IHSA Announcements

December 17, 2004

Tabulated Results of Public-Private Task Force Survey

On November 22, IHSA member schools were asked to respond to a survey dealing with issues raised by the current Public-Private Task Force. One survey was allotted to each school, to be filled out by its official IHSA representative, which in most cases is the principal or athletic director. The deadline for submitting the survey was December 8. In all, 564 of 752 member schools (75%) responded to the survey.

	Members	Responding	%Responding
Overall	752	564	75%
Class A Public	369	289	78%
Class AA Public	265	190	72%
Class A Private	85	60	71%
Class AA Private	33	25	76%

Following are the survey questions and tabulated responses.

Is the 30-mile radius for non-boundaried schools too large in heavily populated areas?
(Example - Cook County, DuPage County, Lake County)

	Yes	No	%Yes
Overall	414	150	73%
Class A Public	229	60	79%
Class AA Public	165	25	87%
Class A Private	19	41	32%
Class AA Private	1	24	4%

Is the 30-mile radius for non-boundaried schools too large in moderately populated areas? (Example - McLean County, Sangamon County, Peoria County)

	Yes	No	%Yes
Overall	278	281	50%
Class A Public	175	112	61%
Class AA Public	96	91	51%
Class A Private	7	53	12%
Class AA Private	0	25	0%

Is the 30-mile radius for non-boundaried schools too large in lightly populated areas? (Example - Effingham County, Washington County, Adams County)

	Yes	No	%Yes
Overall	144	417	26%
Class A Public	95	193	33%
Class AA Public	48	140	26%
Class A Private	1	59	2%
Class AA Private	0	25	0%

Should students who pay tuition as incoming freshmen at a public school continue to be ineligible for one year?

	Yes	No	%Yes
Overall	309	246	56%
Class A Public	162	124	57%
Class AA Public	118	68	63%
Class A Private	20	38	34%
Class AA Private	9	16	36%

Should all schools without boundaries, whether private or public, be subject to a multiplier?

	Yes	No	%Yes
Overall	394	168	70%
Class A Public	236	51	82%
Class AA Public	148	42	78%
Class A Private	8	52	13%
Class AA Private	2	23	8%

Should schools that have experienced unusual success in a sport be subject to multipliers?
(For example, schools that have won multiple championships or multiple state trophies in a five-year period)

	Yes	No	%Yes
Overall	122	440	22%
Class A Public	61	227	21%
Class AA Public	49	140	26%
Class A Private	11	49	18%
Class AA Private	1	24	4%

Should population density be a factor when determining how large of a multiplier to apply to schools without boundaries?

	Yes	No	%Yes
Overall	376	185	67%
Class A Public	218	69	76%
Class AA Public	142	48	75%
Class A Private	16	44	27%
Class AA Private	0	24	0%

In general, do you feel adding classes in sports/activities will enhance the relationship between our public and private schools?

	Yes	No	%Yes
Overall	239	320	43%
Class A Public	114	173	40%
Class AA Public	85	105	45%
Class A Private	32	26	55%
Class AA Private	8	16	33%

If yes, do you feel multipliers should be used in conjunction with adding classes?

	Yes	No	%Yes
Overall	173	64	73%
Class A Public	99	13	88%
Class AA Public	71	14	84%
Class A Private	3	29	9%
Class AA Private	0	8	0%

Do you favor four classes in girls and boys basketball?

	Yes	No	%Yes
Overall	318	245	56%
Class A Public	159	129	55%
Class AA Public	105	85	55%
Class A Private	40	20	67%
Class AA Private	14	11	56%

Do you favor four classes in girls volleyball?

	Yes	No	%Yes
Overall	309	251	55%
Class A Public	153	135	53%
Class AA Public	106	83	56%
Class A Private	38	22	63%
Class AA Private	12	11	52%

Do you favor four classes in boys baseball and girls softball?

	Yes	No	%Yes
Overall	299	263	53%
Class A Public	145	143	50%
Class AA Public	101	88	53%
Class A Private	39	21	65%
Class AA Private	14	11	56%

Do you support separate playoff systems for public and private schools?

	Yes	No	%Yes
Overall	236	322	42%
Class A Public	129	156	45%
Class AA Public	101	88	53%
Class A Private	6	54	10%
Class AA Private	0	24	0%