My proposal to create 2025-2029 NCHSAA 8 classifications
Last updated: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 (fourth draft)
This is my proposal on how to create the new 8-class system NCHSAA conferences using the 2024 ADM numbers.
* = does not play 11-man football or football independent
| 8A | | 7A | | 6A | | 5A | | 4A | | 3A | | 2A | | 1A
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| Conference 1 | | Conference 1 | | Conference 1 | | Conference 1 | | Conference 1 | | Conference 1 | | Conference 1 | | Conference 1
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| Athens Drive | | Hoggard(8A) | | DH Conley(7A) | | Croatan | | Eastern Wayne | | Currituck County(5A) | | Bertie | | Cape Hatteras*
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| Broughton | | Laney(8A) | | New Bern(7A) | | Dixon | | North Lenoir | | First Flight(4A) | | Camden County | | Columbia*
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| Enloe | | Ashley | | South Central(7A) | | Havelock | | North Pitt | | Hertford County | | Gates County | | Mattamuskeet*
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| Leesville Road | | New Hanover | | Jacksonville | | Northside(Jax) | | SW Edgecombe | | Martin County | | Holmes | | Ocracoke*
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| Millbrook | | North Brunswick | | JH Rose | | Richlands | | Washington | | Northeastern | | Manteo | |
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| Rolesville | | Topsail | | Swansboro | | West Carteret | | West Craven | | Pasquotank County | | Perquimans | |
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| Wakefield | | West Brunswick(6A) | | White Oak | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | South Brunswick(5A) | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Conference 2 | | Conference 2 | | Conference 2 | | Conference 2 | | Conference 2 | | Conference 2 | | Conference 2 | | Conference 2
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| Apex | | Corinth Holders(8A) | | Harnett Central | | CB Aycock | | Bunn | | Clinton(4A) | | East Carteret | | Bear Grass Charter*
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| Apex Friendship | | Willow Spring(8A) | | Lee County | | Fike | | Nash Central | | East Duplin(4A) | | Lejeune | | Hobgood Charter*
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| Green Hope | | Clayton | | South Johnston | | Hunt | | North Johnston | | SW Onslow(4A) | | Pamlico County | | NE Carolina Prep*
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| Green Level | | Cleveland | | Southern Lee | | Rocky Mount | | Roanoke Rapids | | James Kenan | | Southside | | North Edgecombe
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| Jordan | | Garner | | Triton | | Southern Nash | | Beddingfield(3A) | | Midway | | Tarboro | | Rocky Mount Prep
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| Panther Creek | | Smithfield-Selma | | Union Pines | | Southern Wayne | | Louisburg(3A) | | Pender | | Jones Senior(1A) | | Sallie B. Howard*
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| | | South Garner | | West Johnston | | | | Wake Prep Acad.*(3A) | | Trask | | Northside(Pinetown)(1A) | | Wilson Prep
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| | | SE Raleigh | | Western Harnett | | | | | | Wallace-Rose Hill | | Washington County(1A) | |
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| Conference 3 | | Conference 3 | | Conference 3 | | Conference 3 | | Conference 3 | | Conference 3 | | Conference 3 | | Conference 3
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| NW Guilford | | East Wake | | Cape Fear(7A) | | Cedar Ridge | | Carrboro | | Ayden-Grifton | | Northampton County | | Eno River Acad.*(2A)
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| West Forsyth | | Heritage | | Overhills(7A) | | Durham Arts* | | Cummings | | Farmville Central | | NW Halifax | | Henderson Coll.*(2A)
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| Davie County(7A) | | Knightdale | | Pine Forest(7A) | | JF Webb | | Graham | | Goldsboro | | Warren County | | Roxboro Comm.*(2A)
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| East Forsyth(7A) | | Wake Forest | | EE Smith | | Orange | | Jordan-Matthews | | Greene Central | | KIPP Pride(1A) | | Discovery Charter*
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| Parkland(7A) | | Franklinton(6A) | | Terry Sanford | | Person | | Randleman | | Kinston | | SE Halifax(1A) | | Excelsior Academy*
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| Reagan(7A) | | Northern Nash(6A) | | Westover | | Seaforth | | SW Randolph | | Princeton | | Weldon(1A) | | Falls Lake Academy*
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| RJ Reynolds(7A) | | Vance County(6A) | | | | South Granville | | Uwharrie Charter* | | South Lenoir | | | | Oxford Prep*
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| | | | | | | | | | | Spring Creek | | | | Vance Charter*
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| Conference 4 | | Conference 4 | | Conference 4 | | Conference 4 | | Conference 4 | | Conference 4 | | Conference 4 | | Conference 4
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| Ardrey Kell | | Cary | | Gray's Creek | | Eastern Alamance | | Carver | | South Columbus | | ALA Johnston | | Ascend Leadership*
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| East Mecklenburg | | Fuquay-Varina | | Scotland | | NE Guilford | | Morehead | | West Bladen | | Hobbton | | Central Carolina Acad.*
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| Garinger | | Holly Springs | | Seventy-First | | Rockingham County | | Reidsville | | Whiteville | | Lakewood | | Chatham Central
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| Myers Park | | Sanderson | | South View | | Southeast Alamance | | TW Andrews | | East Bladen(2A) | | North Duplin | | Chatham Charter*
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| Palisades | | Cardinal Gibbons(6A) | | Douglas Byrd(5A) | | Southern Guilford | | Bartlett Yancey(3A) | | West Columbus(2A) | | Rosewood | | Clover Garden*
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| Providence | | Felton Grove(6A) | | St. Pauls(5A) | | Western Alamance | | McMichael(3A) | | East Columbus(1A) | | Union | | River Mill Academy*
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| South Mecklenburg | | Middle Creek(6A) | | Fairmont(4A) | | | | Walkertown(3A) | | | | | | Woods Charter*
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| | | | | Red Springs(4A) | | | | | | | | | |
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| Conference 5 | | Conference 5 | | Conference 5 | | Conference 5 | | Conference 5 | | Conference 5 | | Conference 5 | | Conference 5
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| Chambers | | Chapel Hill | | Asheboro | | Glenn(6A) | | Anson | | Eastern Randolph | | NCSSM*(3A) | | Cornerstone Charter*(2A)
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| Hough | | Hillside | | Eastern Guilford | | Mount Tabor(6A) | | Central Academy* | | North Moore | | East Wake Academy* | | Piedmont Classical*(2A)
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| Mallard Creek | | Riverside | | Northern Guilford | | Ragsdale(6A) | | Mount Pleasant | | Northwood | | Franklin Academy* | | Bethany Comm.*
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| West Charlotte | | Southern Durham | | SE Guilford | | Atkins | | West Stanly | | Providence Grove | | Raleigh Charter* | | Coll. Prep & Leadership*
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| Hopewell(7A) | | East Chapel Hill(6A) | | Southern Alamance | | High Point Central | | North Stanly(3A) | | Trinity | | Research Triangle* | | Millennium Charter*
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| North Mecklenburg(7A) | | No. Durham(6A) | | Williams | | North Davidson | | Pine Lake Prep(3A) | | Wheatmore | | Triangle Math & Science* | | N.C. Leadership*
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| West Mecklenburg(7A) | | | | | | North Forsyth | | Union Academy(3A) | | | | Voyager Academy* | | Phoenix Academy*
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| | | | | | | Oak Grove | | | | | | Neuse Charter*(1A) | | Triad Math & Science*
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | So. Wake Acad.*(1A) | |
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| | | Conference 6 | | Conference 6 | | Conference 6 | | Conference 6 | | Conference 6 | | Conference 6 | | Conference 6
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| | | Hoke County(8A) | | Grimsley(7A) | | Carson | | Central Davidson | | Burns(4A) | | Albemarle | | Cherryville(2A)
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| | | Pinecrest(8A) | | Page(7A) | | Concord | | Ledford | | Cramer(4A) | | Gray Stone Day* | | Highland Tech(2A)
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| | | Jack Britt | | SW Guilford(7A) | | East Rowan | | Lexington | | East Gaston(4A) | | Langtree Charter(fb) | | Mountain Island(2A)
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| | | Lumberton | | Ben L. Smith | | JM Robinson | | Salisbury | | Lake Norman Ch.*(4A) | | North Rowan | | Bonnie Cone
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| | | Purnell Swett | | Dudley | | NW Cabarrus | | South Rowan | | Bessemer City | | South Stanly | | Jackson Day*
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| | | Richmond | | Western Guilford | | West Rowan | | East Davidson(3A) | | Lincolnton | | Carolina Intern.*(1A) | | NCSSM-Morganton*
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| | | | | | | | | Thomasville(3A) | | Piedmont Comm.* | | Chatham Central(1A)(fb) | | Thomas Jefferson
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| | | | | | | | | West Davidson(3A) | | Shelby | | South Davidson(1A) | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | West Lincoln | | | |
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| | | Conference 7 | | Conference 7 | | Conference 7 | | Conference 7 | | Conference 7 | | Conference 7 | | Conference 7
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| | | AL Brown | | Ashbrook | | Central Cabarrus(6A) | | Forbush | | Hendersonville | | Bradford Prep* | | Blue Ridge*
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| | | Cox Mill | | Berry | | Piedmont(6A) | | North Surry | | Madison | | Christ the King | | Highlands*
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| | | Hickory Ridge | | Charlotte Catholic | | Sun Valley(6A) | | West Stokes | | Mountain Heritage | | Comm. Sch. of Dav. | | Hiwassee Dam*
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| | | Lake Norman | | Harding | | Forest Hills | | East Surry(3A) | | Owen | | Corvian Community | | Nantahala*
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| | | Mooresville | | Kings Mountain | | Monroe | | Mount Airy(3A) | | Avery County(2A) | | Langtree Charter | | Summit Charter*
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| | | South Iredell | | Olympic | | Montgomery Central | | Surry Central(3A) | | Mitchell(2A) | | Queen's Grant* | | Tri-County Early Coll.*
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| | | West Cabarrus | | | | Parkwood | | | | | | Sugar Creek Charter* | |
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| | | Conference 8 | | Conference 8 | | Conference 8 | | Conference 8 | | Conference 8 | | Conference 8 | | Football-only
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| | | Ballantyne Ridge | | McDowell(7A) | | Crest | | Bandys | | East Burke(4A) | | Alleghany | | Cherryville(2A)
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| | | Butler | | Alexander Central | | East Lincoln | | Bunker Hill | | R-S Central(4A) | | Bishop McGuinness | | Christ the King(2A)
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| | | Cuthbertson | | Freedom | | Forestview | | Fred T Foard | | Chase | | East Wilkes | | Comm. Sch. of Dav.(2A)
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| | | Independence | | North Iredell | | Hickory | | Lincoln Charter | | Draughn | | Elkin | | Corvian Community(2A)
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| | | Marvin Ridge | | South Caldwell | | Hunter Huss | | Maiden | | East Rutherford | | South Stokes | | Highland Tech(2A)
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| | | Porter Ridge | | St. Stephens | | North Gaston | | Newton-Conover | | Patton | | Starmount | | Mountain Island(2A)
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| | | Rocky River | | Statesville | | North Lincoln | | West Iredell | | Polk County | | North Stokes(1A) | | Bonnie Cone
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| | | Weddington | | Watauga | | South Point | | | | | | Winston-Salem Prep(1A) | | Thomas Jefferson
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| | | | | Conference 9 | | Conference 9 | | Conference 9 | | | | Conference 9 | | Football-only
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| | | | | AC Reynolds | | Franklin | | Ashe County | | | | Cherokee | | Northampton County(2A)
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| | | | | Asheville | | North Henderson | | Hibriten | | | | Hayesville | | NW Halifax(2A)
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| | | | | TC Roberson | | Smoky Mountain | | Wilkes Central | | | | Murphy | | Warren County(2A)
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| | | | | Enka(5A) | | West Henderson | | North Wilkes(3A) | | | | Swain County | | KIPP Pride
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| | | | | Erwin(5A) | | Brevard(4A) | | West Caldwell(3A) | | | | Andrews(1A) | | North Edgecombe
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| | | | | North Buncombe(5A) | | East Henderson(4A) | | West Wilkes(3A) | | | | Robbinsville(1A) | | Rocky Mount Prep
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| | | | | | | Pisgah(4A) | | | | | | Rosman(1A) | | SE Halifax
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| | | | | | | Tuscola(4A) | | | | | | | | Weldon
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Independents
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