By RICK PETERSON
TopSports.news
Hayden moves back to Class 4A for the 2024-2025 school year in all sports except football in the latest classifications released by the Kansas State High school Activities Association on Thursday while Rossville will move down to 2A.
Hayden is back in its accustomed spot in 4A after a brief stint in 3A while longtime 3A school Rossville moves down to 2A in all sports except football. Hayden is a 3A school in football while Rossville is in its first season in 1A on the gridiron.
Hayden, with 333 students is the third smallest 4A school in the state while Rossville is the fourth largest 2A school with 170 students.
The other eight Shawnee County high schools remained in the same classifications -- Washburn Rural and Topeka High in 6A, Seaman, Shawnee Heights, Topeka West and Highland Park in 5A, Silver Lake in 3A and Cair Paravel Latin in 2A.
KSHSAA 2024-2025 CLASSIFICATIONS
CLASS 6A SCHOOLS
(36 schools, range 2544-1410)
Wichita-East ............................................2544
Wichita-Southeast ..................................2252
Dodge City ...............................................2198
Derby .......................................................2185
Manhattan ..............................................2093
Wichita-North .........................................2090
Garden City .............................................2033
Olathe North ...........................................1998
Olathe Northwest ..................................1952
Kansas City-Wyandotte .........................1903
Topeka-Washburn Rural .......................1857
Olathe East ..............................................1824
Wichita-South .........................................1805
Gardner Edgerton ..................................1804
Olathe South ...........................................1792
Wichita-Heights ......................................1764
Lawrence-Free State ..............................1762
Shawnee Mission East ...........................1727
Topeka .....................................................1721
Junction City ............................................1711
Wichita-Haysville Campus .....................1658
OP-Blue Valley West ..............................1650
Shawnee Mission West..........................1607
Shawnee Mission Northwest ................1574
OP-Blue Valley Northwest .....................1572
Olathe West ............................................1543
Shawnee Mission South ........................1536
Shawnee Mission North ........................1476
Wichita-Northwest .................................1475
Lawrence .................................................1473
Maize .......................................................1444
Liberal ......................................................1423
OP-Blue Valley ........................................1422
Shawnee-Mill Valley ...............................1413
Wichita-West ...........................................1412
OP-Blue Valley North .............................1410
CLASS 5A SCHOOLS
(36 schools, range 1285-738)
Kansas City-JC Harmon ..........................1285
Emporia ...................................................1283
Leavenworth ...........................................1247
Hutchinson .............................................1222
Kansas City-Washington ........................1188
Topeka-Seaman .....................................1166
Wichita-Bishop Carroll ...........................1147
Spring Hill ................................................1127
Maize South ............................................1112
Tecumseh-Shawnee Heights ................1106
Kansas City-Turner .................................1090
Topeka West ...........................................1078
OP-Blue Valley Southwest .....................1070
Valley Center ...........................................1046
Salina-South ............................................1030
Newton ....................................................1009
Hays .........................................................1001
Goddard-Eisenhower ..............................998
Lenexa-St. James Academy .....................995
Pittsburg ....................................................992
Andover .....................................................978
Topeka-Highland Park .............................963
Goddard ....................................................957
Salina-Central ...........................................945
De Soto ......................................................933
Great Bend ................................................933
Kansas City-Piper .....................................909
Wichita-Kapaun Mt. Carmel ....................907
Lansing ......................................................896
Basehor-Linwood .....................................895
OP-St. Thomas Aquinas ...........................894
Arkansas City ............................................892
Kansas City-Sumner Academy ................873
Kansas City-FL Schlagle ...........................844
Andover Central .......................................835
Bonner Springs .........................................738
CLASS 4A SCHOOLS
(36 schools, range 692-317)
Shawnee Mission-Bishop Miege ............692
McPherson ................................................688
Buhler ........................................................678
Ottawa .......................................................653
Tonganoxie ...............................................650
Winfield .....................................................648
Towanda-Circle .........................................606
Augusta .....................................................600
Eudora .......................................................581
Fort Scott ...................................................580
Independence ..........................................580
Paola ..........................................................564
Louisburg ..................................................561
Mulvane.....................................................541
El Dorado ..................................................540
Chanute .....................................................534
Wamego ....................................................507
Rose Hill ....................................................506
Coffeyville-Field Kindley ..........................504
Altamont-Labette County........................483
Wellington .................................................473
Abilene ......................................................463
Baldwin ......................................................448
Ulysses ......................................................444
Atchison ....................................................420
St. George-Rock Creek .............................416
Parsons .....................................................396
Andale .......................................................385
Chapman ...................................................382
Clearwater.................................................363
Holton ........................................................338
Concordia ..................................................337
Pratt ...........................................................336
Topeka-Hayden ........................................333
Clay Center Community ..........................327
Hugoton ....................................................317
CLASS 3A SCHOOLS
(64 schools, range 317-174
Iola ........................................................................................................317
Kansas City-Bishop Ward ...................................................................317
Osawatomie .........................................................................................313
Scott Community ................................................................................302
Carbondale-Santa Fe Trail..................................................................298
Frontenac .............................................................................................298
Colby .....................................................................................................297
Columbus .............................................................................................285
Garnett-Anderson County .................................................................284
Girard ...................................................................................................277
Wellsville ..............................................................................................276
Hesston ................................................................................................274
Holcomb ...............................................................................................267
Perry-Lecompton ................................................................................266
Hiawatha ..............................................................................................264
Goodland .............................................................................................261
Wichita-Trinity Academy ....................................................................261
LaCygne-Prairie View ..........................................................................260
Wichita Collegiate ...............................................................................260
Nickerson .............................................................................................257
Marysville .............................................................................................253
Baxter Springs .....................................................................................248
Lindsborg-Smoky Valley .....................................................................248
Burlington ............................................................................................247
Meriden-Jefferson West .....................................................................246
Seneca-Nemaha Central ....................................................................243
Halstead ...............................................................................................238
Galena ..................................................................................................237
Larned ..................................................................................................237
Silver Lake ............................................................................................236
Cheney .................................................................................................235
Hoisington............................................................................................234
Riley County .........................................................................................232
Caney Valley .........................................................................................230
Council Grove ......................................................................................229
Neodesha .............................................................................................228
Beloit.....................................................................................................226
Anthony/Harper-Chaparral ................................................................224
Hoyt-Royal Valley ................................................................................223
Lyons ....................................................................................................222
Sabetha ................................................................................................218
Osage City ............................................................................................217
Haven ...................................................................................................216
Gypsum-Southeast of Saline .............................................................214
Lakin .....................................................................................................212
Riverton ................................................................................................212
Russell ..................................................................................................208
Minneapolis .........................................................................................205
Cherryvale ............................................................................................201
Fredonia ...............................................................................................201
Ellsworth ..............................................................................................200
Pomona-West Franklin .......................................................................200
Kingman ...............................................................................................198
Kismet-Southwestern Heights ...........................................................187
Norton Community .............................................................................186
Cimarron ..............................................................................................184
Wathena-Riverside ..............................................................................181
Belle Plaine ..........................................................................................177
Mound City-Jayhawk Linn ..................................................................176
Effingham-Atchison Co Community .................................................175
Humboldt .............................................................................................175
St. Marys ..............................................................................................175
Garden Plain ........................................................................................174
Olathe-Heritage Christian Academy .................................................174
CLASS 2A SCHOOLS
(64 schools, range 174-109)
Oskaloosa ............................................................................................174
Phillipsburg ..........................................................................................173
Douglass...............................................................................................172
Rossville................................................................................................170
Richmond-Central Heights .................................................................169
Shawnee-Maranatha Christian Academy .........................................167
Easton-Pleasant Ridge ........................................................................165
Leon-Bluestem ....................................................................................163
Sedgwick ..............................................................................................163
Medicine Lodge ...................................................................................161
Whitewater-Remington ......................................................................160
Holton-Jackson Heights ......................................................................159
Sterling .................................................................................................158
Hillsboro ...............................................................................................157
Moundridge .........................................................................................157
Ellinwood..............................................................................................154
Eskridge-Mission Valley ......................................................................154
Cherokee-Southeast ...........................................................................151
Eureka ..................................................................................................149
Syracuse ...............................................................................................149
Horton ..................................................................................................148
Marion ..................................................................................................148
Atchison-Maur Hill-Mount Academy ................................................147
Bennington ..........................................................................................147
Hutchinson-Trinity Catholic ...............................................................146
Conway Springs ...................................................................................144
Hays-Thomas More Prep-Marian ......................................................144
Belleville-Republic County .................................................................143
Pittsburg-St. Mary's Colgan ................................................................141
Erie ........................................................................................................140
Inman ...................................................................................................140
Herington .............................................................................................137
Arma-Northeast ..................................................................................134
Brookville-Ell-Saline ............................................................................133
Oakley ...................................................................................................132
Leoti-Wichita County ..........................................................................131
McLouth ...............................................................................................130
Wichita-Classical School Of Wichita ..................................................130
Pleasanton ...........................................................................................128
Prairie Village-Kansas City Christian .................................................127
Elbing-Berean Academy .....................................................................124
Hoxie ....................................................................................................124
Johnson-Stanton County ....................................................................124
Smith Center ........................................................................................124
Valley Falls ............................................................................................124
Lyndon..................................................................................................123
Plainville ...............................................................................................122
Udall......................................................................................................120
Cottonwood Falls-Chase County .......................................................118
Salina-Sacred Heart ............................................................................118
Solomon ...............................................................................................117
Sublette ................................................................................................117
Hill City .................................................................................................116
Topeka-Cair Paravel Latin School .....................................................116
Wichita-Central Christian Academy ..................................................116
Winchester-Jefferson County North .................................................116
Alma-Wabaunsee ................................................................................115
Blue Rapids-Valley Heights ................................................................115
Uniontown ...........................................................................................113
WaKeeney-Trego Community ...........................................................113
Oswego ................................................................................................112
Sylvan-Lucas Unified ...........................................................................110
Yates Center ........................................................................................110
Highland-Doniphan West ...................................................................109
CLASS 1A SCHOOLS
(112 schools, range 108-15)
Lincoln ..................................................................................................108
Elkhart ..................................................................................................107
Howard-West Elk .................................................................................107
Oxford ..................................................................................................107
Atwood-Rawlins County .....................................................................106
Meade...................................................................................................106
Washington County ............................................................................106
Claflin-Central Plains ..........................................................................105
Ellis ........................................................................................................105
Wichita-The Independent ..................................................................105
Clyde-Clifton Clyde ..............................................................................104
Canton-Galva .......................................................................................103
Olpe ......................................................................................................103
Spearville ..............................................................................................102
Allen-Northern Heights ......................................................................101
Sedan ....................................................................................................100
Dexter ......................................................................................................98
Centralia ..................................................................................................97
Rosalia-Flinthills .....................................................................................96
St. Francis ................................................................................................96
Greensburg-Kiowa County ....................................................................95
St. John-Hudson .....................................................................................94
Troy ..........................................................................................................94
Burden-Central .......................................................................................93
Oberlin-Decatur Community ................................................................92
Pratt-Skyline ............................................................................................91
Little River ...............................................................................................90
Mankato-Rock Hills ................................................................................90
Montezuma-South Gray ........................................................................90
La Crosse .................................................................................................89
Macksville ................................................................................................88
Onaga ......................................................................................................87
Burlingame .............................................................................................86
Coldwater-South Central.......................................................................86
Lawrence-Bishop Seabury Academy ...................................................86
Norwich ...................................................................................................85
Quinter ....................................................................................................85
Goessel ....................................................................................................84
Osborne ..................................................................................................83
Downs-Lakeside .....................................................................................82
Langdon-Fairfield ...................................................................................82
Stockton ..................................................................................................81
Kinsley .....................................................................................................80
Pretty Prairie ...........................................................................................80
Wakefield ................................................................................................80
Frankfort .................................................................................................79
Colony-Crest ...........................................................................................78
Tribune-Greeley County ........................................................................77
Moran-Marmaton Valley .......................................................................76
Randolph-Blue Valley ............................................................................76
Ness City..................................................................................................75
Ashland ...................................................................................................72
Deerfield .................................................................................................72
South Haven ...........................................................................................72
Victoria ....................................................................................................72
Minneola .................................................................................................71
Madison ..................................................................................................69
Jetmore-Hodgeman County ..................................................................67
Satanta ....................................................................................................67
Hutchinson-Central Christian ...............................................................66
Ingalls ......................................................................................................66
Linn ..........................................................................................................66
Cunningham ...........................................................................................64
Lebo .........................................................................................................63
Stafford ...................................................................................................63
Hanover ...................................................................................................60
Kensington-Thunder Ridge ...................................................................60
Kiowa-South Barber...............................................................................59
Caldwell ...................................................................................................58
McPherson-Elyria Christian ..................................................................58
Bucklin .....................................................................................................57
Peabody-Burns .......................................................................................57
Dighton ....................................................................................................56
St. Paul .....................................................................................................56
Grainfield-Wheatland/Grinnell .............................................................55
Rexford-Golden Plains ...........................................................................55
Hartford ..................................................................................................53
Melvern-Marais Des Cygnes Valley ......................................................53
Lost Springs-Centre ...............................................................................52
Scandia-Pike Valley ................................................................................52
Beloit-St. John's ......................................................................................51
Sharon Springs-Wallace County ...........................................................51
Waverly ....................................................................................................51
White City ................................................................................................50
Axtell ........................................................................................................49
Attica ........................................................................................................47
Bird City-Cheylin .....................................................................................46
Tescott .....................................................................................................46
Otis-Bison ................................................................................................45
Buffalo-Altoona Midway ........................................................................44
Moscow ...................................................................................................43
Chase .......................................................................................................42
Almena-Northern Valley ........................................................................41
Rozel-Pawnee Heights ...........................................................................40
Leroy-Southern Coffey County .............................................................39
Cedar Vale ...............................................................................................38
Argonia ....................................................................................................37
Chetopa ...................................................................................................37
Natoma ...................................................................................................35
Burrton ....................................................................................................34
Ransom-Western Plains ........................................................................34
Hope ........................................................................................................33
Hamilton .................................................................................................31
Logan .......................................................................................................30
Rolla .........................................................................................................27
Brewster ..................................................................................................26
Longton-Elk Valley ..................................................................................26
Weskan ....................................................................................................26
Palco ........................................................................................................19
Tipton Catholic .......................................................................................19
Junction City-St. Xavier ..........................................................................17
Winona-Triplains ....................................................................................15
