Realignment proposals?

[SF Band dad]

I just downloaded the most recent 45-day Headcount numbers, I think they'll be the best indication of what the 135ADM will look like. I allocated all the 9th graders at middle schools and freshman academies to the appropriate HS.

https://ed.sc.gov/data/student-counts/S ... counts.cfm" target="_blank

The wildcard remains the allocation of students at some Charter Schools. Depending on how many more students they get, Irmo or James Island could move from 4A to 5A, which could move Lugoff-Elgin and Riverside down to 4A.

1 - - 3,883 - - Wando High
2 - - 3,244 - - Dorman High
3 - - 2,901 - - Summerville High
4 - - 2,343 - - Boiling Springs High
5 - - 2,341 - - Sumter High
6 - - 2,314 - - James F Byrnes High
7 - - 2,240 - - Mauldin High
8 - - 2,201 - - Ashley Ridge High
9 - - 2,181 - - Carolina Forest High
10 - - 2,161 - - Fort Dorchester High
11 - - 2,106 - - Hillcrest High
12 - - 2,065 - - Clover High
13 - - 2,028 - - Spring Valley High
14 - - 2,024 - - Gaffney High
15 - - 1,993 - - Rock Hill High
16 - - 1,938 - - White Knoll High
17 - - 1,872 - - Goose Creek High
18 - - 1,856 - - Ft Mill High
19 - - 1,856 - - Northwestern High
20 - - 1,845 - - Dutch Fork High
21 - - 1,841 - - Stratford High
22 - - 1,826 - - Blythewood High
23 - - 1,809 - - West Florence High
24 - - 1,807 - - Easley High
25 - - 1,801 - - Woodmont High
26 - - 1,800 - - Bluffton High
27 - - 1,796 - - Spartanburg High
28 - - 1,773 - - T L Hanna High
29 - - 1,769 - - River Bluff High
30 - - 1,754 - - Nation Ford High
31 - - 1,729 - - Lexington High
32 - - 1,718 - - J L Mann High Academy
33 - - 1,681 - - West Ashley High
34 - - 1,671 - - South Florence High
35 - - 1,666 - - Greenwood High
36 - - 1,661 - - Laurens Dist 55 High
37 - - 1,656 - - Wade Hampton High
38 - - 1,653 - - Westside High
39 - - 1,646 - - Riverside High
40 - - 1,629 - - Lugoff Elgin High

41 - - 1,622 - - Colleton County High
42 - - 1,609 - - Socastee High
43 - - 1,578 - - James Island Charter High <=== Could move up after Charter students are added.
44 - - 1,577 - - York Comprehensive High
45 - - 1,570 - - Conway High
46 - - 1,561 - - Cane Bay High
47 - - 1,505 - - Irmo High <=== Could move up after Charter students are added.
48 - - 1,503 - - North Augusta High
49 - - 1,500 - - St. James High
50 - - 1,486 - - Ridge View High
51 - - 1,463 - - Richland Northeast High
52 - - 1,443 - - South Aiken High
53 - - 1,440 - - Eastside High
54 - - 1,433 - - Aiken High
55 - - 1,396 - - Berkeley High
56 - - 1,395 - - Greenville Sr High Academy
57 - - 1,374 - - Lancaster High
58 - - 1,371 - - Pickens High
59 - - 1,365 - - Beaufort High
60 - - 1,358 - - Airport High
61 - - 1,349 - - A C Flora High
62 - - 1,345 - - Westwood High
63 - - 1,335 - - Myrtle Beach High
64 - - 1,319 - - N Myrtle Beach High
65 - - 1,291 - - South Pointe High
66 - - 1,284 - - Hilton Head Is. High
67 - - 1,262 - - Midland Valley High
68 - - 1,255 - - Lower Richland High
69 - - 1,244 - - Hartsville High
70 - - 1,232 - - Lakewood High
71 - - 1,225 - - Travelers Rest High
72 - - 1,197 - - Marlboro County High
73 - - 1,183 - - Blue Ridge High
74 - - 1,176 - - R B Stall High
75 - - 1,172 - - Greer High
76 - - 1,167 - - Crestwood High
77 - - 1,163 - - Orngb Wilkinson High
78 - - 1,158 - - Union County High
79 - - 1,154 - - Chapin High

80 - - 1,146 - - Darlington High
81 - - 1,136 - - Wilson High
82 - - 1,106 - - Belton Honea Path High
83 - - 1,105 - - Wren High
84 - - 1,101 - - D W Daniel High
85 - - 1,100 - - Dreher High
86 - - 1,091 - - Berea High
87 - - 1,068 - - Hanahan High

[Go Tigers]

I found this on another board.
I actually like that it has 8 teams per region. Cuts down on scheduling issues.

CLASS 5-A

REGION ONE - Easley, Woodmont, T.L. Hanna, J. L. Mann, Hillcrest, Mauldin, Boiling Springs, James F. Byrnes

REGION TWO - Dorman, Spartanburg, Clover, Rock Hill, Northwestern, Fort Mill, Nation Ford, Gaffney

REGION THREE - Spring Valley, White Knoll, Dutch Fork, Blythewood, River Bluff, Lexington, Sumter, West Florence

REGION FOUR -Carolina Forest, Wando, Summerville, Ashley Ridge, Fort Dorchester, Goose Creek, Stratford, West Ashley

CLASS 4-A

REGION ONE - Greenwood, Laurens, Westside, Wade Hampton (G), Riverside, Eastside, Greenville, Pickens

REGION TWO- York, Lancaster, South Pointe, Lugoff-Elgin, Ridge View, Richland Northeast, Westwood, A.C. Flora

REGION THREE - Irmo, North Augusta, South Aiken, Aiken, Airport, Colleton County, Berkeley, Beaufort

REGION FOUR - South Florence, Socastee, James Island, Conway, Cane Bay, St. James, Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach

[SF Band dad]

I found this on another board.
I actually like that it has 8 teams per region. Cuts down on scheduling issues.

...but travel goes through the roof.

[Go Tigers]

I found this on another board.
I actually like that it has 8 teams per region. Cuts down on scheduling issues.

...but travel goes through the roof.

The way the Horry County School Board throws money around travel expenses shouldn't be a problem around here.
They always looking for a reason, good or bad, to spend tax dollars on...........

[Rebel-Fan-74]

I made the cut at 42, giving me 6 Regions with 7 Teams each (one Bye team each week of Region Play) and if you manage it, find someone else and play that week or take the Bye. I moved three teams from 4A to 5A to balance the regions somewhat. There will always be issues, and no proposal will cover every situation...

1 24 - - 1,807 - - Easley High
1 25 - - 1,801 - - Woodmont High
1 28 - - 1,773 - - T L Hanna High
1 32 - - 1,718 - - J L Mann High Academy
1 35 - - 1,666 - - Greenwood High
1 36 - - 1,661 - - Laurens Dist 55 High
1 38 - - 1,653 - - Westside High

2 2 - - 3,244 - - Dorman High
2 4 - - 2,343 - - Boiling Springs High
2 6 - - 2,314 - - James F Byrnes High
2 7 - - 2,240 - - Mauldin High
2 11 - - 2,106 - - Hillcrest High
2 27 - - 1,796 - - Spartanburg High
2 37 - - 1,656 - - Wade Hampton High

3 12 - - 2,065 - - Clover High
3 14 - - 2,024 - - Gaffney High
3 15 - - 1,993 - - Rock Hill High
3 18 - - 1,856 - - Ft Mill High
3 19 - - 1,856 - - Northwestern High
3 30 - - 1,754 - - Nation Ford High
3 44 - - 1,577 - - York Comprehensive High

4 13 - - 2,028 - - Spring Valley High
4 16 - - 1,938 - - White Knoll High
4 20 - - 1,845 - - Dutch Fork High
4 22 - - 1,826 - - Blythewood High
4 29 - - 1,769 - - River Bluff High
4 31 - - 1,729 - - Lexington High
4 40 - - 1,629 - - Lugoff Elgin High

5 5 - - 2,341 - - Sumter High
5 9 - - 2,181 - - Carolina Forest High
5 23 - - 1,809 - - West Florence High
5 34 - - 1,671 - - South Florence High
5 42 - - 1,609 - - Socastee High
5 45 - - 1,570 - - Conway High
5 49 - - 1,500 - - St. James High

6 1 - - 3,883 - - Wando High
6 3 - - 2,901 - - Summerville High
6 8 - - 2,201 - - Ashley Ridge High
6 10 - - 2,161 - - Fort Dorchester High
6 17 - - 1,872 - - Goose Creek High
6 21 - - 1,841 - - Stratford High
6 33 - - 1,681 - - West Ashley High

Moved these from 5A to 4A
26 - - 1,800 - - Bluffton High
39 - - 1,646 - - Riverside High
41 - - 1,622 - - Colleton County High

[SF Band dad]

SCHSL expanding to five classifications
Lou Bezjak | Morning News | SCNow.com

COLUMBIA, S.C. — For the first time since 1968, the South Carolina High School League is expanding classifications. <snip>

Singleton said the final 135-day enrollment numbers for each school won’t be available to him until next month and that is when he can sit down with his staff and discuss what the cutoff number will be for each class and region setup.

In past realignments, the SCHSL tried to keep an even amount of teams per classification. That won’t be the case this time.

“We need it to be as geographically friendly as possible,” Singleton said. “We want to have an even number of schools in each region and schools from the same district in the same region and keep rivalries in tact. We want something that makes sense.”

Singleton hopes to have a rough outline of regions and which teams will fit in which classes by mid-August. <snip>

<Excerpts - The full article and a video are available at the headline link.>

I missed this article when it first came out. Lots of good info. ~SFBD

[SF Band dad]

I made the cut at 42, giving me 6 Regions with 7 Teams each

I'm not crazy about having odd sized regions, it makes scheduling harder for all sports, but those regions look pretty darn good. It looks like Sumter is the only school getting hosed on travel, but that's no different from any other proposal I've seen. Sumter always ends up with Myrtle Beach or Charleston area schools.

[bbrown1240]

Sumter would always prefer to be in a region with Columbia area schools, but we have a great fan base and great boosters. The fans will travel. The band will travel. We are just in no man's land. The closest 4A (or 5A) schools are West Florence, South Florence, Lugoff Elgin, and Spring Valley...all 45 min to an hour away. I love it though. Road games actually feel like road games. I suppose we could redraw lines and allocate about 700 students to Crestwood and Lakewood, drop down to 4A, and remain in the Pee Dee. It will never happen though. Crestwood and Lakewood are around max capacity. Sumter High can probably take another 500 students.

[bbrown1240]

OAN...Sumter is looking much bigger than they were last year.

[SF Band dad]

...and if the Flo districts ever consolidated we could have four 4A schools instead of two 4A, two 3A, a 2A and two 1A.