[E's Army]

I would go with 5 classes but would not try to have same number of schools in each class. Instead I would try to make schools more on a parity with each other. I would try to keep schools from playing other schools which are double their enrollment. Class 5A would be from 750 boys enrollment up. There are 24 schools which fit this description now. 1A would be schools less than 175 male students. Also approximately 24 schools. 2A would be from 175 to 350 students. 3A would have 350 to 500 students. 4A would have 500 to 750 students. Based on the last enrollment figures those classes would have from 56 to 60 teams. Though there is disparity in the number of schools in the classes there is less disparity in numbers of students in each class 1A and 2A woulds have the greatest disparity in class size but with some very small schools in Class 1A it is impossible to make a class where some schools do not double the smallest. 32 teams would make the playoffs in the middle 3 classes with 24 schools making the playoffs in 1A and 5A. The number of students is more important than the number of schools in each class. With consolidation there may be some 5A schools added. I would hope that some the other small schools would add football. I think that may be more likely if they felt they would be playing schools more similar to them in size. These numbers could be tweaked but it is more fair to have schools of equal size in a class than have classes of equal size.