IHSA Announcements

May 28, 2003

2003-04 School Enrollments and Classifications Announced

As of May 28, 2003, there are 762 member schools for 2003-04 school term, with the following classifications: 466 Class A, 296 Class AA.

Cut-off for 2003-04
739 and below = Class A
740 and above = Class AA

Cut-off for Boys Soccer Classification for 2003-04
1222 and below = Class A
1223 and above = Class AA

Cut-off for Girls Soccer Classification for 2003-04
1382 and below = Class A
1383 and above = Class AA

The following schools will change classes:

From Class A up to Class AA - Dunlap, Chicago (King), Chicago (Harlan), Huntley
From Class AA down to Class A - Chicago (DuSable), Lemont (Mt. Assisi Academy), Olney (East Richland), Woodstock (Marian)

School Closings: Chicago (Good Counsel)

School Consolidations: Colchester with Sciota (Northwestern) to be called Sciota (West Prairie), Sheldon with Milford.

There are two variance schools for 2003-04. They are (with the schools involved):

Kewanee (H.S.) -- Annawan, Galva, Geneseo (Darnall), Kewanee (Wethersfield), and Toulon (Stark County)
Princeton - LaMoille, Manlius (Bureau Valley), Spring Valley (Hall) and Varna (Midland)

Enrollment Cutoffs: Beginning with the 2003-04 school year, the classification was determined with the smallest 61 percent of the member schools in Class A, and the largest 39 percent of the member schools in Class AA.

These are the year-by-year figures used to determine classification in the two-class system since the inception of the percentage-based system:

1982-83 = 701
1983-84 = 694
1984-85 = 705
1985-86 = 706
1986-87 = 704
1987-88 = 666
1988-89 = 673
1989-90 = 666
1990-91 = 658
1991-92 = 645
1992-93 = 654
1993-94 = 655
1994-95 = 684
1995-96 = 710
1996-97 = 721
1997-98 = 740
1998-99 = 735
1999-2000 = 722
2000-01 = 734
2001-02 = 752
2002-03 = 752*
2003-04 = 739

*In 2002-03 only, the cutoff was not based on a percentage.