2017-2021 Class 1A (per NCHSAA)
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Bessemer City High
647
Granville Central High
646
Starmount High
637
Polk County High School
633
North Moore High
630
East Surry High
629
East Carteret High
628
North Rowan High
623
North Stanly High
623
Avery County High
622
Holmes High
604
Louisburg High
603
Pender High
601
Tarboro High
599
Lincoln Charter School
593
West Montgomery High
575
Swain County High School
573
Camden County High
571
South Stokes High
570
East Wilkes High
561
Raleigh Charter High School
561
Hobbton High
557
Riverside High
554
Highland Sch of Technology
551
Union High
545
Mount Airy High
540
Pine Lake Preparatory
540
Princeton High
533
Cherryville High
531
Perquimans County High
531
Lakewood High
519
Mitchell High
519
Gates County Senior High
516
Rosewood High
516
Queens Grant Community School
507
South Robeson High
501
West Columbus High
498
Murphy High
491
Northampton County High School
490
Franklin Academy
487
Community School of Davidson
483
Manteo High School
480
Alleghany High
465
Southside High
464
South Stanly High
461
Northwest Halifax High
457
Union Academy Charter School
454
Research Triangle High School
453
Pamlico County High
448
Gray Stone Day School
447
Bishop McGuinness High
446
Northside High
445
East Columbus High
443
South Davidson High
433
Uwharrie Charter Academy
428
Lejeune High
426
Albemarle High
411
Voyager Academy
411
Chatham Central High
399
Mountain Island Charter
397
Elkin High
393
Roxboro Community School
388
North Stokes High
386
Hayesville High
375
Rosman High
371
Robbinsville High
359
Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy
352
KIPP Pride High
346
North Duplin High
338
Weldon High
336
Piedmont Community Charter
325
Kestrel Heights School
321
East Wake Academy
321
Plymouth High
318
Jones Senior High
307
Rocky Mount Preparatory
303
Cherokee High
300
South Creek High
300
Southeast Halifax High
300
Andrews High
280
Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy
257
Falls Lake Academy
240
North Edgecombe High
231
Neuse Charter School
223
Hiwassee Dam High
208
Bear Grass Charter School
193
Bradford Preparatory School
190
Oxford Preparatory High School
187
Woods Charter School
180
Cape Hatteras High
174
Chatham Charter
165
River Mill Academy
163
Columbia High
162
Tri-County Early College High
137
Mattamuskeet Early College High
131
Blue Ridge Early College
117
Highlands School
117
Carolina International School
115
Creswell High
103
Ocracoke School
53
NC School for the Deaf
41
Nantahala School
38
Eastern NC School for the Deaf
24
647
Granville Central High
646
Starmount High
637
Polk County High School
633
North Moore High
630
East Surry High
629
East Carteret High
628
North Rowan High
623
North Stanly High
623
Avery County High
622
Holmes High
604
Louisburg High
603
Pender High
601
Tarboro High
599
Lincoln Charter School
593
West Montgomery High
575
Swain County High School
573
Camden County High
571
South Stokes High
570
East Wilkes High
561
Raleigh Charter High School
561
Hobbton High
557
Riverside High
554
Highland Sch of Technology
551
Union High
545
Mount Airy High
540
Pine Lake Preparatory
540
Princeton High
533
Cherryville High
531
Perquimans County High
531
Lakewood High
519
Mitchell High
519
Gates County Senior High
516
Rosewood High
516
Queens Grant Community School
507
South Robeson High
501
West Columbus High
498
Murphy High
491
Northampton County High School
490
Franklin Academy
487
Community School of Davidson
483
Manteo High School
480
Alleghany High
465
Southside High
464
South Stanly High
461
Northwest Halifax High
457
Union Academy Charter School
454
Research Triangle High School
453
Pamlico County High
448
Gray Stone Day School
447
Bishop McGuinness High
446
Northside High
445
East Columbus High
443
South Davidson High
433
Uwharrie Charter Academy
428
Lejeune High
426
Albemarle High
411
Voyager Academy
411
Chatham Central High
399
Mountain Island Charter
397
Elkin High
393
Roxboro Community School
388
North Stokes High
386
Hayesville High
375
Rosman High
371
Robbinsville High
359
Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy
352
KIPP Pride High
346
North Duplin High
338
Weldon High
336
Piedmont Community Charter
325
Kestrel Heights School
321
East Wake Academy
321
Plymouth High
318
Jones Senior High
307
Rocky Mount Preparatory
303
Cherokee High
300
South Creek High
300
Southeast Halifax High
300
Andrews High
280
Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy
257
Falls Lake Academy
240
North Edgecombe High
231
Neuse Charter School
223
Hiwassee Dam High
208
Bear Grass Charter School
193
Bradford Preparatory School
190
Oxford Preparatory High School
187
Woods Charter School
180
Cape Hatteras High
174
Chatham Charter
165
River Mill Academy
163
Columbia High
162
Tri-County Early College High
137
Mattamuskeet Early College High
131
Blue Ridge Early College
117
Highlands School
117
Carolina International School
115
Creswell High
103
Ocracoke School
53
NC School for the Deaf
41
Nantahala School
38
Eastern NC School for the Deaf
24
Here the link to all classes:
https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/attachments/17-21RealignmentClassifications_11-13-15.pdf
https://www.nchsaa.org/sites/default/files/attachments/17-21RealignmentClassifications_11-13-15.pdf
So what are the playoff bracket sizes? 32-64-64-32, or 48-64-64-48? Or is that a separate discussion?
My understanding is that will not change from current, but not 100% sure. There will still be 8 championships in football.
Bareman, what are you hearing?
Too bad. The 1A playoff brackets badly need shrinking. If they're keeping the 8 championships, they seriously need to think about taking 24 for each bracket and giving the top 8 a bye.
All about $ for nchsaa. Besides let the kids play and enjoy a playoff experience. Its not always aboit wins amd losses.
How long until the NCHSAA puts out the preliminary conference affiliations for the new realignment?
Not that it matters, but 393 seems high for Elkin.
That's 98 per class on the average and I've never known of any single class having over 90, and most are in the low 80's.
Again it doesn't matter, Elkin will never be anything but 1A.
That's 98 per class on the average and I've never known of any single class having over 90, and most are in the low 80's.
Again it doesn't matter, Elkin will never be anything but 1A.
With Mount Airy & East Surry ? That makes for a weaker conference only allowing 2 no conference games. N.Stokes, S.Stokes,Atkins , Prep, & Bishop ?????????? 5 weak teams !
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I think East Surry & Mount Airy will be going with Starmount, Alleghany, Elkin, East Wilkes. This is the old conference. This is not a very strong basketball conference, but should make for some great rivalries in football, baseball, volleyball, softball.
I sure hope so and play West Stokes & Walkertown non-conference ! This will draw better gates and allows these schools to play better non-conference in basketball .
If North Stanly goes back to 2A, kiss the streak of winning seasons goodbye. Dropping to 1A several years ago was the best thing ever to happen to their FB program.
Also, surprised that North Rowan is losing enrollment. Would have expected them to grow, not shrink, given location. This will be their first time as a 1A school, correct?
I know the lines have to be drawn somewhere, but when you look at that list the advantages some schools have in sheer numbers becomes obvious.
Also, surprised that North Rowan is losing enrollment. Would have expected them to grow, not shrink, given location. This will be their first time as a 1A school, correct?
I know the lines have to be drawn somewhere, but when you look at that list the advantages some schools have in sheer numbers becomes obvious.
North Rowan was 1A in the Yadkin Valley the last time around. Just went back to 2A for this alignment. I know East Montgomery and West Montgomery numbers adjusted, but the net effect was 0. EM is still 2A and WM is still 1A. The first number was just a draft I believe and all school systems had a chance to look at the numbers. I know WM was listed with over 600 and we haven't had that many in a while. The last number I had heard was 550. Looks like the final is 575.
Hard to believe 647 is the biggest 1a school. The last time Polk was in 1a we had over 700 kids and were no where near the biggest 1a school. But I guess all these charter schools and that only 20% of the schools are in 1a now have alot to do with that. Looking forward to Polk being back in 1a