As we all now know the PIAA changed high schools football in Pennsylvania drastically. The board voted 26-4 in favor of expanding classifications from 4 to 6 classes. The 6 classification format will take place starting with the 2016-2017 season. The following is a rough draft as to how teams would fall in to each classification this year. Enrollment numbers may change as schools have until Oct. 15 to submit their enrollment numbers to the PIAA for the next two-year cycle (2016-17 and 2017-18). Schools will hear back from the PIAA in mid-November about which class they fall in and then will have until mid-December to decide whether to play up a classification.
| DISTRICT 1 | |||||
| 1-A (1-147) | 2-A (148-209) | 3-A (210-300) | 4-A (301-409) | 5-A (410-607) | 6-A (608+) |
| Jenkintown | Morrisville | Springfield | Pope John Paul II | Upper Moreland | Hatboro Horsham |
| Delaware County Christian | Bristol | Lower Moreland | Octorara | Chichester | Penn Wood |
| Calvary Christian Academy | Valley Forge Military | Pottstown | Radnor | Cheltenham | |
| Morrisville | New Hope-Solebury | Upper Perkiomen | Phoenixville | Methacton | |
| Bishop Shanahan | Harriton | Owen J Roberts | |||
| Glen Mills | Strath Haven | Council Rock North | |||
| Pottsgrove | Marple Newtown | Quakertown Community | |||
| Sun Valley | Springfield (Delco) | Haverford | |||
| Great Valley | Central Bucks West | ||||
| Interboro | Perkiomen Valley | ||||
| Academy Park | Downingtown West | ||||
| Upper Merion | Ridley | ||||
| Penncrest | Conestoga | ||||
| Oxford | Avon Grove | ||||
| Unionville | Council Rock south | ||||
| West Chester Henderson | William Tennent | ||||
| Lower Merion | Norristown | ||||
| Kennett | Central Bucks East | ||||
| Wissahickon | Downingtown East | ||||
| West Chester Rustin | Harry S Truman | ||||
| Garnet Valley | Souderton | ||||
| West Chester East | Pennridge | ||||
| Upper Dublin | Boyertown Area | ||||
| Chester | Bensalem | ||||
| Plymouth Whitemarsh | Abington | ||||
| Spring-Ford | |||||
| Coatesville Area | |||||
| Central Bucks South | |||||
| NESHAMINY | |||||
| Upper Darby | |||||
| Pennsbury | |||||
| North Penn | |||||
| DISTRICT 2 | |||||
| 1-A (1-147) | 2-A (148-209) | 3-A (210-300) | 4-A (301-409) | 5-A (410-607) | 6-A (608+) |
| Northwest | Holy Redeemer | Western Wayne | West Scranton | Williamsport | Hazleton Area |
| Holy Cross | Mid Valley | Lake-Lehman | North Pocono | Wallenpaupack | Scranton |
| Lackawanna Trail | Meyers | GAR | Coughlin | Abington Heights | Delaware Valley |
| Old Forge | Riverside | Nanticoke | Crestwood | Pittston Area | Wyoming Valley West |
| Susquehanna | Carbondale | Hanover Area | Dallas | ||
| Dunmore | Lakeland | Honesdale | |||
| Montrose | Tunkhannock | ||||
| Berwick | |||||
| Wyoming Area | |||||
| Valley View | |||||
| Scranton Prep | |||||
| DISTRICT 3 | |||||
| 1-A (1-147) | 2-A (148-209) | 3-A (210-300) | 4-A (301-409) | 5-A (410-607) | 6-A (608+) |
| Steel-High | Hanover | Bishop McDevitt | Greencastle-Antrim | Fleetwood | Reading |
| Halifax | Upper Dauphin | Midletown | Twin Valley | York County Tech | J.P. McCaskey |
| Millersburg | Delone Catholic | Hamburg | Dover | Carlisle | Chambersburg |
| Carson Long Military Academy | Columbia | Bermudian Springs | Cocalico | Conestoga Valley | Cumberland Valley |
| Fairfield | Littlestown | Kutztown | Cedar Cliff | Hempfield | |
| Camp Hill | Wyomissing | Manheim Central | Governor Mifflin | Harrisburg | |
| York Catholic | Boiling Springs | Lampeter-Strasburg | Elizabethtown | Central Dauphin | |
| Berks Catholic | Palmyra | Lebanon | Red Lion | ||
| Annville-Cleona | West York | Ephrata | William Penn | ||
| Pequea Valley | James Buchanan | Waynesboro | Wilson | ||
| Schuykill Valley | Big Spring | Lower Dauphin | Manheim Township | ||
| Trinity | Gettysburg | South Western | Penn Manor | ||
| Susquenita | Conrad Weiser | New Oxford | Dallastown | ||
| Newport | West Perry | Mechanicsburg | Exeter | ||
| Biglerville | York Suburban | Muhlenberg | Central York | ||
| Donegal | Hershey | Warwick | |||
| East Pennsboro | Solanco | Central Dauphin East | |||
| Susquehannock | Lancaster Catholic | Cedar Crest | |||
| Susquehanna Twp. | Garden Spot | ||||
| ELCO | Red Land | ||||
| Milton Hershey | Daniel Boone | ||||
| Kennard-Dale | Northern York | ||||
| Northern Lebanon | Spring Grove | ||||
| Eastern York | Northeastern | ||||
| DISTRICT 4 | |||||
| 1-A (1-147) | 2-A (148-209) | 3-A (210-300) | 4-A (301-409) | 5-A (410-607) | 6-A (608+) |
| Bucktail Area | Line Mountain Sr | Shamokin Area | Williamsport | ||
| Montgomery Area | East Juniata | Mount Carmel | Selinsgrove Area | ||
| Canton Area | South Williamsport | Central Columbia | Jersey Shore | ||
| Cowanesque Valley | Wyalusing Valley | Danville Area | Shikellamy | ||
| North Penn-Mansfield Jr/Sr | Bloomsburg | Montoursville Area | |||
| Sayre Area | Wellsboro Area | Lewisburg Area | |||
| Muncy High | Southern Columbia | Milton Area High School | |||
| Hughesville | Col/Mont Area Vo Tech | ||||
| Loyalsock Township | Mifflinburg Area | ||||
| Towanda Area | Athens Area | ||||
| Troy Junior / Senior | Warrior Run | ||||
| Warrior Run | |||||
| DISTRICT 5 | |||||
| 1-A (1-147) | 2-A (148-209) | 3-A (210-300) | 4-A (301-409) | 5-A (410-607) | 6-A (608+) |
| Berlin Brothersvalley | Everett | Bedford | Somerset | ||
| Conemaugh Township | Northern Bedfor | Chestnut Ridge | |||
| Meyersdale | |||||
| North Star | |||||
| Rockwood | |||||
| Shade | |||||
| Tussey Mountain | |||||
| Windber | |||||
| DISTRICT 6 | |||||
| 1-A (1-147) | 2-A (148-209) | 3-A (210-300) | 4-A (301-409) | 5-A (410-607) | 6-A (608+) |
| Bishop Carroll | Bishop McCort | Bald Eagle Area | Bellefonte | Central Mountain | Altoona |
| Bisohp Guilfoyle | Cambria Heights | Central | Greater Johnstown | Hollidaysburg | Mifflin County |
| Blacklick Valley | Marion Center | Central Cambria | State College | ||
| Blairsville | Mount Union | Forest Hills | |||
| Claysburg Kimmel | Richland | Huntingdon | |||
| Conemaugh Valley | Southern Huntingdon | Juniata | |||
| Ferndale | West Branch | Ligonier Valley | |||
| Glendale | Westmont Hilltop | Penn Cambria | |||
| Homer Center | Penns Valley | ||||
| Juniata Valley | Philipsburg Osceola | ||||
| Moshannon Valley | Tyrone | ||||
| Northern Cambria | |||||
| Penns Manor | |||||
| Portage | |||||
| Purchase Line | |||||
| Saltsburg | |||||
| St Joseph’s | |||||
| United | |||||
| DISTRICT 7 | |||||
| 1-A (1-147) | 2-A (148-209) | 3-A (210-300) | 4-A (301-409) | 5-A (410-607) | 6-A (608+) |
| Avella | South Allegheny | East Allegheny | Belle Vernon | Fox Chapel | Altoona |
| Brentworth | Sto-Rox | Keystone Oaks | Elizabeth Forward | North Hills | Butler |
| California | Carlynton | South Park | Laurel Highlands | Pine Richland | Central Catholic |
| Carmichaels | Apollo | Steel Valley | Ringgold | Albert Gallatin | North Allegheny |
| Frazier High | Laurel | Burrell | South Fayette | Baldwin | Seneca Valley |
| Jefferson Morgan | Seton LaSalle | Deer Lakes | Thomas Jefferson | Peters Township | Shaler |
| Mapletown | West Shamokin | Freeport | Trinity | Upper Saint Clair | Bethel Park |
| West Greene | Bethlehem Center | Shady Side | Uniontown | Woodland Hills | Canon McMillan |
| Clairton | Beaver Falls | Summit Academy | West Mifflin | Moon | Mount Lebanon |
| Greensburg C. C. | Freedom | Valley | Yough | Latrobe | Penn Hills |
| Jeannette | New Brighton | Beaver | Ambridge | Kiski | Connellsville |
| Leechburg | Avonworth | Derry | Blackhawk | McKeesport | Hempfield |
| Monessen | Chartiers Houston | Ellwood City | Hopewell | Penn-Trafford | Norwin |
| Riverview | Fort Cherry | Highlands | Montour | Plum | |
| Serra Catholic | Northgate | Mohawk | New Castle | Chartiers Valley | |
| Springdale | Sacred Heart | Quaker Valley | West Allegheny | Franklin Regional | |
| Wilkinsburg | Burgettstown | Brownsville | Armstrong | Gateway | |
| Aliquippa | Charleroi | McGuffey | Central Valley | Hampton | |
| Bishop Canevin | Washington | Mount Pleasant | Greensburg Salem | ||
| Brentwood | Neshannock | Southmoreland | Indiana | ||
| North Catholic | Riverside | Waynesburg | Knoch | ||
| Rochester | South Side | Mars | |||
| Shenango | Vincentian | ||||
| Union Area | |||||
| Western Beaver | |||||
| DISTRICT 8 | |||||
| 1-A (1-147) | 2-A (148-209) | 3-A (210-300) | 4-A (301-409) | 5-A (410-607) | 6-A (608+) |
| Westinghouse | Carrick | Allderdice | Brashear | ||
| Perry | |||||
| USO | |||||
| DISTRICT 9 | |||||
| 1-A (1-147) | 2-A (148-209) | 3-A (210-300) | 4-A (301-409) | 5-A (410-607) | 6-A (608+) |
| Cameron County | Curwensville | Moniteau | Bradford | DuBois | |
| Union | Ridgway | Karns City | Clearfield | ||
| Elk County Catholic | Brockway | Brookville | Punxsutawney | ||
| A-C Valley | Kane | St. Marys | |||
| Coudersport | |||||
| Sheffield | |||||
| Smethport | |||||
| Clarion-Limestone | |||||
| Redbank Valley | |||||
| Otto-Eldred | |||||
| Keystone | |||||
| Port Allegany | |||||
| Clarion | |||||
| DISTRICT 10 | |||||
| 1-A (1-147) | 2-A (148-209) | 3-A (210-300) | 4-A (301-409) | 5-A (410-607) | 6-A (608+) |
| West Middlesex | Mercyhurst | Grove City | Oil City | Cathedral Prep | McDowell |
| Eisenhower | Seneca | Sharon | East | Central Tech | |
| Mercer | Northwestern | Harbor Creek | General McLane | General McLane | |
| Union City Area | North East | Slippery Rock | Meadville | ||
| Youngsville | Fairview | Corry | Strong Vincent | ||
| Farrell | Greenville | Hickory | Conneaut | ||
| Kennedy Catholic | Sharpsville | Fort LeBoeuf | Franklin | ||
| Saegertown | Titusville | Warren | |||
| Wilmington | Girard | ||||
| Reynolds | |||||
| Lakeview | |||||
| Maplewood | |||||
| Cambridge Springs | |||||
| Cochranton | |||||
| Iroquois | |||||
| DISTRICT 11 | |||||
| 1-A (1-147) | 2-A (148-209) | 3-A (210-300) | 4-A (301-409) | 5-A (410-607) | 6-A (608+) |
| Mahanoy Area | Pine Grove | Northwestern Lehigh | Pottsville | Nazareth | Parkland |
| Schuylkill Haven | Catasauqua | Bethlehem Catholic | Blue Mountain | East Stroudsburg South | Liberty |
| Shenandoah Valley | Panther Valley | Lehighton | Central Catholic | Whitehall | Allen |
| Williams Valley | Minersville | Tamaqua | Saucon Valley | East Stroudsburg North | Easton |
| Tri-Valley | Marian Catholic | Wilson | Notre Dame | Bangor | Emmaus |
| Nativity BVM | Jim Thorpe | Southern Lehigh | Dieruff | ||
| Palisades | Pocono Mountain West | ||||
| Salisbury | Freedom | ||||
| North Schuylkill | Pleasant Valley | ||||
| Pen Argyl | Stroudsburg | ||||
| Palmerton | Northampton | ||||
| Northern Lehigh | Pocono Mountain East | ||||
| DISTRICT 12 | |||||
| 1-A (1-147) | 2-A (148-209) | 3-A (210-300) | 4-A (301-409) | 5-A (410-607) | 6-A (608+) |
| Lansdale Catholic | Shoemaker Charter | Delaware Valley Charter | Cardinal O’Hara | Fels l | Northeast |
| KIPP | Bishop McDevitt | Imhotep Charter | Msgr Bonner | Frankford High School | Central |
| First Phil Prep Charter | West Catholic | Mastery Charter | Mastbaum | Bartram | George Washington |
| Conwell-Egan Catholic | Archbishop Carroll | South Philadelphia | La Salle College | ||
| Strawberry Mansion | Preparatory Charter | Dobbins | Olney Charter | ||
| Roxborough | School of the Future | Archbishop Ryan | Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Neumann-Goretti | Archbishop Wood | Roman Catholic | |||
| West Philadelphia | St. Joseph’s Preparatory | ||||
| Overbrook | Father Judge | ||||
| Boys’ Latin Charter | Kensington Multiplex | ||||
| Thomas A. Edison | |||||
| Simon Gratz Charter | |||||
| Benjamin Franklin | |||||
| Martin Luther King |
11 Responses
Great work. Missing Williamsburg (A) and Bellwood – Antis (2-A) from District 6.
Excellent column, thanks for the information!Will this be the same for baseball/softball/basketball as well?
no, this is for fooball only. the numbers are different for the other three sports
Does nothing to solve the private school issue
I’ve read that this could make a fairly large difference in areas with lots of charters or cyber schools. Maybe not rural areas so much, but definitely more urban districts.
Also, you moved Warrior Run (my kid’s school) up to 3-A but their current male enrollment is 204. Shouldn’t they have stayed 2-A.
like I said, I only used this years enrollment numbers. as for Warrior Run….thanks for catching that..I corrected that
Dan. That information isn’t available to us. As stated I used THIS YEARS enrollment numbers. Some, but very few, will change.
Did you take into account the change to how cyber/magnet/charter schools will be counted? Before this new vote, schools were “charged” with 100% of the non-traditional schools’ student population. That’s changed to only 10% under the new rules.
I took the numbers from the PIAA site. These are numbers for the 2015 year. They may change slightly this December.
District 12 West Catholic listed Twice and missing Neumann G.
Hey Billy,
Did you get new enrollment numbers from each school? I am just wondering what numbers you based your divisions on. Looks like you did a lot of work. Nice job!
Gridman