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Originally Posted by bainsey

Just out of curiosity, how does Washington classify schools 1-207 students?

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Washington doesn't really use a set number system...they go by percentages of schools. Each classification should have 17% of the schools in the state, so the numbers for a 1A or 2A school change a little every 2 years when they reclassify.

So basically, we have 1B, 2B, 1A, 2A, 3A, and 4A schools. 1B runs up to about 90 kids. 2B goes up to around 200, 1A goes up to about 500, 2A goes to about 800, 3A to about 1100, and 4A is anything above that. (numbers are approximations)

Here's the WIAA breakdown:

1B: 0-92 (62 schools)
2B: 93-207 (62 schools)
1A: 208-512 (65 schools)
2A: 513-1085 (64 schools)
3A: 1086-1303 (67 schools)
4A: 1304+ (66 schools)

4.0.0 CLASSIFICATION OF SCHOOLS
4.1.0 DATES FOR CLASSIFICATION OF HIGH SCHOOLS - All high schools are to be classified according to enrollment in grades 10-12. (Schools new to the Association will take the average of their estimated enrollment for their first two years.)
4.1.1 The P-223 enrollment figures as sent to the Office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction will be used for classification purposes.
4.1.2 A school’s classification is determined by the average monthly enrollment from January 1 through May 1, October 1 and twice the November 1 count of odd-numbered years and will be the basis for classification for the next two years.
4.1.3 The responsibility for investigating enrollment figures lies with the WIAA Executive Board and this may be invoked by any member school with the support of four (4) other member schools.
4.2.0 HIGH SCHOOL CLASSIFICATIONS - High schools shall be classified as “4A”, “3A”, “2A”, “1A”, “2B” and "1B". Every four (4) years the enrollment parameters for each classification shall be adjusted to promote more equitable distribution in the number of schools. "4A", "3A", "2A", "1A", 17% of the total schools based on 10-12 enrollment from the top down (largest to smallest). The parameters for distribution for the "2B" and "1B" classification shall be 16% of the remaining schools per classification.
4.2.1 In four-year high schools (grades 9-10-11-12), any students who are repeating the 9th grade shall be counted in the school's 10-12 WIAA enrollment figures for that year even though, academically, the school may not consider them sophomores.
4.2.2 School districts with a single high school and a separate, approved alternative school(s), as reported on district P-223 enrollment forms, must assign their students for WIAA Classification Head-count purposes to the high school in which the students would normally be enrolled provided that the alternative school(s) is not a separate member of the WIAA with a
demonstrated two year history of participation in the same number of WIAA sanctioned activities as other WIAA member schools of the same enrollment.
4.2.3 Students must be counted in their school of residence unless they are enrolled in a separately established member school. Member schools in this situation must attempt to gain league affiliation and demonstrate a two (2) year history of participation in the number of WIAA sanctioned activities comparable to other WIAA member schools of the same enrollment.

The WIAA is getting ready to do re-classifications for 2012-2014.