SCHSL announces 2024-26 classifications for South Carolina high school sports

The South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) has updated its classification placement of schools beginning with the 2024-25 school year. These classifications

The South Carolina High School League (SCHSL) has updated its classification placement of schools beginning with the 2024-25 school year. These classifications will be in effect for two years.

The criteria used for by the Reclassification/Realignment Guidelines Committee assign schools based on enrollment, including district additions, and 3.0 multiplier. Flexibility, as allowed by the guidelines, also considered geography and travel.

After the appeals process was complete the SCHSL has approved the following classification assignments for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years.

Some highlights include two-time defending Class A state football champion Christ Church moving all the way up to 4A, while Gray Collegiate and Oceanside Collegiate, which met for the 2A state football title, will each move up. Oceanside will move to 3A while Gray is moving up to 4A.

Here is the complete list: 

Class AAAAA

Ashley Ridge

Berkeley

Blythewood

Boiling Springs

Cane Bay

Carolina Forest

Catawba Ridge

Chapin

Clover

Conway

Dorman

Dutch Fork

Easley

Eastside

Fort Dorchester

Fort Mill

Gaffney

Goose Creek

Greenville

Hillcrest

Indian Land

Irmo

J.L. Mann

James F. Byrnes

James Island Charter

Lexington

Lucy Garrett Beckham

Lugoff-Elgin

Mauldin

Myrtle Beach

Nation Ford

North Myrtle Beach

Northwestern

R.B. Stall

Ridge View

River Bluff

Riverside

Rock Hill

Socastee

Spartanburg

Spring Valley

St. James

Stratford

Summerville

Sumter

T.L. Hanna

Wade Hampton

Wando

WestAshley

West Florence

Westwood

White Knoll

Woodmont

Class AAAA

A.C. Flora

Aiken

Beaufort

Berea

Bishop England

Blue Ridge

Bluffton

Brookland-Cayce

Camden

Colleton

Crestwood

D.W. Daniel

Darlington

Dreher

Emerald

Fountain Inn

Gilbert

Gray Collegiate Academy

Greer

Hartsville

Hilton Head Island

Lakewood

Lancaster

Laurens District 55

Lower Richland

May River

Midland Valley

North Augusta

Pickens

Richland Northeast

Seneca

South Aiken

South Florence

South Pointe

Southside

Travelers

Westside

Wilson

Wren

York Comprehensive

Class AAA

Christ Church Episcopal

Fox Crek

Greer Middle College Charter

Aynore

Battery Creek

Belton-Honea Path

Broome

Carolina Academy

Chapman

Crescent

Dillon

Georgetown

Hanahan

Loris

Malboro County

Mountain View Preparatory Charter

Newberry

North Charlestown

Oceanside Collegiate Academy

Orangeburg-Wilkinson

Palmetto

Pendleton

Powdersville

Silver Bluff

Southside Christian

St. Joseph's Catholic

Swansea

Union County

W.J. Keenan

Waccamaw

Walhalla

West-Oak

Woodruff

Class AA

Academic Magnet

American Leadership Academy

Andrew Jackson

Andrews

Atlantic Collegiate Academy

Barnwell

Batesburg-Leesville

Blacksburg

Brashier Middle College Charter

Bridges Prepatory

Buford

Burke

Central

Cheraw

Chesnee

Chester

Chesterfield

Clinton

Columbia

East Clarendon

Eau Claire

Edisto

Fairfield Central

Greenville Tech Charter

Hampton County

High Point Academy

Kingstree

Lake City

Lake Marion

Landrum

Liberty

Manning

Marion

Mid-Carolina

Mullins

Ninety Six

North Central

Pelion

Philip Simmons

Saluda

Strom Thurmond

Timberland

Whale Branch Early College

Woodland

York Preparatory Academy

Class A

Abbeville

Charleston Charter Math & Science

Green Upstate

Horse Creek Academy

Palmetto Scholars Academy

Allendale-Fairfax

Baptist Hill

Bethune-Bowman

Blackville-Hilda

Branchville

C.A. Johnson

Calhoun County

Calhoun Falls Charter

Carvers Bay Early College

Cross

Denmark-Olar

Dixie

Governor's School for Science and Mathematics

Great Falls

Green Sea Floyds

Hannah Pamplico

Hardeville

Hemingway

Hunter-Kinard-Tyler

Johnsonville

Lake View

Lamar

Latta

Lee Central

Lewisville

Lowcountry Leadership Charter

McBee

McCormick

Midlands STEM Institute

Military Magnet Academy

North

Polaris Tech Charter

Ridge Spring-Monetta

Ridegeland Secondary

Riverwalk

Royals Live Oaks Academy

SC School for Deaf & Blind

Scott's Branch

St. John's

Thornwell

Wagener-Salley

Ware Shoals

Whitmire Community

Williston-Elko