FHSAA releases 2024-2026 football classifications

The association released the tentative classifications on Friday morning

The FHSAA (FHSAA) has released the reclassification of schools for the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 school years, assigning each high school football programs into one of eight classifications, primarily based on enrollment. The classifications are tentative as appeals will be reviewed, with the deadline is set for January 12th, 2024. 

FHSAA’s Board of Directors vote in favor of new reclassification, required district play

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• 1R: 111-558 (32 teams)
• 1A: 61-643 (61 teams)
• 2A: 644-1,166 (61 teams)
• 3A: 1,167-1,542 (63 teams)
• 4A: 1,543-1,822 (65 teams)
• 5A: 1,823-2,135 (66 teams)
• 6A: 2,136-2,512 (67 teams)
• 7A: 2,512-4,627 (69 teams)

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Class 7A 

Region 1

District 1 

Atlantic Coast, Creekside, Sandalwood 

District 2 

DeLand, Flagler Palm Coast, Spruce Creek, Orange City University 

District 3 

Hagerty, Lake Brantley, Lake Mary, Sanford Seminole

District 4 

Colonial, Oak Ridge, Timber Creek, University, Winter Park

Region 2 

District 5 

Apopka, East Ridge, Ocoee, West Orange, West Port 

District 6

Georgia Jenkins, Haines City, Ridge Community, Winter Haven 

District 7

Alonso, Newsome, Plant City, Strawberry Crest, Sumner 

District 8 

Lehigh, North Port, Sarasota Riverview, Sarasota, Venice, 

Region 3 

District 9

Boone, Dr. Phillips, Olympia, Windermere

District 10

Celebration, Orlando Cypress Creek, Harmony, Lake Nona, Tohopekaliga, 

District 11 

Centennial, Fort Pierce Central, Treasure Coast, Vero Beach 

District 12 

Jupiter, Palm Beach Central, Palm Beach Lakes, Wellington 

Region 4

District 13 

John I. Leonard, Lake Worth, Park Vista, Santaluces

District 14 

Boca Raton, Coral Glades, Majory Stoneman Douglas, Spanish River

District 15 

Cypress Bay, Goleman, Taravella, Western

District 16 

Columbus, Coral Gables, Miami, Miami Palmetto, South Dade 

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Class 6A

Region 1 

District 1 

Crestview, Navarre, Pace, Tate

District 2 

First Coast, Fletcher, Mandarin, Oakleaf

District 3 

Bartram Trail, Buchholz, Nease, Tocoi Creek

District 4 

Evans, Lake Howell, Oviedo, Wekiva 

Region 2 

District 5 

Orlando Freedom, Melbourne, Kissimmee Osceola, St. Cloud, Viera 

District 6

Davenport, Ocala Forest, Horizon, Lake Minneola, South Lake 

District 7

Bartow, Bloomingdale, Durant, Riverview

District 8

Armwood, Plant, Sickles, Wharton

Region 3 

District 9 

Land O’ Lakes, Mitchell, Sunlake, Wiregrass Ranch

District 10

East Lake, Steinbrenner, Largo, Palm Harbor University 

District 11 

Gateway, Lakewood Ranch, Lennard, Palmetto

District 12

Dwyer, Palm Beach Gardens, Royal Palm Beach, Seminole Ridge, West Boca Raton 

Region 4 

District 13 

Coral Springs, Fort Lauderdale, Monarch, Piper

District 14

Cooper City, Nova, South Broward, South Plantation 

District 15

Dr. Krop, Flanagan, Miami Beach, West Broward 

District 16 

Doral Academy, Homestead, Southridge, Southwest Miami 

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Class 5A

Region 1 

District 1 

Gulf Breeze, Milton, Mosley, Niceville

District 2

Chiles, Leon, Lincoln

District 3 

Beachside, Fleming Island, Middleburg, Orange Park, Ponte Vedra 

District 4 

Belleview, Mainland, Matanzas

Region 2 

District 5

East River, Edgewater, Lake Buena Vista, Lyman, Winter Springs

District 6

Kathleen, Lake Gibson, Lakeland, Sebring 

District 7

Cypress Creek, Gaither, Springstead, Wesley Chapel

District 8

East Bay, Leto, Spoto, Tampa Bay Tech 

Region 3 

District 9

Braden River, Manatee, Parrish Community, Pinellas Park

District 10

Cape Coral, Charlotte, Ida Baker, Mariner 

District 11 

East Lee County, Fort Myers, North Fort Myers, Riverdale

District 12 

Golden Gate, Immokalee, Palmetto Ridge

Region 4

District 13 

Westwood, Heritage, Martin County, South Fork

District 14

Atlantic, Blanche Ely, Coconut Creek, Deerfield Beach, Forest Hill

District 15 

Boyd Anderson, Hollywood Hills, McArthur, St. Thomas Aquinas 

District 16

Everglades, Mater Academy, Miramar, North Miami, Pembroke Pines Charter

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Class 4A

Region 1

District 1 

Escambia, Pine Forest, Pensacola Booker T. Washington

District 2

Arnold, Choctawhatchee, Fort Walton Beach, Rickards 

District 3

Clay, Columbia, Ridgeview, St. Augustine 

District 4

Ed White, Englewood, Riverside

Region 2 

District 5

Gainesville, Lecanto, Leesburg, Vanguard

District 6

Deltona, New Smyrna Beach, Pine Ridge, Rockledge, Seabreeze 

District 7

Auburndale, Jones, Lake Region, Lake Wales

District 8

Fivay, Tampa Freedom, Pasco, Zephyrhills

Region 3

District 9

Blake, Brandon, Hillsborough, Jesuit, Middleton

District 10

Clearwater, Countryside, Gulf, River Ridge

District 11

Northeast, Osceola, Southeast, St. Petersburg

District 12

Dunbar, Naples, Port Charlotte, South Fort Myers 

Region 4 

District 13 

Jensen Beach, Okeechobee, Port St, Lucie, Sebastian River 

District 14

Boynton Beach, Dillard, Dr. Joaquin Garcia, Northeast, Suncoast

District 15

Plantation American Heritage, Archbishop McCarthy, Miami Norland, Plantation

District 16 

American, Belen Jesuit, Hialeah, South Miami 

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Class 3A 

Region 1 

District 1 

Bay, Pensacola, West Florida

District 2 

Baker County, Godby, Wakulla

District 3 

Raines, Ribault, Yulee

District 4 

Bishop Kenny, Menendez, Terry Parker, Westside

Region 2 

District 5

Dunnellon, Eastside, North Marion, Santa Fe

District 6

Port Orange Atlantic, Bishop Moore, Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares

District 7

Brooksville Central, Citrus, Crystal River, Hernando, Weeki Wachee

District 8

Eau Gallie, Merritt Island, Palm Bay, Satellite, Titusville

Region 3

District 9

Anclote, Dunedin, Hudson, Nature Coast

District 10 

Chamberlain, Jefferson, King, Robinson 

District 11

Bayshore, Boca Ciega, Sarasota Booker, Gibbs

District 12 

DeSoto County, Hardee, Mulberry

Region 4

District 13 

Cypress Lake, Estero, Island Coast, Lemon Bay

District 14 

Aubrey Rogers, Barron Collier, Bonita Springs, Lely

District 15

Miami Central, Pompano Beach, Somerset Academy, Stranahan

District 16

Key West, Jackson, Northwestern, St. Brendan 

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Class 2A

Region 1

District 1 

Freeport, Pensacola Catholic, Soutu Walton, Walton

District 2

Bozeman, Marianna, North Bay Haven, Rutherford

District 3 

FSU High, Gadsden County, Suwannee, Taylor County 

District 4

Andrew Jackson, Baldwin, Bolles, Fernandina Beach, West Nassau, Wolfson

Region 2 

District 5 

Bradford, Crescent City, Keystone Heights, Newberry, Palatka

District 6

Astronaut, Cocoa, South Sumter, Umatilla, The Villages

District 7

Avon Park, Discovery, Lake Placid, Tenoroc

District 8

Berkeley Prep, Calvary Christian, Tampa Catholic

Region 3

District 9

Cardinal Mooney, Lakewood, Tarpon Springs

District 10

Bishop Verot, Clewiston, Glades Central

District 11

Inlet Grove, Kings Academy, Somerset Canyons

District 12

Delray Beach American Heritage, Calvary Christian Academy, North Broward Prep 

Region 4

District 13

Cardinal Gibbons, Hallandale, Pine Crest

District 14

Carol City, Monsignor Pace, North Miami BeachWestland Hialeah

District 15

LaSalle, Miami Springs, Ransom Everglades, Booker T. Washington

District 16

Gulliver Prep, Killian, Somerset Charter

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Class 1A

Region 1 

District 1

FAMU, Maclay, North Florida Christian, St. John Paul II

District 2

Episcopal Jacksonville, North Florida Educational, Seacoast Christian, Trinity Christian Academy 

District 3 

Impact Christian, Providence School, University Christian, 

District 4

Fort White, PK Yonge, Union County, Williston

Region 2

District 5

Father Lopez, Halifax Academy, Taylor, Trinity Catholic 

District 6

The First Academy, Foundation Academy, Holy Trinity, Melbourne Central Catholic, Orlando Christian Prep

District 7

Frostproof, Lakeland Christian, Victory Christian 

District 8

Bishop McLaughlin, Cambridge Christian, Carrollwood Day, Zephryhills Christian

Region 3

District 9

CCC, Indian Rocks Christian, Northside Christian, St. Petersburg Christian

District 10 

Evangelical Christian, Gulf Coast HEAT, Southwest Florida Christian, 

District 11

Community School of Naples, First Baptist Naples, Neumann,

District 12

Benjamin, Cardinal Newman, John Carroll, SLAM West Palm Beach

Region 4

District 13 

Somerset Academy Key, St. Andrews, St. John Paul II, Somerset Prep

District 14

Avant Garde, Chaminade-Madonna, Florida Christian, Edison

District 15

Archbishop Carroll, BridgePrep Village, True North Classical, Westminster Christian

District 16

Everglades Prep, Palm Glades Prep, Palmer Trinity, Somerset Academy Charter

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Rural

Baker, Milton Central, Chipley, Graceville, Holmes County, Jay, Northview, Vernon, Blountstown, Cottondale, Franklin County, Liberty County, Munroe, Port St. Joe, Sneads, Wewahitchka, Aucilla Christian, Branford, Dixie County, Hamilton County, Hilliard, Jefferson County, Lafayette, Madison County, Chiefland, Fort Meade, Hawthorne, Marathon, Moore Haven, Pahokee, Trenton, Wildwood