Some of those schools don’t have football so the list will be smaller.    and i already seen multiple 3-4 team districts. That’s garbage.    This is a (very small) step in the right direction but they need to get down to 5 total classes with 1 open division for teams who get 6 football transfers or more before the playoffs start 

As we well know the Laz Index actually makes the picks.  The picks lean heavily towards South Florida as they should historically.  The wild card is West Broward vs West Boca Raton.

To answer your question, FHSAA policies state that schools may be placed in the Rural classification if they are located in geographic areas as determined by the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI; Florida statute 288.0656), population density by zip code, and median family income by zip code.  The Rural classification is limited to the lowest 40 populated schools that meet these criteria and commit to the Rural classification in the sport of football. Other states have wrestled with the public-private disparity.  In Tennessee, private schools are placed in separate classifications and playoff brackets from public schools.  In Georgia, public and private schools are placed in the same classifications, but private and public schools in the lowest 3 classifications are placed in separate playoff brackets. 

1A now has a fighting chance.  2A will be "interesting".

Here are my "in-state" schedule strength rankings for the finalists. Only games vs. Florida teams are considered: 7A  Class Rank State Rank Lake Mary 1 4 Vero Beach 12 63 6A  Class Rank State Rank West Boca Raton 10 64 West Broward 14 82 5A  Class Rank State Rank Lakeland 3 32 St. Thomas Aquinas 4 36 4A  Class Rank State Rank American Heritage 1 2 Jones 8 48 3A  Class Rank State Rank Miami Northwestern 1 29 Raines 5 88 2A  Class Rank State Rank Cardinal Mooney 9 56 Bolles 10 59 1A  Class Rank State Rank Cardinal Newman 1 15 Chaminade 3 17