We are just only a year away from reclassification again and the talk will start to build up when get to the 2014 season as to who will go up a classification, who will stay put or who will go down a classification.
The FHSAA has some rules to go by when it comes to reclassification, especially in football.
2/3 of the member schools committed to district play are placed evenly as possible between Classes 5A, 6A, 7A & 8A. The remaining 1/3 of the member schools are placed in Classes 1A, 2A, 3A & 4A, again distributed evenly as possible.
Also remember Class 1A is designated rural with schools with enrollment 600 or under and are designated rural by the FHSAA are considered for this classification.
So here is what I did in looking at the numbers:
1. I took the enrollment numbers for schools currently in district play and select current independent schools that could likely join back in to district play.
2. Members of the Gulf Atlantic Conference, Sunshine State Athletic Conference, Southeastern Football Conference and some members of the North Florida Football Conference were not considered due to conference affiliation currently or statements made in the past by the schools in regards to positioning of the football program.
3. When looking at what Class 2A would like once the 36 schools were pulled for Class 1A, Class 2A would only have 42 schools based upon an even split. However, I suggest a cap at 300 or below for Class 2A which would only increase it by one to 43 schools.
4. Classes 3A & 4A took the remaining 85 teams left out of a total of 164 schools. Class 3A was given 42 teams while Class 4A was given 43 teams.
5. Classes 5A, 6A, 7A & 8A have a total 334 teams distributed evenly as possible. Classes 8A & 7A were each given 84 teams while Classes 6A & 5A were given 83 teams each.
6. While this list does not include what districts might look at (save a separate article on this) we break down the major changes look at the current districts still in use compared to our findings.
CLASS 8A
2013 enrollment – 2296 and up
| Cypress Bay (Weston) | 4404 |
| Ferguson (Miami) | 4231 |
| West Orange (Winter Garden) | 3758 |
| Dr. Phillips (Orlando) | 3504 |
| Braddock (Miami) | 3440 |
| Colonial (Orlando) | 3364 |
| Coral Gables | 3322 |
| South Dade (Homestead) | 3277 |
| Coral Reef (Miami) | 3228 |
| Freedom (Orlando) | 3226 |
| Varela (Miami) | 3168 |
| Southwest Miami | 3146 |
| Winter Park | 3142 |
| Boca Raton | 3090 |
| Western (Davie) | 3081 |
| Taravella (Coral Springs) | 3074 |
| Cypress Creek (Orlando) | 3069 |
| Hialeah Gardens | 3065 |
| University (Orlando) | 3051 |
| Douglas (Parkland) | 3040 |
| Seminole (Sanford) | 3039 |
| Timber Creek (Orlando) | 3031 |
| Apopka | 3007 |
| John I. Leonard (Greenacres) | 2997 |
| Sandalwood (Jacksonville) | 2984 |
| Olympia (Orlando) | 2951 |
| Park Vista (Lake Worth) | 2941 |
| Columbus (Miami) | 2918 |
| Flanagan (Pembroke Pines) | 2912 |
| Boone (Orlando) | 2893 |
| Hialeah | 2883 |
| Palm Beach Central (Wellington) | 2882 |
| Miami Coral Park | 2861 |
| Miami | 2853 |
| Vero Beach | 2792 |
| University (Orange City) | 2791 |
| Fort Pierce Central | 2733 |
| Spruce Creek (Port Orange) | 2729 |
| West Broward (Pembroke Pines) | 2726 |
| Miami Palmetto | 2715 |
| Lake Mary | 2706 |
| Jupiter | 2703 |
| Dr. Krop (Miami) | 2699 |
| Lake Brantley (Altamonte Springs) | 2652 |
| Miramar | 2606 |
| Mandarin (Jacksonville) | 2594 |
| Evans (Orlando) | 2569 |
| Osceola (Kissimmee) | 2561 |
| Palm Beach Gardens | 2539 |
| Coral Springs | 2534 |
| Treasure Coast (Port St. Lucie) | 2531 |
| North Miami | 2526 |
| Palm Harbor University | 2522 |
| Riverview (Sarasota) | 2515 |
| West Port (Ocala) | 2515 |
| Gateway (Kissimmee) | 2506 |
| Piper (Sunrise) | 2490 |
| Lyman (Longwood) | 2488 |
| Centennial (Port St. Lucie) | 2485 |
| Alonso (Tampa) | 2473 |
| Miami Beach | 2469 |
| Miami Killian | 2463 |
| Manatee | 2458 |
| Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee) | 2454 |
| Everglades (Miramar) | 2431 |
| Coral Glades (Coral Springs) | 2413 |
| Flagler Palm Coast | 2401 |
| Wellington | 2400 |
| Santaluces (Lantana) | 2398 |
| South Plantation (Plantation) | 2383 |
| Spanish River (Boca Raton) | 2375 |
| Deerfield Beach | 2371 |
| Oak Ridge (Orlando) | 2370 |
| Oviedo | 2369 |
| Haines City | 2365 |
| Newsome (Lithia) | 2362 |
| Ridge Community (Davenport) | 2360 |
| DeLand | 2357 |
| Plant (Tampa) | 2332 |
| Wharton (Tampa) | 2326 |
| Riverview (Riverview) | 2315 |
| South Miami | 2305 |
| First Coast (Jacksonville) | 2302 |
| Lake Worth | 2296 |
Notable Changes That Could Happen If the Pattern Holds True In 2014
– Cypress Bay remains the largest high school in terms of enrollment.
– Haines City and Ridge Community would likely become Class 8A programs with recent growth in enrollment numbers. They would be the first schools to jump to the highest classification for Polk County in recent memory.
– Oak Ridge and Lake Worth also make the jump from Class 7A to Class 8A. Lake Worth would be within the bottom 10 percent of the classification.
– Osceola (Kissimmee) and Gateway (Kissimmee), both current 7A schools would be Class 8A (something that was suppose to have happened the last time around)
– Most current districts you see now would remain intact, however a consolidation of a district here or there might be possible. It would not be surprising if the two Polk County and two Osceola County schools are put into a district of their own to keep any or all four from finding ways of asking to go back down to Class 7A.
CLASS 7A
2013 enrollment – 1890-2295
| St. Petersburg | 2280 |
| Royal Palm Beach | 2272 |
| Winter Springs | 2269 |
| East Bay (Gibsonton) | 2263 |
| Wekiva (Apopka) | 2263 |
| Hagerty (Oviedo) | 2262 |
| Ocoee | 2257 |
| George Steinbrenner (Lutz) | 2252 |
| Monarch (Coconut Creek) | 2247 |
| George Jenkins (Lakeland) | 2246 |
| North Port | 2218 |
| Bloomingdale (Valrico) | 2211 |
| Pinellas Park (Largo) | 2210 |
| McArthur (Hollywood) | 2208 |
| Buchholz (Gainesville) | 2205 |
| Durant (Plant City) | 2199 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale) | 2194 |
| Fletcher (Neptune Beach) | 2183 |
| Plantation | 2183 |
| Countryside (Clearwater) | 2178 |
| Plant City | 2177 |
| East Lake (Tapron Springs) | 2170 |
| Wiregrass Ranch (Wesley Chapel) | 2169 |
| St. Cloud | 2165 |
| Lake Howell (Winter Park) | 2161 |
| Strawberry Crest (Dover) | 2152 |
| Atlantic (Delray Beach) | 2151 |
| Nova (Davie) | 2151 |
| American (Hialeah) | 2150 |
| Westland Hialeah | 2146 |
| Cooper City | 2145 |
| Seminole (Seminole) | 2128 |
| East Ridge (Clermont) | 2119 |
| Kathleen (Lakeland) | 2111 |
| Miami Southridge | 2105 |
| Lakewood Ranch (Bradenton) | 2097 |
| Martin County (Stuart) | 2095 |
| Reagan (Doral) | 2093 |
| West Boca Raton | 2091 |
| Celebration | 2087 |
| Lincoln (Tallahassee) | 2086 |
| Hollywood Hills | 2085 |
| Gaither (Tampa) | 2083 |
| Fleming Island (Orange Park) | 2079 |
| Sickles (Tampa) | 2075 |
| Fort Lauderdale | 2073 |
| Dwyer (Palm Beach Gardens) | 2062 |
| Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach) | 2053 |
| Atlantic Coast (Jacksonville) | 2051 |
| Oakleaf (Orange Park) | 2043 |
| South Broward (Hollywood) | 2043 |
| Lakeland | 2034 |
| Freedom (Tampa) | 2027 |
| Lake Nona (Orlando) | 2025 |
| Forest (Ocala) | 2023 |
| Bartow | 2022 |
| Forest Hill (West Palm Beach) | 2016 |
| Leon (Tallahassee) | 2016 |
| Sarasota | 2013 |
| Melbourne | 2012 |
| Tate (Cantonment) | 1997 |
| Tampa Bay Tech | 1995 |
| Crestview | 1987 |
| North Miami Beach | 1966 |
| Olympic Heights (Boca Raton) | 1966 |
| Gulf Coast (Naples) | 1965 |
| Miami Central | 1965 |
| Viera (Melbourne) | 1964 |
| Niceville | 1960 |
| Mater Academy (Hialeah Gardens) | 1959 |
| Chiles (Tallahassee) | 1951 |
| Riverdale (Fort Myers) | 1944 |
| Brandon | 1930 |
| Liberty (Kissimmee) | 1929 |
| Navarre | 1926 |
| Lennard (Ruskin) | 1920 |
| Miami Sunset | 1919 |
| Braden River (Bradenton) | 1914 |
| Venice | 1911 |
| Mainland (Daytona Beach) | 1909 |
| New Smyrna Beach | 1903 |
| Charlotte (Punta Gorda) | 1900 |
| South Fork (Stuart) | 1899 |
| Fort Myers | 1897 |
Notable Changes That Could Happen If the Pattern Holds True In 2014
– St. Petersburg, Hagerty, Monarch, Bloomingdale, Miami Southridge, Reagan and Miami Sunset would fall a classification from Class 8A to Class 7A
– South Fork, New Smyrna Beach, Mainland, Venice, Lennard, Navarre, Miami Central, Gulf Coast and Forest (Ocala) would jump up from Class 6A to Class 7A.
– A combination of some new districts would result in Class 7A and looking at the some of the teams that could be in the mix would make the classification fun to watch.
CLASS 6A
2013 enrollment – 1605-1889
| Palm Beach Lakes (West Palm Beach) | 1889 |
| Palmetto | 1888 |
| Creekside (St. Johns) | 1885 |
| Sebastian River | 1883 |
| Lake Region (Eagle Lake) | 1873 |
| Hillsborough (Tampa) | 1872 |
| Winter Haven | 1864 |
| Harmony | 1861 |
| Lake Minneola | 1851 |
| Northeast (Oakland Park) | 1851 |
| Northeast (St. Petersburg) | 1847 |
| Palmetto Ridge (Naples) | 1845 |
| Gainesville | 1842 |
| East River (Orlando) | 1836 |
| King (Tampa) | 1832 |
| South Fort Myers | 1828 |
| Robert E. Lee (Jacksonville) | 1826 |
| Pace | 1819 |
| Leto (Tampa) | 1818 |
| Lehigh (Lehigh Acres) | 1817 |
| Boyd Anderson (Lauderdale Lakes) | 1815 |
| Mitchell (New Port Richey) | 1815 |
| Bartram Trail (Jacksonville) | 1812 |
| Chamberlain (Tampa) | 1810 |
| Englewood (Jacksonville) | 1809 |
| Columbia (Lake City) | 1800 |
| Clearwater | 1798 |
| Lake Gibson (Lakeland) | 1795 |
| Heritage (Palm Bay) | 1792 |
| Nease (Ponte Vedra) | 1786 |
| Belen Jesuit (Miami) | 1780 |
| Vanguard (Ocala) | 1765 |
| Miami Springs | 1762 |
| Osceola (Seminole) | 1762 |
| Dixie Hollins (St. Petersburg) | 1757 |
| Milton | 1756 |
| Fort Walton Beach | 1750 |
| East Lee County (Lehigh Acres) | 1748 |
| Jensen Beach | 1748 |
| Mourning (North Miami) | 1746 |
| Miami Carol City | 1745 |
| Armwood (Seffner) | 1741 |
| Escambia (Pensacola) | 1741 |
| Homestead | 1732 |
| Boynton Beach | 1731 |
| St. Augustine | 1722 |
| Ida Baker (Cape Coral) | 1716 |
| Pembroke Pines Charter | 1715 |
| Estero | 1709 |
| Mosley (Lynn Haven) | 1707 |
| Pine Forest (Pensacola) | 1707 |
| Barron Collier (Naples) | 1704 |
| Largo | 1704 |
| Middleburg | 1700 |
| Okeechobee | 1698 |
| Port Charlotte | 1692 |
| Deltona | 1689 |
| Goleman (Miami) | 1689 |
| Hialeah-Miami Lakes | 1681 |
| Land O’Lakes | 1673 |
| Sunlake (Land O’Lakes) | 1673 |
| Auburndale | 1665 |
| Lake Weir (Ocala) | 1663 |
| Washington (Pensacola) | 1662 |
| Seabreeze (Daytona Beach) | 1659 |
| Cape Coral | 1658 |
| Edgewater (Orlando) | 1654 |
| Blake (Tampa) | 1652 |
| Eau Gallie (Melbourne) | 1652 |
| Naples | 1650 |
| Port St. Lucie | 1646 |
| Sebring | 1642 |
| Springstead (Spring Hill) | 1639 |
| Miami Northwestern | 1633 |
| Pine Ridge (Deltona) | 1631 |
| Bayside (Palm Bay) | 1624 |
| Matanzas (Palm Coast) | 1621 |
| Golden Gate (Naples) | 1618 |
| Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach) | 1616 |
| Ed White (Jacksonville) | 1616 |
| North Fort Myers | 1607 |
| Dillard (Fort Lauderdale) | 1606 |
| Miami Norland | 1605 |
Notable Changes That Could Happen If the Pattern Holds True In 2014
– Palm Beach Lakes, Palmetto, Sebastian River, Harmony, Northeast (Oakland Park), Northeast (St. Petersburg), East River, Boyd Anderson, Miami Springs, Mourning, Port Charlotte, Eau Gallie would drop from Class 7A to Class 6A.
– Belen Jesuit would drop from Class 8A to Class 6A.
– Mosley, Auburndale, Cape Coral, Golden Gate and North Fort Myers would make the jump from Class 5A to Class 6A.
– With Miami Central likely gone it would make things interesting in South Florida and possibly could create two Miami-based districts alone with the number of teams from the area that could make this happen.
CLASS 5A
2013 enrollment – 1158-1604
| Leesburg | 1601 |
| South Lake (Groveland) | 1585 |
| Archbishop McCarthy (Southwest Ranches) | 1583 |
| Orange Park | 1577 |
| Stranahan (Fort Lauderdale) | 1577 |
| Lecanto | 1570 |
| Boca Ciega (Gulfport) | 1555 |
| Robinson (Tampa) | 1554 |
| Terry Parker (Jacksonville) | 1550 |
| Belleview | 1543 |
| Jefferson (Tampa) | 1542 |
| Wesley Chapel | 1540 |
| Ponte Vedra | 1537 |
| Lely (Naples) | 1535 |
| Mariner (Cape Coral) | 1531 |
| Island Coast (Cape Coral) | 1528 |
| Palm Bay (Melbourne) | 1523 |
| Gulf Breeze | 1521 |
| Stanton (Jacksonville) | 1519 |
| Citrus (Inverness) | 1518 |
| Jesuit (Tampa) | 1512 |
| Zephyrhills | 1511 |
| American Heritage (Plantation) | 1510 |
| Suncoast (Riviera Beach) | 1509 |
| Paxon (Jacksonville) | 1499 |
| Miami Jackson | 1496 |
| Ridgeview (Orange Park) | 1495 |
| Pasco (Dade City) | 1485 |
| Dunedin | 1484 |
| Pensacola | 1483 |
| Merritt Island | 1481 |
| Poinciana (Kissimmee) | 1477 |
| River Ridge (New Port Richey) | 1475 |
| Cypress Lake (Fort Myers) | 1473 |
| Arnold (Panama City Beach) | 1436 |
| Tarpon Springs | 1418 |
| Fivay (Hudson) | 1417 |
| Weeki Wachee | 1414 |
| Immokalee | 1407 |
| Clay (Green Cove Springs) | 1402 |
| Bayshore (Bradenton) | 1396 |
| Doral | 1390 |
| Coconut Creek | 1382 |
| Lake Wales | 1380 |
| Rockledge | 1372 |
| Fort Pierce Westwood | 1362 |
| Spoto (Riverview) | 1361 |
| Menendez (St. Augustine) | 1354 |
| Gibbs (St. Petersburg) | 1353 |
| Anclote (Holiday) | 1352 |
| Eastside (Gainesville) | 1346 |
| Bay (Panama City) | 1337 |
| Forrest (Jacksonville) (new name coming in 2014) | 1330 |
| Hardee (Wauchula) | 1318 |
| Palatka | 1315 |
| Crystal River | 1302 |
| Titusville | 1297 |
| Southeast (Bradenton) | 1294 |
| Suwannee (Live Oak) | 1290 |
| Hernando (Brooksville) | 1288 |
| West Florida (Pensacola) | 1288 |
| Wolfson (Jacksonville) | 1288 |
| Nature Coast (Brooksville) | 1284 |
| Eustis | 1278 |
| Satellite | 1275 |
| Hallandale | 1274 |
| Middleton (Tampa) | 1271 |
| Gulf (New Port Richey) | 1268 |
| Lemon bay (Englewood) | 1263 |
| Hudson | 1252 |
| North Marion (Citra) | 1244 |
| Rickards (Tallahassee) | 1242 |
| Baker County (Glen St. Mary) | 1239 |
| Tavares | 1236 |
| Lakewood (St. Petersburg) | 1234 |
| Wakulla (Crawfordville) | 1228 |
| Rutherford (Panama City) | 1219 |
| Key West | 1205 |
| Central (Brooksville) | 1193 |
| Ribault (Jacksoville) | 1189 |
| Bishop Kenny (Jacksonville) | 1181 |
| Godby (Tallahassee) | 1181 |
| Cardinal Gibbons (Fort Lauderdale) | 1158 |
Notable Changes That Could Happen If the Pattern Holds True In 2014
– Leesburg, South Lake, Archbishop McCarthy, Orange Park, Stranahan, Robinson, Terry Parker, Jefferson, Citrus, Pensacola, Fivay, Coconut Creek, Fort Pierce Westwood and Hallandale would drop from Class 6A to Class 5A.
– Surprisingly no teams would move up from Class 4A to Class 5A.
– Pensacola Catholic is booted down to its original class of Class 3A, which fits its enrollment numbers, but would not be surprised if geographical isolation puts them right back up here again in Class 5A.
CLASS 4A
2013 enrollment – 709-1157
| Dunbar (Fort Myers) | 1156 |
| DeSoto County (Arcadia) | 1152 |
| Santa Fe (Alachua) | 1144 |
| Bishop Moore (Orlando) | 1141 |
| Astronaut (Titusville) | 1140 |
| Tenoroc (Lakeland) | 1133 |
| Yulee | 1132 |
| Keys Gate Charter (Homestead) | 1123 |
| Ridgewood (New Port Richey) | 1104 |
| Booker (Sarasota) | 1087 |
| Mount Dora | 1068 |
| Atlantic (Port Orange) | 1044 |
| Raines (Jacksonville) | 1044 |
| Somerset Academy (Pembroke Pines) | 1043 |
| West Nassau (Callahan) | 1031 |
| Dunnellon | 1030 |
| South Sumter (Bushnell) | 1030 |
| LaBelle | 1028 |
| Glades Central (Belle Glade) | 1010 |
| Mulberry | 1001 |
| Gulliver Prep (Pinecrest) | 999 |
| Space Coast (Cocoa) | 969 |
| Avon Park | 945 |
| Cocoa | 911 |
| Washington (Miami) | 895 |
| Fernandina Beach | 893 |
| Miami Edison (Miami) | 886 |
| Clewiston | 885 |
| Monsignor Pace (Miami) | 883 |
| East Gadsden (Havana) | 842 |
| Keystone Heights | 827 |
| Bradford (Starke) | 826 |
| Umatilla | 826 |
| North Broward Prep (Coconut Creek) | 792 |
| Bolles (Jacksonville) | 787 |
| Cocoa Beach | 780 |
| Lake Highland Prep (Orlando) | 776 |
| Jones (Orlando) | 768 |
| Lake Placid | 768 |
| Marianna | 749 |
| University School (Davie) | 727 |
| Interlachen | 709 |
| Villages | 709 |
Notable Changes That Could Happen If the Pattern Holds True In 2014
– Dunbar, DeSoto County, Santa Fe (Alachua), Bishop Moore, Astronaut, Tenoroc, Yulee, Ridgewood, Booker, Mount Dora, Dunnellon, South Sumter, Mulberry and Lake Highland Prep would drop from Class 5A to Class 4A.
– No teams would move up from Class 3A to Class 4A.
– The core group of teams that have made Class 4A very strong are still staying put and throw in teams like Bishop Moore, Dunnellon, South Sumter and Mount Dora who usually contend for playoff spots, this would be a fun classification to watch.
CLASS 3A
2013 enrollment – 300-708
| Inlet Grove (Riviera Beach) | 708 |
| Andrew Jackson (Jacksonville) | 702 |
| Tampa Catholic | 684 |
| Walton (DeFuniak Springs) | 671 |
| Fort White | 655 |
| Bishop Verot (Fort Myers) | 634 |
| Union County (Lake Butler) | 625 |
| Taylor County (Perry) | 617 |
| Pensacola Catholic | 611 |
| American Heritage (Delray Beach) | 610 |
| Florida High (Tallahassee) | 603 |
| Berkeley Prep (Tampa) | 575 |
| Episcopal (Jacksonville) | 552 |
| Trinity Catholic (Ocala) | 552 |
| Chaminade (Hollywood) | 549 |
| North Bay Haven Charter | 543 |
| Cardinal Newman (West Palm Beach) | 539 |
| Trinity Prep (Winter Park) | 520 |
| Frostproof | 512 |
| Melbourne Central Catholic | 498 |
| Westminster Christian (Miami) | 476 |
| Bishop Snyder (Jacksonville) | 475 |
| Clearwater Central Catholic | 475 |
| Cardinal Mooney (Sarasota) | 474 |
| Pahokee | 473 |
| King’s Academy (West Palm Beach) | 468 |
| P.K. Yonge (Gainesville) | 466 |
| Trinity Christian (Jacksonville) | 457 |
| Providence (Jacksonville) | 449 |
| Father Lopez (Daytona Beach) | 440 |
| St. Petersburg Catholic | 417 |
| First Academy (Orlando) | 414 |
| Holy Trinity (Melbourne) | 410 |
| Fort Meade | 400 |
| Archbishop Carroll (Miami) | 392 |
| Calvary Christian (Clearwater) | 375 |
| Duval Charter | 363 |
| Lakeland Christian | 362 |
| Maclay (Tallahassee) | 352 |
| Shorecrest Prep (St. Petersburg) | 319 |
| Community School | 310 |
| Orangewood Christian (Maitland) | 307 |
Notable Changes That Could Happen If the Pattern Holds True In 2014
– Inlet Grove, Archbishop Carroll, Community School and Bishop Snyder would be in Class 3A if they moved back into district play.
– Andrew Jackson, Walton, Fort White, Taylor County and Florida High all drop from Class 4A to Class 3A.
– Pensacola Catholic drops from Class 5A to Class 3A.
– Duval Charter moves up from Class 2A to Class 3A.
– Union County moves up from Class 1A to Class 3A.
– North Bay Haven Charter would likely be eligible to join a district and would slot in at Class 3A.
CLASS 2A
2013 enrollment – 0-300
| Indian Rocks Christian (Largo) | 269 |
| St. Joseph (St. Augustine) | 264 |
| Oak Hall (Gainesville) | 260 |
| Admiral Farragut (St. Petersburg) | 258 |
| Carrollwood (Tampa) | 257 |
| St. Stephen’s | 253 |
| Out-of-Door (Sarasota) | 244 |
| St. Francis (Gainesville) | 241 |
| Bishop McLaughlin (Spring Hill) | 240 |
| Northside Christian (St. Petersburg) | 240 |
| St. John Neumann (Naples) | 236 |
| North Florida Christian (Tallahassee) | 227 |
| St. Edward’s (Vero Beach) | 227 |
| Coral Springs Christian | 216 |
| Jupiter Christian | 212 |
| Moore Haven | 210 |
| Evangelical Christian (Fort Myers) | 209 |
| University Christian (Jacksonville) | 209 |
| Dade Christian (Miami) | 203 |
| Highlands Christian (Pompano Beach) | 203 |
| Imagine School (North Port) | 194 |
| Cambridge (Tampa) | 182 |
| First Baptist (Naples) | 179 |
| Warner Christian (South Daytona) | 177 |
| Canterbury (St. Petersburg) | 176 |
| Eagle’s View (Jacksonville) | 168 |
| Foundation Academy (Winter Garden) | 168 |
| Bradenton Christian | 164 |
| Village Academy (Delray Beach) | 163 |
| Southwest Florida Christian (Fort Myers) | 162 |
| FAMU (Tallahassee) | 144 |
| Champagnat (Hialeah) | 138 |
| Keswick Christian (St. Petersburg) | 135 |
| Glades Day (Belle Glade) | 123 |
| Trinity Christian (Deltona) | 122 |
| Boca Raton Christian | 121 |
| Agape (Orlando) | 117 |
| Christ’s Church Academy (Jacksonville) | 117 |
| Victory Christian (Lakeland) | 115 |
| Zion Lutheran (Pompano Beach) | 106 |
| Harvest Community | 90 |
| Cedar Creek Christian (Jacksonville) | 78 |
| Barrington Christian (Florida City) | 71 |
Notable Changes That Could Happen If the Pattern Holds True In 2014
– Current independent teams including St. Joseph, Oak Hall, St. Stephen’s, St. Francis, Christ’s Church Academy, and Zion Lutheran would be slotted in Class 2A with a return to district play.
– Admiral Farragut, Out-of-Door and Bishop McLaughlin would drop from Class 3A to Class 2A.
– Most other core Class 2A teams remain.
CLASS 1A
2013 enrollment – 0-600 and are designated rural
| Baldwin | 600 |
| Madison County (Madison) | 597 |
| Newberry | 577 |
| Chipley | 567 |
| Taylor (Pierson) | 561 |
| South Walton (Santa Rosa Beach) | 549 |
| Williston | 547 |
| Crescent City | 528 |
| Northview (Bratt) | 523 |
| Dixie County (Cross City) | 516 |
| Bozeman (Panama City) | 488 |
| Hilliard | 469 |
| Baker | 450 |
| Chiefland | 443 |
| Holmes County (Bonifay) | 431 |
| Blountstown | 413 |
| Vernon | 400 |
| Hamilton County (Jasper) | 387 |
| Wildwood | 387 |
| Sneads | 382 |
| Bell | 375 |
| Liberty County (Bristol) | 355 |
| Branford | 347 |
| Freeport | 337 |
| Port St. Joe | 321 |
| Bronson | 316 |
| Lafayette (Mayo) | 315 |
| Trenton | 304 |
| Jay | 295 |
| Franklin County (Eastpoint) | 294 |
| West Gadsden (Quincy) | 251 |
| Cottondale | 238 |
| Wewahitchka | 232 |
| Jefferson County (Monticello) | 209 |
| Graceville | 180 |
| Hawthorne | 152 |
Notable Changes That Could Happen If the Pattern Holds True In 2014
– Madison Country and Baldwin would drop from Class 4A to Class 1A.
– Union County would be moved from Class 1A to Class 3A.
– Some districts could see some shifting if Madison County and Baldwin are added into Class 1A.
![Addy Curry has helped lead second-year Tocoi Creek (St. Augustine) to the playoffs and will travel to Timber Creek for their first-round match. Class 4A Regional Quartefinals take place on Wednesday, April 29. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://i0.wp.com/floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-Class-4A-Regional-Quarterfinals-Playoff-Preview.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1)
![Ponte Vedra QB Izzy Murray will be one to keep an eye when the Class 3A Regional Quarterfinals take place on Wednesday, April 29. [Joshua Wilson/FloridaHSFootball.com]](https://i0.wp.com/floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-3A-Regional-Quarterfinals-Playoff-Preview.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1)
![Robinson (Tampa) is chasing a 10th consecutive state championship -- and 11th overall as the Class 2A Regional Quarterfinals get underway on Tuesday, April 28. [Kyle Zedaker/Tampa Bay Buccaneers]](https://i0.wp.com/floridahsfootball.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/2026-2A-Regional-Quarterfinals-Playoff-Preview.jpg?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1)
