Classifications: Cross Country
School enrollment numbers from each year inform the following school year’s classifications for IHSAA sanctioned sports. Enrollment numbers are provided by the Basic Educational Data Survey (BEDS) from the Iowa Department of Education. Whole grade and cooperative sharing agreements listed as available. To view other sports or overall BEDS numbers, view the Classifications page.
Sport Breakdown
Cross Country: Four classes.
4A: Largest 48 schools.
3A: Next largest 64 schools.
2A: Next largest 72 schools.
1A: Remaining schools.
CROSS COUNTRY
2024 CLASSIFICATIONS
| School | ENROLLMENT | CLASS | Sharing Agreements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley, West Des Moines | 2290 | 4A | |
| Des Moines, Lincoln | 1823 | 4A | |
| Johnston | 1791 | 4A | |
| Southeast Polk | 1712 | 4A | |
| Linn-Mar, Marion | 1676 | 4A | |
| Waukee, Northwest | 1582 | 4A | |
| Des Moines, Roosevelt | 1521 | 4A | |
| Ankeny Centennial | 1517 | 4A | |
| Des Moines, East | 1480 | 4A | |
| Iowa City, City High | 1426 | 4A | West Branch |
| Waterloo, West | 1424 | 4A | |
| Cedar Falls | 1346 | 4A | |
| Waukee | 1335 | 4A | |
| Ankeny | 1332 | 4A | |
| Sioux City, North | 1311 | 4A | |
| Prairie, Cedar Rapids | 1294 | 4A | |
| Cedar Rapids, Kennedy | 1282 | 4A | |
| Pleasant Valley | 1274 | 4A | |
| Marshalltown | 1242 | 4A | |
| Cedar Rapids, Jefferson | 1232 | 4A | |
| Dubuque, Senior | 1166 | 4A | |
| Dubuque, Hempstead | 1162 | 4A | |
| Sioux City, East | 1160 | 4A | |
| Bettendorf | 1153 | 4A | Morning Star Academy, Bettendorf; New City Classical Academy; Coram Deo Academy |
| Iowa City, West | 1135 | 4A | |
| Ames | 1106 | 4A | |
| Ottumwa | 1101 | 4A | |
| Muscatine | 1091 | 4A | |
| Davenport, West | 1088 | 4A | |
| Des Moines, North | 1078 | 4A | |
| Davenport, Central | 1057 | 4A | |
| Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines | 1024 | 4A | |
| Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln | 1012 | 4A | |
| Sioux City, West | 1002 | 4A | |
| Davenport, North | 989 | 4A | |
| Urbandale | 969 | 4A | |
| Cedar Rapids, Washington | 944 | 4A | |
| Iowa City, Liberty | 921 | 4A | |
| Indianola | 878 | 4A | |
| Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson | 876 | 4A | |
| Waterloo, East | 834 | 4A | |
| Mason City | 824 | 4A | North Iowa Christian |
| Burlington | 821 | 4A | |
| Fort Dodge | 807 | 4A | |
| Norwalk | 789 | 4A | |
| Dallas Center-Grimes | 779 | 4A | |
| North Scott, Eldridge | 776 | 4A | |
| Lewis Central | 747 | 4A | |
| Clinton | 723 | 3A | |
| Epworth, Western Dubuque | 667 | 3A | |
| Des Moines, Hoover | 660 | 3A | |
| Storm Lake | 648 | 3A | St. Mary’s, Storm Lake |
| Newton | 638 | 3A | |
| Kuemper Catholic, Carroll | 620 | 3A | Carroll |
| Bondurant-Farrar | 610 | 3A | |
| Pella | 599 | 3A | |
| Waverly-Shell Rock | 599 | 3A | |
| Denison-Schleswig | 596 | 3A | |
| Marion | 590 | 3A | Isaac Newton Christian Academy |
| Clear Creek Amana | 587 | 3A | |
| Carlisle | 561 | 3A | |
| Le Mars | 550 | 3A | |
| Boone | 549 | 3A | |
| Spencer | 545 | 3A | |
| Mount Vernon-Lisbon | 524 | 3A | Lisbon |
| ADM, Adel | 523 | 3A | |
| North Polk, Alleman | 487 | 3A | |
| Oskaloosa | 464 | 3A | |
| Glenwood | 453 | 3A | |
| Keokuk | 451 | 3A | |
| Perry | 444 | 3A | |
| Decorah | 435 | 3A | |
| Ballard | 432 | 3A | |
| Iowa Falls – Alden | 431 | 3A | AGWSR, Ackley |
| Xavier, Cedar Rapids | 429 | 3A | |
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 420 | 3A | |
| Mount Pleasant | 418 | 3A | |
| Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City | 412 | 3A | |
| Fort Madison | 412 | 3A | |
| Winterset | 411 | 3A | |
| Central DeWitt | 408 | 3A | |
| Webster City | 407 | 3A | |
| BK-CGD | 398 | 3A | Clarion-Goldfield-Dows |
| Gilbert | 390 | 3A | |
| Maquoketa | 390 | 3A | |
| Knoxville | 387 | 3A | |
| Independence | 386 | 3A | |
| Charles City | 383 | 3A | |
| Creston | 374 | 3A | |
| Grinnell | 374 | 3A | |
| MOC-Floyd Valley | 374 | 3A | |
| Sioux Center | 373 | 3A | |
| Nevada | 371 | 3A | |
| Atlantic | 367 | 3A | |
| Harlan Community | 367 | 3A | |
| Benton Community | 363 | 3A | |
| Wahlert, Dubuque | 356 | 3A | |
| Clear Lake | 354 | 3A | |
| Algona | 352 | 3A | |
| Humboldt | 350 | 3A | |
| West Delaware, Manchester | 350 | 3A | |
| Solon | 348 | 3A | |
| BHRV | 344 | 3A | Rock Valley |
| Hampton-Dumont -CAL | 344 | 3A | |
| Saydel | 340 | 3A | |
| Center Point-Urbana | 330 | 3A | |
| Washington | 329 | 3A | |
| Assumption, Davenport | 328 | 3A | |
| Fairfield | 328 | 3A | |
| Des Moines Christian | 321 | 3A | |
| South Tama County, Tama | 315 | 3A | |
| Williamsburg | 315 | 3A | |
| Clarke, Osceola | 311 | 2A | |
| Notre Dame, Burlington | 311 | 2A | West Burlington |
| Greene County | 308 | 2A | Paton-Churdan |
| Vinton-Shellsburg | 302 | 2A | |
| Centerville | 301 | 2A | |
| Woodbury Central, Moville | 301 | 2A | Kingsley-Pierson; River Valley, Correctionville |
| Spirit Lake | 295 | 2A | |
| Chariton | 293 | 2A | |
| Okoboji | 291 | 2A | |
| West Liberty | 291 | 2A | |
| Anamosa | 288 | 2A | |
| Cherokee, Washington | 282 | 2A | |
| Waukon | 282 | 2A | |
| Davis County, Bloomfield | 281 | 2A | |
| Albia | 279 | 2A | |
| Mid-Prairie, Wellman | 279 | 2A | |
| Estherville Lincoln Central | 277 | 2A | |
| Crestwood, Cresco | 270 | 2A | |
| George-Little Rock/Central Lyon | 264 | 2A | Central Lyon, Rock Rapids |
| PCM | 261 | 2A | |
| Sheldon | 260 | 2A | |
| Unity Christian, Orange City | 259 | 2A | |
| Southeast Valley, Gowrie | 258 | 2A | |
| South Central Calhoun | 257 | 2A | Glidden-Ralston |
| Oelwein | 256 | 2A | |
| Central Lee, Donnellson | 251 | 2A | |
| Eagle Grove | 249 | 2A | |
| Clarinda | 244 | 2A | |
| Mediapolis | 244 | 2A | |
| North Fayette Valley | 243 | 2A | |
| Roland-Story, Story City | 243 | 2A | |
| OABCIG | 241 | 2A | |
| Red Oak | 241 | 2A | |
| New Hampton | 240 | 2A | |
| Camanche | 239 | 2A | |
| Forest City | 239 | 2A | |
| Monticello | 238 | 2A | |
| Western Christian, Hull | 234 | 2A | |
| Union, LaPorte City | 232 | 2A | |
| West Marshall, State Center | 232 | 2A | |
| Tipton | 229 | 2A | |
| Van Meter | 225 | 2A | |
| Garner-Hayfield-Ventura | 223 | 2A | |
| Wilton | 223 | 2A | |
| Osage | 222 | 2A | |
| Shenandoah | 222 | 2A | |
| West Lyon, Inwood | 219 | 2A | |
| Dike-New Hartford | 217 | 2A | |
| Alburnett | 215 | 2A | |
| Pella Christian | 213 | 2A | |
| Cardinal, Eldon | 210 | 2A | |
| Jesup | 210 | 2A | |
| MVAOCOU | 209 | 2A | |
| Northeast, Goose Lake | 209 | 2A | |
| Denver | 208 | 2A | |
| MFL MarMac | 207 | 2A | |
| Interstate 35, Truro | 206 | 2A | |
| Woodward-Granger | 206 | 2A | |
| Starmont | 201 | 2A | West Central, Maynard |
| Aplington-Parkersburg | 198 | 2A | |
| Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont | 195 | 2A | |
| Pocahontas Area | 193 | 2A | |
| Postville | 193 | 2A | |
| Grundy Center | 192 | 2A | |
| East Sac County | 191 | 2A | |
| West Central Valley, Stuart | 190 | 2A | |
| Manson Northwest Webster | 188 | 2A | |
| Lawton-Bronson | 186 | 2A | |
| South Hardin | 186 | 2A | |
| Sumner-Fredericksburg | 186 | 2A | |
| Hudson | 185 | 2A | |
| Hinton | 184 | 2A | |
| Cascade, Western Dubuque | 183 | 1A | |
| Central Springs | 181 | 1A | |
| East Marshall, LeGrand | 181 | 1A | |
| Missouri Valley | 181 | 1A | |
| West Sioux, Hawarden | 181 | 1A | |
| Beckman Catholic, Dyersville | 179 | 1A | |
| Pleasantville | 179 | 1A | |
| Treynor | 179 | 1A | |
| Central Decatur, Leon | 178 | 1A | |
| Grand View Christian School | 178 | 1A | |
| Regina, Iowa City | 178 | 1A | |
| Tri-Center, Neola | 178 | 1A | |
| Louisa-Muscatine | 177 | 1A | |
| Ogden | 177 | 1A | |
| Underwood | 177 | 1A | |
| Emmetsburg | 174 | 1A | |
| Nodaway Valley | 174 | 1A | Orient-Macksburg |
| Durant | 173 | 1A | |
| Ridge View | 173 | 1A | |
| Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids | 173 | 1A | |
| Panorama, Panora | 171 | 1A | |
| Columbus Catholic, Waterloo | 168 | 1A | |
| Van Buren County | 164 | 1A | |
| Lake Mills | 162 | 1A | |
| Bellevue | 161 | 1A | |
| AHSTW, Avoca | 160 | 1A | |
| Earlham | 160 | 1A | |
| MMCRU | 160 | 1A | |
| Sibley-Ocheyedan | 160 | 1A | |
| Maquoketa Valley, Delhi | 159 | 1A | |
| North Mahaska, New Sharon | 159 | 1A | |
| Columbus Community, Columbus Junction | 158 | 1A | |
| Westwood, Sloan | 158 | 1A | |
| Colfax-Mingo | 157 | 1A | |
| Alta-Aurelia | 155 | 1A | |
| Logan-Magnolia | 155 | 1A | |
| North Butler, Greene | 155 | 1A | |
| South Hamilton, Jewell | 155 | 1A | |
| Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn | 154 | 1A | |
| Danville | 152 | 1A | |
| South Winneshiek, Calmar | 151 | 1A | |
| West Fork, Sheffield | 149 | 1A | |
| Wapsie Valley, Fairbank | 148 | 1A | |
| ACGC | 147 | 1A | |
| Pekin | 146 | 1A | |
| IKM-Manning | 144 | 1A | |
| Akron Westfield | 142 | 1A | |
| B-G-M, Brooklyn | 142 | 1A | |
| Mount Ayr | 142 | 1A | |
| Riverside, Oakland | 141 | 1A | |
| Southwest Valley | 140 | 1A | |
| Sigourney | 139 | 1A | |
| Wapello | 138 | 1A | |
| Madrid | 137 | 1A | |
| Clayton Ridge, Guttenberg | 136 | 1A | |
| North Union | 135 | 1A | |
| Wayne, Corydon | 135 | 1A | |
| East Buchanan, Winthrop | 134 | 1A | |
| Nashua-Plainfield | 134 | 1A | |
| North Cedar, Stanwood | 134 | 1A | |
| Midland, Wyoming | 133 | 1A | |
| BCLUW, Conrad | 132 | 1A | |
| Newman Catholic, Mason City | 130 | 1A | |
| West Hancock, Britt | 130 | 1A | |
| Woodbine | 129 | 1A | |
| New London | 125 | 1A | |
| Southeast Warren, Liberty Center | 125 | 1A | |
| St. Albert, Council Bluffs | 125 | 1A | |
| Highland, Riverside | 124 | 1A | |
| Northwood-Kensett | 124 | 1A | |
| South O’Brien, Paullina | 124 | 1A | |
| West Monona, Onawa | 123 | 1A | |
| Audubon | 121 | 1A | |
| Saint Ansgar | 120 | 1A | |
| East Union, Afton | 118 | 1A | |
| North-Linn, Troy Mills | 118 | 1A | |
| St. Edmond, Fort Dodge | 118 | 1A | |
| Lynnville-Sully | 117 | 1A | |
| GTRA | 116 | 1A | Ruthven-Ayrshire |
| WACO, Wayland | 115 | 1A | |
| Fremont-Mills, Tabor | 113 | 1A | |
| Lenox | 113 | 1A | |
| Easton Valley | 111 | 1A | |
| Gladbrook-Reinbeck | 111 | 1A | |
| Iowa Valley, Marengo | 110 | 1A | |
| Martensdale-St Marys | 110 | 1A | |
| Ankeny Christian Academy | 109 | 1A | |
| H-L-V , Victor | 107 | 1A | Tri-County, Thornburg |
| North Tama, Traer | 107 | 1A | |
| Boyer Valley, Dunlap | 105 | 1A | |
| GMG, Garwin | 104 | 1A | |
| Newell-Fonda | 104 | 1A | |
| East Mills | 103 | 1A | |
| Baxter | 102 | 1A | |
| Calamus-Wheatland | 102 | 1A | |
| CAM, Anita | 102 | 1A | |
| Gehlen Catholic, LeMars | 102 | 1A | |
| Janesville | 102 | 1A | |
| Montezuma | 102 | 1A | |
| Turkey Valley, Jackson Junction | 101 | 1A | |
| Edgewood-Colesburg | 100 | 1A | |
| Central, Elkader | 99 | 1A | |
| Coon Rapids-Bayard | 99 | 1A | |
| Sidney | 99 | 1A | |
| Moravia | 98 | 1A | |
| Springville | 98 | 1A | |
| Central City | 96 | 1A | |
| Griswold | 96 | 1A | |
| North Iowa, Buffalo Center | 96 | 1A | |
| Rockford | 96 | 1A | |
| Dunkerton | 95 | 1A | |
| Bedford | 94 | 1A | |
| Belle Plaine | 94 | 1A | |
| English Valleys, North English | 94 | 1A | |
| Lone Tree | 94 | 1A | |
| Riceville | 94 | 1A | |
| Winfield-Mt Union | 93 | 1A | |
| Woodward Academy | 93 | 1A | |
| Don Bosco, Gilbertville | 92 | 1A | |
| West Bend-Mallard | 90 | 1A | |
| Colo-NESCO | 88 | 1A | |
| Bishop Garrigan, Algona | 87 | 1A | |
| Exira Elk Horn-Kimballton | 82 | 1A | |
| Twin Cedars, Bussey | 81 | 1A | |
| Collins-Maxwell | 80 | 1A | |
| Melcher-Dallas | 79 | 1A | |
| Tripoli | 79 | 1A | |
| Harris-Lake Park | 75 | 1A | |
| Waterloo Christian School | 73 | 1A | |
| Hillcrest Academy | 72 | 1A | |
| Kee, Lansing | 69 | 1A | |
| Clarksville | 68 | 1A | |
| Siouxland Christian | 67 | 1A | |
| Keota | 66 | 1A | |
| West Harrison, Mondamin | 65 | 1A | |
| Lamoni | 62 | 1A | |
| Stanton | 56 | 1A | |
| Ar-We-Va, Westside | 54 | 1A | Unity Ridge Lutheran School |
| Meskwaki Settlement School | 53 | 1A | |
| Trinity Christian | 52 | 1A | |
| Marquette Catholic, Bellevue | 51 | 1A | |
| Holy Trinity Catholic, Fort Madison | 50 | 1A | |
| Rivermont Collegiate, Bettendorf | 48 | 1A | |
| Heartland Christian | 40 | 1A | |
| Moulton-Udell | 39 | 1A | |
| Prince of Peace Catholic, Clinton | 39 | 1A | |
| Essex | 36 | 1A | |
| St. Mary’s, Remsen | 36 | 1A | |
| Valley Lutheran, Cedar Falls | 36 | 1A | |
| Hamburg Charter | 35 | 1A | |
| Whiting | 28 | 1A | |
| Diagonal | 18 | 1A | |
| Clear Lake Classical | 13 | 1A | |
| Empigo Academy | 5 | 1A |