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Check out the latest enrollment numbers for FHSAA reclassification

Written by Buddy Collings

You want to play Florida High School Athletic Association? Here are some new numbers to play with - updated enrollment counts from October, 2008. Those are the numbers the FHSAA is using as its maps out new district alignments for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. This is a list of where Central Florida public schools fall, based on tentative cutoffs for each classification the FHSAA announced in November. Remember, the FHSAA goal is to create 9-team districts in the upper four classifications (3A, 4A, 5A, 6A). The top four teams in each district will advance to the playoffs in the new format.

Note that the numbers, culled from Department of Education figures, do not include private schools.

ORANGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Class 6A (2482 or more students)
Timber Creek 4328
Colonial 3814
Dr. Phillips 3552
University 3453
Cypress Creek 3380
Winter Park 3177
Boone 3085
Olympia 3044
Freedom 2808
West Orange 2786
Ocoee 2661
Apopka 2626

Class 5A (2100 to 2481 students)
Wekiva 2367
Oak Ridge 2168

Class 4A (1801 to 2099 students)
Evans 2058
Edgewater 1945

Class 2A (961 to 1403 students)
Jones 1039
Notes: County athletic director Kevin Demer has indicated that Wekiva, Oak Ridge, Evans and Edgewater are likely to all request to play up to 6A in order to retain Metro Conference ties and reduce travel. Two new schools, East River and Lake Nona, open in the fall. Demer said East River is expected to play 6A and the hope is that Lake Nona will be districted with Jones and Bishop Moore Catholic School. Demer said he anticipates that the biggest 17 Orange schools, including East River, plus Clermont East Ridge of Lake County will make up two of the FHSAA's new 9-team Class 6A districts.

OSCEOLA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Class 5A (2100 to 2481 students)
Kissimmee Gateway 2430
Kissimmee Osceola 2204

Class 4A (1801 to 2099 students)
Kissimmee Liberty 2081
Harmony 1896

Class 3A (1404 to 1800 students)
St. Cloud 1785
Celebration 1683
Poinciana 1414

SEMINOLE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Class 6A (2482 or more students)
Seminole 3199
Lake Brantley 2994
Lyman 2486

Class 5A (2100 to 2481 students)
Lake Mary 2442
Lake Howell 2341
Winter Springs 2281
Hagerty 2253

Class 4A (1801 to 2099 students)
Oviedo 2018

Note: Speculation is that Oviedo will request to play up to 5A.

VOLUSIA COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Class 6A (2482 or more students)
DeLand 3321
Deltona 2860
Port Spruce Creek 2717

Class 5A (2100 to 2481 students)
Deltona Pine Ridge 2235

Class 4A (1801 to 2099 students)
New Smyrna Beach 1939
Daytona Beach Seabreeze 1823

Class 3A (1404 to 1800 students)
Daytona Beach Mainland 1777

Class 2A (961 to 1403 students)
Port Orange Atlantic 1189

Class 1A (289 to 546 students)
Pierson Taylor 491

LAKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Class 6A (2482 or more students)
Clermont East Ridge 2961

Class 5A (2100 to 2481 students)
Groveland South Lake 2117

Class 3A (1404 to 1800 students)
Leesburg 1696

Class 2A (961 to 1403 students)
Eustis 1349
Tavares 1322
Mount Dora 1000

Class 2B (547 to 960 students)
Umatilla 929

SUMTER COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Class 2A (961 to 1403 students)
Bushnell South Sumter 1070

Class 1A (289 to 546 students)
The Villages 522
Wildwood 468

OTHER SCHOOLS OF INTEREST
Here are Oct., 2008 enrollment numbers for schools that could be districted with Central Florida teams (note that private school counts are not available):

Class 6A (2482 or more students)
From Clay County
Orange Park 2594
From Duval County
Jacksonville Mandarin 2939
Jacksonville Sandalwood 2935
From Brevard County
Palm Bay Bayside 2760
From Indian River County
Vero Beach 2686

Class 5A (2100 to 2481 students)
From Flagler County
Flagler Palm Coast 2262
From Brevard County
Palm Bay 2324
Melbourne 2190
From Polk County
Lakeland George Jenkins 2186
From Clay County
Fleming Island 2283
Middleburg 2108
From Marion County
Ocala Forest 2410
From Alachua County
Gainesville Buchholz 2213

Class 4A (1801 to 2099 students))
From Brevard County
Space Coast 1961
Viera 1941
From Polk County
Lakeland 2075
Lakeland Lake Gibson 1990
Eagle Lake Lake Region 1946
Haines City 1881
Bartow 1879
Ridge Community 1813
From Indian River County
Sebastian River 1994
From St. Johns County
Bartram Trail 1803
From Clay County
Orange Park Ridgeview 1878
From Marion County
Ocala West Port 1831
From Alachua County
Gainesville 1888

Class 3A (1404 to 1800 students)
From Flagler County
Matanzas 1443
From St. Johns County
Nease 1606
St. Augustine 1568
Pedro Menendez 1555
Palatka 1505
From Brevard County
Eau Gallie 1735
Cocoa Beach 1470
Titusville 1398
Astronaut 1307
Satellite 1259
Rockledge 1238
From Polk County
Lakeland Kathleen 1789
Winter Haven 1726
Auburndale 1445
From Marion County
Lake Weir 1680
Ocala Vanguard 1612
Belleview 1475
North Marion 1465
Dunnellon 1452
From Alachua County
Gainesville Eastside 1714