The Kansas State High School Activities Association on Monday released new classifications for the 2024 and 2025 high school football seasons.
2024-2025 FOOTBALL CLASSIFICATION CHANGES
Football classification changes with enrollment ranges are as follows: [Last year’s (2022-2023) classification is shown in parenthesis.]
| Class | Number of Schools | Range | Schools Changing Class |
| 6A | 32 | 1919-1103 | Maize (5A) Wichita-West (5A) |
| 5A | 32 | 1080-703 | Basehor-Linwood (4A)
Lenexa-St. James Academy (4A) OP-Blue Valley (6A) OP-Blue Valley North (6A) OP-St. Thomas Aquinas (4A) |
| 4A | 32 | 682-331 | Kansas City-Sumner Academy (5A) Lansing (5A)
Wichita-Kapaun Mt. Carmel (5A) |
| 3A | 40 | 317-179 | Anthony-Harper-Chaparral (2A) Neodesha (2A) |
| 2A | 40 | 179-127 | Belle Plaine (1A) Galena (3A)
Hoyt-Royal Valley (3A) Leon-Bluestem (1A) Oskaloosa (1A) Richmond-Central Heights (1A) St. Marys (1A) |
| 1A | 46 | 127-65 | Atchison-Maur Hill-Mt. Academy (2A) Bennington (8-Player)
Easton-Pleasant Ridge (2A) Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian (2A) Herington (8-Player) Highland-Doniphan West (8-Player) |
| Class | Number of Schools | Range | Schools Changing Class |
| 1A | 46 | 127-65 | Horton (2A) |
| Shawnee-Marantha Academy (8-Player) | |||
| Rossville (2A) | |||
| Moundridge (8-Player) | |||
| South Sumner (Caldwell/South Haven) | |||
| (8-Player) Topeka-Cair Paravel (8-Player) | |||
|
8-Player Div. I |
48 |
100-64 |
Allen-Northern Heights (1A) |
| Arma-Northeast (1A) | |||
| Canton-Galva (DII) | |||
| Claflin-Central Plains (DII) | |||
| Coldwater-South Central (DII) | |||
| Downs-Lakeside (DII) | |||
| Ellis (1A) | |||
| Kinsley (DII) | |||
| St. Francis (DII) | |||
| Sylvan-Lucas Unified (DII) | |||
|
8-Player Div. II |
39 |
64-34 |
Ashland (6-Player) |
| Attica/Argonia (DI) | |||
| Burlingame (DI) | |||
| Deerfield (6-Player) | |||
| Lost Springs-Centre (6-Player) | |||
| Macksville (DI) | |||
| Osborne (DI) | |||
| Pretty Prairie (DI) | |||
| Tribune-Greeley County (6-Player) | |||
| Waverly (6-Player) | |||
| 6-Player | 22 | 55-20 | Kiowa-South Barber (8-Player) |
| Melvern-Marais Des Cygnes Valley (8-Player) | |||
| Otis-Bison (8-Player)
Weskan (NEW) |
6A
Member Schools: 32
Range: 1919-1103
| Wichita-East | 1919 |
| Wichita-Southeast | 1785 |
| Derby | 1686 |
| Wichita-North | 1671 |
| Dodge City | 1645 |
| Kansas City-Wyandotte | 1611 |
| Garden City | 1566 |
| Manhattan | 1556 |
| Olathe North | 1530 |
| Olathe Northwest | 1463 |
| Topeka-Washburn Rural | 1436 |
| Wichita-South | 1401 |
| Olathe East | 1388 |
| Lawrence-Free State | 1385 |
| Olathe South | 1385 |
| Junction City | 1377 |
| Gardner Edgerton | 1353 |
| Wichita-Heights | 1301 |
| Shawnee Mission East | 1299 |
| Haysville Campus | 1298 |
| Topeka | 1246 |
| OP-Blue Valley West | 1239 |
| Shawnee Mission West | 1194 |
| Shawnee Mission Northwest | 1193 |
| Shawnee Mission South | 1190 |
| Olathe West | 1179 |
| Wichita-West | 1172 |
| OP-Blue Valley Northwest | 1149 |
| Wichita-Northwest | 1124 |
| Lawrence | 1118 |
| Shawnee Mission North | 1112 |
| Maize | 1103 |
5A
Member Schools: 32
Range: 1080-703
| OP-Blue Valley North | 1080 |
| Liberal | 1075 |
| OP-Blue Valley | 1074 |
| Shawnee-Mill Valley | 1045 |
| Emporia | 1036 |
| Leavenworth | 996 |
| Kansas City-JC Harmon | 978 |
| Hutchinson | 952 |
| Kansas City-Turner | 943 |
| Kansas City-Washington | 921 |
| Topeka-Seaman | 882 |
| Wichita-Bishop Carroll | 877 |
| Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights | 857 |
| Maize South | 833 |
| Topeka West | 819 |
| Valley Center | 814 |
| Salina-South | 809 |
| Spring Hill | 809 |
| Hays | 789 |
| Pittsburg | 785 |
| OP-Blue Valley Southwest | 767 |
| Newton | 753 |
| Andover | 752 |
| Goddard | 744 |
| Goddard-Eisenhower | 743 |
| DeSoto | 740 |
| Lenexa-St. James Academy | 739 |
| Great Bend | 728 |
| Topeka-Highland Park | 725 |
| Basehor-Linwood | 715 |
| OP-St. Thomas Aquinas | 704 |
| Salina-Central | 703 |
4A
Member Schools: 32
Range: 682-331
| Wichita-Kapaun Mt. Carmel | 682 |
| Kansas City-Sumner Academy | 675 |
| Lansing | 659 |
| Arkansas City | 644 |
| Kansas City-FL Schlagle | 625 |
| Andover Central | 615 |
| Kansas City-Piper | 592 |
| Bonner Springs | 584 |
| McPherson | 545 |
| Buhler | 527 |
| Ottawa | 501 |
| Shawnee Mission-Bishop Miege | 500 |
| Tonganoxie | 494 |
| Winfield | 486 |
| Augusta | 481 |
| Towanda-Circle | 468 |
| Paola | 448 |
| Fort Scott | 440 |
| Independence | 431 |
| Louisburg | 427 |
| Chanute | 421 |
| Mulvane | 420 |
| El Dorado | 411 |
| Eudora | 409 |
| Rose Hill | 406 |
| Wamego | 403 |
| Altamont-Labette County | 389 |
| Coffeyville-Field Kindley | 386 |
| Wellington | 365 |
| Ulysses | 350 |
| Abilene | 346 |
| Atchison | 331 |
3A
Member Schools: 40
Range: 317-179
| Baldwin | 317 |
| St. George-Rock Creek | 315 |
| Parsons | 312 |
| Andale | 290 |
| Clearwater | 281 |
| Perry-Lecompton/Bishop Seabury | 270 |
| Chapman | 269 |
| Pratt | 261 |
| Clay Center Community | 255 |
| Iola | 253 |
| Holton | 250 |
| Concordia | 248 |
| Topeka-Hayden | 247 |
| Hugoton | 246 |
| Scott Community | 243 |
| Holcomb | 235 |
| Osawatomie | 234 |
| Columbus | 228 |
| Nickerson | 225 |
| Colby | 225 |
| Garnett-Anderson County | 224 |
| Santa Fe Trail | 222 |
| Frontenac | 221 |
| Kansas City-Bishop Ward | 217 |
| Goodland | 217 |
| Girard | 208 |
| Hesston | 204 |
| Meriden-Jefferson West | 199 |
| Wichita-Trinity Academy | 197 |
| Wichita-Collegiate | 197 |
| Hiawatha | 196 |
| Wellsville | 196 |
| Baxter Springs | 195 |
| LaCygne-Prairie View | 194 |
| Marysville | 192 |
| Lindsborg-Smoky Valley | 187 |
| Burlington | 187 |
| Neodesha | 184 |
| Anthony/Harper-Chaparral | 184 |
| Cheney | 179 |
2A
Member Schools: 40
Range: 179-127
| Halstead | 179 |
| Council Grove | 178 |
| Silver Lake | 177 |
| Larned | 176 |
| Caney Valley | 176 |
| Seneca-Nemaha Central | 174 |
| Riley County | 173 |
| Beloit | 172 |
| Russell | 171 |
| Galena | 171 |
| Hoyt-Royal Valley | 170 |
| Osage City | 166 |
| Lyons | 164 |
| Riverton | 163 |
| Hoisington | 162 |
| Haven | 161 |
| Sabetha | 160 |
| Gypsum-Southeast of Saline | 159 |
| Minneapolis | 158 |
| Fredonia/Elk Valley | 158 |
| Ellsworth | 155 |
| Lakin | 153 |
| Kingman | 151 |
| Humboldt | 148 |
| St. Marys | 148 |
| Cherryvale | 146 |
| Norton Community | 146 |
| Douglass | 142 |
| Kismet-Southwestern Heights | 140 |
| Phillipsburg | 140 |
| Pomona-West Franklin | 139 |
| Richmond-Central Heights | 137 |
| Belle Plaine | 137 |
| Leon-Bluestem | 136 |
| Effingham-Atchison Co Community. | 134 |
| Oskaloosa | 133 |
| Cimarron | 132 |
| Hillsboro | 130 |
| Eureka | 128 |
| Garden Plain | 127 |
1A
Member Schools: 46
Range: 127-65
| Mound City-Jayhawk Linn | 127 |
| Rossville | 126 |
| Wathena-Riverside | 126 |
| Moundridge | 122 |
| Erie | 121 |
| Hutchinson-Trinity Catholic | 121 |
| Easton-Pleasant Ridge | 120 |
| Horton | 120 |
| Shawnee-Maranatha Christian Academy | 120 |
| Sedgwick | 119 |
| Whitewater-Remington | 119 |
| Cherokee-Southeast | 118 |
| Marion | 117 |
| Jackson Heights | 117 |
| Medicine Lodge | 116 |
| Eskridge-Mission Valley | 114 |
| Sterling | 114 |
| Herington | 114 |
| Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian | 113 |
| Ellinwood | 113 |
| Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy. | 112 |
| Belleville-Republic County | 111 |
| Syracuse | 110 |
| Bennington | 110 |
| Plainville/Natoma | 109 |
| Conway Springs | 105 |
| Pittsburg-St. Marys Colgan | 105 |
| Caldwell/South Haven (South Sumner) | 105 |
| Inman | 104 |
| Johnson-Stanton County | 103 |
| Topeka-Cair Paravel Latin School | 101 |
| Blue Rapids-Valley Heights | 100 |
| Oakley | 98 |
| Smith Center | 94 |
| Winchester-Jefferson Co. North | 93 |
| Valley Falls | 93 |
| Uniontown | 92 |
| McLouth | 91 |
| Wabaunsee | 89 |
| Pleasanton | 89 |
| Highland-Doniphan West | 88 |
| Salina-Sacred Heart | 84 |
| Olpe | 76 |
| Troy | 70 |
| Centralia | 68 |
| Onaga | 65 |
8-Player Division I
Member Schools: 48
Range: 100-64
| Cedar Vale/Dexter | 100 |
| Hoxie | 100 |
| Leoti-Wichita County | 99 |
| Wakeeney-Trego Community | 98 |
| Brookville-Ell Saline | 95 |
| Lyndon | 94 |
| Arma-Northeast | 91 |
| Sedan | 89 |
| Meade | 88 |
| Howard-West Elk | 87 |
| Sublette | 87 |
| Hill City | 87 |
| Wichita-The Independent | 86 |
| Ellis | 86 |
| Lincoln | 86 |
| Cottonwood Falls-Chase County | 85 |
| Oswego | 84 |
| Oxford | 82 |
| Udall | 82 |
| Sylvan-Lucas Unified | 81 |
| Elkhart | 81 |
| Washington County | 78 |
| Atwood-Rawlins County | 78 |
| Yates Center | 78 |
| Solomon | 78 |
| Spearville | 77 |
| Claflin-Central Plains | 77 |
| Pratt-Skyline | 76 |
| Madison/Hamilton | 76 |
| Canton-Galva | 75 |
| St. Francis | 75 |
| Allen-Northern Heights | 74 |
| Clyde-Clifton Clyde | 73 |
| Greensburg-Kiowa County | 72 |
| Oberlin-Decatur Community | 72 |
| Rosalia-Flinthills | 70 |
| La Crosse | 69 |
| Montezuma-South Gray | 69 |
| Goessel | 69 |
| Quinter | 68 |
| Mankato-Rock Hills | 67 |
| Ness City | 67 |
| Coldwater-South Central | 67 |
| Downs-Lakeside | 67 |
| Kinsley | 66 |
| Stockton | 65 |
| Burden-Central | 64 |
| Little River | 64 |
8-Player Division II
Member Schools: 39
Range: 64-34
| Burlingame | 64 |
| St. John-Hudson | 64 |
| Wakefield | 61 |
| Norwich | 61 |
| Frankfort | 60 |
| Ashland | 60 |
| Macksville | 59 |
| Colony-Crest | 58 |
| Moran-Marmaton Valley | 58 |
| Langdon-Fairfield | 58 |
| Osborne | 58 |
| Tribune-Greeley County | 58 |
| Rural Vista (White City/Hope) | 57 |
| Deerfield | 57 |
| Pretty Prairie | 57 |
| Randolph-Blue Valley | 55 |
| Attica/Argonia | 54 |
| Beloit-St. John’s/Tipton Catholic | 54 |
| Jetmore-Hodgeman County | 53 |
| Minneola | 52 |
| Satanta | 51 |
| Dighton | 51 |
| Victoria | 50 |
| Linn | 49 |
| St. Paul | 47 |
| Lebo | 47 |
| Bucklin | 46 |
| Kensington-Thunder Ridge | 46 |
| Grainfield-Wheatland/Grinnell | 46 |
| Hartford | 42 |
| Stafford | 42 |
| Sharon Springs-Wallace County | 42 |
| Lost Springs-Centre | 40 |
| Hanover | 39 |
| Hutchinson-Central Christian | 39 |
| Axtell | 38 |
| Waverly | 36 |
| Scandia-Pike Valley | 35 |
| Logan/Palco | 34 |
6-Player
Member Schools: 22
Range: 55-22
| Melvern-Marias Des Cygnes Valley | 55 |
| Ingalls | 51 |
| Kiowa-South Barber | 46 |
| Cunningham | 44 |
| Peabody-Burns | 43 |
| Burrton | 40 |
| Rexford-Golden Plains | 36 |
| Tescott | 35 |
| Otis-Bison | 34 |
| Winona-Triplains/Brewster | 34 |
| Bird City-Cheylin | 33 |
| Buffalo-Altoona Midway | 32 |
| Moscow | 32 |
| Chetopa | 30 |
| Ransom-Western Plains/Healy | 30 |
| Almena-Northern Valley | 28 |
| Rozel-Pawnee Heights | 28 |
| LeRoy-Southern Coffey County | 28 |
| Chase | 25 |
| Southern Cloud (Miltonvale/Glasco) | 25 |
| Rolla | 20 |
| Weskan | 20 |