2013-14 Area Enrollments and Classifications



The Prophetstown Girls Basketball team will move
from 1A to 2A next season.

 The Illinois High School Association on Tuesday released its list of enrollment figures to be used for the 2013-14 school year.

Enrollment figures used were tallied in 2012-13 Fall Housing Report, which tallied school enrollment as of September 30.

With the release of the enrollment data, the IHSA has also announced several classification changes that affect some area teams. Included in such changes were the announcements of multiplier waivers either granted to or eliminated from certain private school teams.

In all, 43 area teams were affected in IHSA playoff classification either through enrollment changes or through waiver status.


Fall Sports

In volleyball, Forreston, Indian Creek, Newman and Rockford Christian Life fall from 2A to 1A. North Boone falls from 3A to 2A, while Ottawa moves up from 3A to 4A.

In both boys and girls cross country, Sandwich falls from 2A to 1A, Alleman moves up from 1A to 2A, DeKalb falls from 3A to 2A, and Rockford East and United Township move up from 2A to 3A.

In boys golf, Byron, Kewanee and Oregon fall from 2A to 1A, while Belvidere North and Boylan fall from 3A to 2A.

In boys soccer, East also moves up from 2A to 3A.


Winter Sports

In both boys and girls basketball, Somonauk falls from 2A to 1A, Prophetstown moves up from 1A to 2A, Stillman Valley falls from 3A to 2A, and Ottawa moves up from 3A to 4A. In only boys basketball, St. Bede moves down from 2A to 1A via the multiplier waiver.

In wrestling, the Polo/Milledgeville/Eastland cooperative falls from 2A to 1A, while East moves up from 2A to 3A.


Spring Sports

In baseball, Belvidere North and Boylan fall from 4A to 3A.

In softball, Belvidere North falls from 4A to 3A, while Boylan moves up from 3A to 4A.

In both boys and girls track, North Boone falls from 2A to 1A and Ottawa moves up from 2A to 3A.

In girls soccer, Marengo moves down from 2A to 1A and Boylan moves down from 3A to 2A.


Enrollment Trends

The combined Northern Illinois Sports Beat area enrollment fell from 57,447 to 56,270.

Of decreases of eight percent or more, Newman's enrollment fell from 262 to 228, Boylan's enrollment fell from 1,151 to 1,055, and Guilford's enrollment fell from 1,950 to 1,769. Of increases of eight percent or more, East's enrollment rose from 1,509 to 1,741.

According to NISB data, enrollment continues to fall at Amboy, Bureau Valley, Byron, Forreston, Hinckley-Big Rock, Orangeville, Princeton and Sandwich - schools with noteable decreases in enrollment in the past six years.

Amboy's enrollment has fallen from 354 in 2007 to 257 in 2012. Bureau Valley has fallen in the same time period from 434 to 335, Byron from 611 to 506, Forreston from 348 to 242, H-BR from 272 to 209, Orangeville from 168 to 119, Princeton from 701 in 2008 to 551, and Sandwich from 832 to 724.

The area's two eastern-most athletic divisions, the Northern Illinois Big 12 East and the Big Northern East, has seen an overall drop in enrollment from last year. The area among both divisions had been growing steadily over the past decade. The NI Big 12 East fell from 7,712 students to 7,670. The BNC East fell from 4,951 to 4,846.

Chief among the BNC East's enrollment decline was Marengo's fall from 821 to 777 this past year. Marengo, located on the southwest corner of McHenry County, has seen its enrollment fall from a high of 908 students in 2007.

Yorkville, the area's fastest-growing school, rose from 1,565 to 1,622, and has grown from a tally of 1,295 in 2007.

(You can view the area's six-year master enrollment chart by visiting this link to NISB's General H.S. Discussion Forum, and downloading the enrollment chart from there.)