IHSAA CLASSIFICATIONS
The IHSAA bases its classifications on school enrollment numbers from one year to inform the following school year’s assignments. Enrollment numbers are provided by the Basic Educational Data Survey (BEDS) from the Iowa Department of Education.
The current athletic year’s BEDS enrollments are available to view below in a sortable and searchable format.
OVERALL BEDS
2024-25 ATHLETIC YEAR based on 2023-24 ENROLLMENTS
Grades 9, 10, 11; Ties in enrollment by first alphabetical to larger class.
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2024-25 BEDS
| # | School Name | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valley, West Des Moines | 2290 |
| 2 | Des Moines, Lincoln | 1823 |
| 3 | Johnston | 1791 |
| 4 | Southeast Polk | 1712 |
| 5 | Linn-Mar, Marion | 1676 |
| 6 | Waukee, Northwest | 1582 |
| 7 | Des Moines, Roosevelt | 1521 |
| 8 | Ankeny Centennial | 1517 |
| 9 | Des Moines, East | 1480 |
| 10 | Waterloo, West | 1424 |
| 11 | Cedar Falls | 1346 |
| 12 | Waukee | 1335 |
| 13 | Ankeny | 1332 |
| 14 | Sioux City, North | 1311 |
| 15 | Prairie, Cedar Rapids | 1294 |
| 16 | Cedar Rapids, Kennedy | 1282 |
| 17 | Pleasant Valley | 1274 |
| 18 | Marshalltown | 1242 |
| 19 | Cedar Rapids, Jefferson | 1232 |
| 20 | Iowa City, City High | 1222 |
| 21 | Dubuque, Senior | 1166 |
| 22 | Dubuque, Hempstead | 1162 |
| 23 | Sioux City, East | 1160 |
| 24 | Iowa City, West | 1135 |
| 25 | Ames | 1106 |
| 26 | Bettendorf | 1104 |
| 27 | Ottumwa | 1101 |
| 28 | Muscatine | 1091 |
| 29 | Davenport, West | 1088 |
| 30 | Des Moines, North | 1078 |
| 31 | Davenport, Central | 1057 |
| 32 | Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines | 1024 |
| 33 | Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln | 1012 |
| 34 | Sioux City, West | 1002 |
| 35 | Davenport, North | 989 |
| 36 | Urbandale | 969 |
| 37 | Cedar Rapids, Washington | 944 |
| 38 | Iowa City, Liberty | 921 |
| 39 | Indianola | 878 |
| 40 | Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson | 876 |
| 41 | Waterloo, East | 834 |
| 42 | Burlington | 821 |
| 43 | Mason City | 809 |
| 44 | Fort Dodge | 807 |
| 45 | Norwalk | 789 |
| 46 | Dallas Center-Grimes | 779 |
| 47 | North Scott, Eldridge | 776 |
| 48 | Lewis Central | 747 |
| 49 | Clinton | 723 |
| 50 | Epworth, Western Dubuque | 667 |
| 51 | Des Moines, Hoover | 660 |
| 52 | Newton | 638 |
| 53 | Bondurant-Farrar | 610 |
| 54 | Pella | 599 |
| 55 | Waverly-Shell Rock | 599 |
| 56 | Denison-Schleswig | 596 |
| 57 | Clear Creek Amana | 587 |
| 58 | Storm Lake | 581 |
| 59 | Carlisle | 561 |
| 60 | Marion | 551 |
| 61 | Le Mars | 550 |
| 62 | Boone | 549 |
| 63 | Spencer | 545 |
| 64 | ADM, Adel | 523 |
| 65 | North Polk, Alleman | 487 |
| 66 | Oskaloosa | 464 |
| 67 | Glenwood | 453 |
| 68 | Keokuk | 451 |
| 69 | Perry | 444 |
| 70 | Decorah | 435 |
| 71 | Ballard | 432 |
| 72 | Xavier, Cedar Rapids | 429 |
| 73 | Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 420 |
| 74 | Mount Pleasant | 418 |
| 75 | Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City | 412 |
| 76 | Fort Madison | 412 |
| 77 | Winterset | 411 |
| 78 | Central DeWitt | 408 |
| 79 | Webster City | 407 |
| 80 | Carroll | 395 |
| 81 | Gilbert | 390 |
| 82 | Maquoketa | 390 |
| 83 | Knoxville | 387 |
| 84 | Independence | 386 |
| 85 | Charles City | 383 |
| 86 | Creston | 374 |
| 87 | Grinnell | 374 |
| 88 | MOC-Floyd Valley | 374 |
| 89 | Sioux Center | 373 |
| 90 | Nevada | 371 |
| 91 | Atlantic | 367 |
| 92 | Harlan Community | 367 |
| 93 | Benton Community | 363 |
| 94 | Mount Vernon | 360 |
| 95 | Wahlert, Dubuque | 356 |
| 96 | Clear Lake | 354 |
| 97 | Algona | 352 |
| 98 | Humboldt | 350 |
| 99 | West Delaware, Manchester | 350 |
| 100 | Solon | 348 |
| 101 | Hampton-Dumont -CAL | 344 |
| 102 | Saydel | 340 |
| 103 | Center Point-Urbana | 330 |
| 104 | Washington | 329 |
| 105 | Assumption, Davenport | 328 |
| 106 | Fairfield | 328 |
| 107 | Des Moines Christian | 321 |
| 108 | South Tama County, Tama | 315 |
| 109 | Williamsburg | 315 |
| 110 | Clarke, Osceola | 311 |
| 111 | Vinton-Shellsburg | 302 |
| 112 | Centerville | 301 |
| 113 | Spirit Lake | 295 |
| 114 | Chariton | 293 |
| 115 | Okoboji | 291 |
| 116 | West Liberty | 291 |
| 117 | Anamosa | 288 |
| 118 | Iowa Falls - Alden | 283 |
| 119 | Cherokee, Washington | 282 |
| 120 | Waukon | 282 |
| 121 | Davis County, Bloomfield | 281 |
| 122 | Albia | 279 |
| 123 | Mid-Prairie, Wellman | 279 |
| 124 | Estherville Lincoln Central | 277 |
| 125 | Crestwood, Cresco | 270 |
| 126 | Greene County | 270 |
| 127 | PCM | 261 |
| 128 | Sheldon | 260 |
| 129 | Unity Christian, Orange City | 259 |
| 130 | Southeast Valley, Gowrie | 258 |
| 131 | Oelwein | 256 |
| 132 | Central Lee, Donnellson | 251 |
| 133 | Eagle Grove | 249 |
| 134 | Clarinda | 244 |
| 135 | Mediapolis | 244 |
| 136 | North Fayette Valley | 243 |
| 137 | Roland-Story, Story City | 243 |
| 138 | OABCIG | 241 |
| 139 | Red Oak | 241 |
| 140 | New Hampton | 240 |
| 141 | Camanche | 239 |
| 142 | Forest City | 239 |
| 143 | Monticello | 238 |
| 144 | Western Christian, Hull | 234 |
| 145 | Union, LaPorte City | 232 |
| 146 | West Marshall, State Center | 232 |
| 147 | Clarion-Goldfield-Dows | 229 |
| 148 | Tipton | 229 |
| 149 | Kuemper Catholic, Carroll | 225 |
| 150 | Van Meter | 225 |
| 151 | Garner-Hayfield-Ventura | 223 |
| 152 | Wilton | 223 |
| 153 | Osage | 222 |
| 154 | Shenandoah | 222 |
| 155 | West Lyon, Inwood | 219 |
| 156 | Dike-New Hartford | 217 |
| 157 | Alburnett | 215 |
| 158 | Pella Christian | 213 |
| 159 | Cardinal, Eldon | 210 |
| 160 | Jesup | 210 |
| 161 | West Burlington | 210 |
| 162 | MVAOCOU | 209 |
| 163 | Northeast, Goose Lake | 209 |
| 164 | Denver | 208 |
| 165 | MFL MarMac | 207 |
| 166 | Interstate 35, Truro | 206 |
| 167 | Woodward-Granger | 206 |
| 168 | West Branch | 204 |
| 169 | Rock Valley | 199 |
| 170 | Aplington-Parkersburg | 198 |
| 171 | Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont | 195 |
| 172 | Pocahontas Area | 193 |
| 173 | Postville | 193 |
| 174 | Grundy Center | 192 |
| 175 | East Sac County | 191 |
| 176 | West Central Valley, Stuart | 190 |
| 177 | Manson Northwest Webster | 188 |
| 178 | Lawton-Bronson | 186 |
| 179 | South Hardin | 186 |
| 180 | Sumner-Fredericksburg | 186 |
| 181 | Hudson | 185 |
| 182 | Hinton | 184 |
| 183 | Cascade, Western Dubuque | 183 |
| 184 | Central Lyon, Rock Rapids | 183 |
| 185 | Central Springs | 181 |
| 186 | East Marshall, LeGrand | 181 |
| 187 | Missouri Valley | 181 |
| 188 | West Sioux, Hawarden | 181 |
| 189 | Beckman Catholic, Dyersville | 179 |
| 190 | Pleasantville | 179 |
| 191 | Treynor | 179 |
| 192 | Central Decatur, Leon | 178 |
| 193 | Grand View Christian School | 178 |
| 194 | Regina, Iowa City | 178 |
| 195 | Tri-Center, Neola | 178 |
| 196 | Louisa-Muscatine | 177 |
| 197 | Ogden | 177 |
| 198 | Underwood | 177 |
| 199 | South Central Calhoun | 176 |
| 200 | Emmetsburg | 174 |
| 201 | Durant | 173 |
| 202 | Ridge View | 173 |
| 203 | Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids | 173 |
| 204 | Panorama, Panora | 171 |
| 205 | Belmond-Klemme | 169 |
| 206 | Columbus Catholic, Waterloo | 168 |
| 207 | Lisbon | 164 |
| 208 | Van Buren County | 164 |
| 209 | Lake Mills | 162 |
| 210 | Bellevue | 161 |
| 211 | AHSTW, Avoca | 160 |
| 212 | Earlham | 160 |
| 213 | MMCRU | 160 |
| 214 | Sibley-Ocheyedan | 160 |
| 215 | Maquoketa Valley, Delhi | 159 |
| 216 | North Mahaska, New Sharon | 159 |
| 217 | Columbus Community, Columbus Junction | 158 |
| 218 | Westwood, Sloan | 158 |
| 219 | Colfax-Mingo | 157 |
| 220 | Alta-Aurelia | 155 |
| 221 | Logan-Magnolia | 155 |
| 222 | North Butler, Greene | 155 |
| 223 | South Hamilton, Jewell | 155 |
| 224 | Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn | 154 |
| 225 | Danville | 152 |
| 226 | South Winneshiek, Calmar | 151 |
| 227 | West Fork, Sheffield | 149 |
| 228 | AGWSR, Ackley | 148 |
| 229 | Wapsie Valley, Fairbank | 148 |
| 230 | ACGC | 147 |
| 231 | Pekin | 146 |
| 232 | Boyden-Hull | 145 |
| 233 | Nodaway Valley | 145 |
| 234 | IKM-Manning | 144 |
| 235 | Akron Westfield | 142 |
| 236 | B-G-M, Brooklyn | 142 |
| 237 | Mount Ayr | 142 |
| 238 | Riverside, Oakland | 141 |
| 239 | Southwest Valley | 140 |
| 240 | Sigourney | 139 |
| 241 | Wapello | 138 |
| 242 | Madrid | 137 |
| 243 | Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg | 136 |
| 244 | North Union | 135 |
| 245 | Starmont | 135 |
| 246 | Wayne, Corydon | 135 |
| 247 | East Buchanan, Winthrop | 134 |
| 248 | Nashua-Plainfield | 134 |
| 249 | North Cedar, Stanwood | 134 |
| 250 | Woodbury Central, Moville | 134 |
| 251 | Midland, Wyoming | 133 |
| 252 | BCLUW, Conrad | 132 |
| 253 | Newman Catholic, Mason City | 130 |
| 254 | West Hancock, Britt | 130 |
| 255 | Woodbine | 129 |
| 256 | New London | 125 |
| 257 | Southeast Warren, Liberty Center | 125 |
| 258 | St. Albert, Council Bluffs | 125 |
| 259 | Highland, Riverside | 124 |
| 260 | Northwood-Kensett | 124 |
| 261 | South O'Brien, Paullina | 124 |
| 262 | West Monona, Onawa | 123 |
| 263 | Audubon | 121 |
| 264 | Saint Ansgar | 120 |
| 265 | East Union, Afton | 118 |
| 266 | North Linn, Troy Mills | 118 |
| 267 | St. Edmond, Fort Dodge | 118 |
| 268 | Lynnville-Sully | 117 |
| 269 | WACO, Wayland | 115 |
| 270 | Fremont-Mills, Tabor | 113 |
| 271 | Lenox | 113 |
| 272 | Easton Valley | 111 |
| 273 | Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 111 |
| 274 | Iowa Valley, Marengo | 110 |
| 275 | Martensdale-St Marys | 110 |
| 276 | Ankeny Christian Academy | 109 |
| 277 | Kingsley-Pierson | 108 |
| 278 | North Tama, Traer | 107 |
| 279 | Boyer Valley, Dunlap | 105 |
| 280 | GMG, Garwin | 104 |
| 281 | Newell-Fonda | 104 |
| 282 | East Mills | 103 |
| 283 | Baxter | 102 |
| 284 | Calamus-Wheatland | 102 |
| 285 | CAM, Anita | 102 |
| 286 | Gehlen Catholic, LeMars | 102 |
| 287 | Janesville | 102 |
| 288 | Montezuma | 102 |
| 289 | Notre Dame, Burlington | 101 |
| 290 | Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction | 101 |
| 291 | Edgewood-Colesburg | 100 |
| 292 | Central, Elkader | 99 |
| 293 | Coon Rapids-Bayard | 99 |
| 294 | Sidney | 99 |
| 295 | Moravia | 98 |
| 296 | Springville | 98 |
| 297 | Central City | 96 |
| 298 | Griswold | 96 |
| 299 | North Iowa, Buffalo Center | 96 |
| 300 | Rockford | 96 |
| 301 | Dunkerton | 95 |
| 302 | Bedford | 94 |
| 303 | Belle Plaine | 94 |
| 304 | English Valleys, North English | 94 |
| 305 | Lone Tree | 94 |
| 306 | Riceville | 94 |
| 307 | Winfield-Mt Union | 93 |
| 308 | Woodward Academy | 93 |
| 309 | Don Bosco, Gilbertville | 92 |
| 310 | West Bend-Mallard | 90 |
| 311 | Colo-NESCO | 88 |
| 312 | Bishop Garrigan, Algona | 87 |
| 313 | Exira Elk Horn-Kimballton | 82 |
| 314 | George-Little Rock | 81 |
| 315 | Glidden-Ralston | 81 |
| 316 | Twin Cedars, Bussey | 81 |
| 317 | Collins-Maxwell | 80 |
| 318 | Graettinger-Terril | 79 |
| 319 | Melcher-Dallas | 79 |
| 320 | Tripoli | 79 |
| 321 | Harris-Lake Park | 75 |
| 322 | Waterloo Christian School | 73 |
| 323 | Hillcrest Academy | 72 |
| 324 | Kee, Lansing | 69 |
| 325 | Clarksville | 68 |
| 326 | Siouxland Christian | 67 |
| 327 | St. Mary's, Storm Lake | 67 |
| 328 | Keota | 66 |
| 329 | Murray | 66 |
| 330 | West Central, Maynard | 66 |
| 331 | West Harrison, Mondamin | 65 |
| 332 | H-L-V , Victor | 63 |
| 333 | Lamoni | 62 |
| 334 | River Valley, Correctionville | 59 |
| 335 | Stanton | 56 |
| 336 | Meskwaki Settlement School | 53 |
| 337 | Trinity Christian | 52 |
| 338 | Marquette Catholic, Bellevue | 51 |
| 339 | Ar-We-Va, Westside | 50 |
| 340 | Holy Trinity Catholic, Fort Madison | 50 |
| 341 | Mormon Trail, Garden Grove | 48 |
| 342 | Rivermont Collegiate, Bettendorf | 48 |
| 343 | Seymour | 47 |
| 344 | Tri-State Christian | 46 |
| 345 | Tri-County, Thornburg | 44 |
| 346 | Heartland Christian | 40 |
| 347 | Isaac Newton Christian Academy | 39 |
| 348 | Moulton-Udell | 39 |
| 349 | Prince of Peace Catholic, Clinton | 39 |
| 350 | Paton-Churdan | 38 |
| 351 | Maharishi, Fairfield | 37 |
| 352 | Ruthven-Ayrshire | 37 |
| 353 | Essex | 36 |
| 354 | Morning Star Academy, Bettendorf | 36 |
| 355 | St. Mary's, Remsen | 36 |
| 356 | Valley Lutheran, Cedar Falls | 36 |
| 357 | Cedar Valley Christian | 35 |
| 358 | Hamburg Charter | 35 |
| 359 | Iowa School for the Deaf | 30 |
| 360 | Orient-Macksburg | 29 |
| 361 | Whiting | 28 |
| 362 | Diagonal | 18 |
| 363 | North Iowa Christian School | 15 |
| 364 | Scattergood Friends | 14 |
| 365 | South Page, College Springs | 14 |
| 366 | Clear Lake Classical | 13 |
| 367 | Ottumwa Christian School | 13 |
| 368 | Coram Deo Academy | 10 |
| 369 | Empigo Academy | 5 |
| 370 | Unity Ridge Lutheran School | 4 |
| 371 | New City Classical Academy | 3 |
| 372 | Strong Roots | 2 |
Sport Classifications
Summer
Sport Classification Breakdowns
| Sport | # of Classes |
| Baseball | 4 |
| Basketball | 4 |
| Bowling | 3 |
| Cross Country | 4 |
| Football | 7 |
| Golf | 4 (4A in fall, others in spring) |
| Soccer | 4 |
| Swimming | 1 |
| Tennis | 2 |
| Track & Field | 4 |
| Wrestling | 3 |