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 Education 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

2023-24 ATHLETIC YEAR based on 2022-23 ENROLLMENTS

Grades 9, 10, 11; Ties in enrollment by last 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