Bonner Springs moved from Class 4A to Class 5A today, according to an announcement by the Kansas State High School Activities Association. It will affect the 2015-2016 school year.
In football classifications for the 2016-2017 year, the KSHSAA stated that Harmon will compete in Class 5A, as well as Sumner Academy. Sumner Academy is expected to move from 4A to 5A next year.
The change in classification will affect the schools as they compete in post-season tournaments against other schools their size in football, basketball and other sports.
The classifications are based on enrollments, with Bonner Springs listed with an enrollment of 799.
Currently, Wyandotte County has only one Class 6A school, Wyandotte High School, with an enrollment of 1,411 students, according to KSHSAA figures. Wyandotte has the smallest enrollment of the 32 Class 6A schools, with the highest enrollment in that class from Wichita East at 2,292.
Besides Bonner Springs, the Class 5A schools in Wyandotte County and their enrollments include Schlagle, 973; Harmon, 1,238; Turner, 1,082; and Washington, 972.
Sumner Academy is currently in Class 4A for the 2015-2016 year, with an enrollment of 773.
Piper is in Class 4A, Division 1, with an enrollment of 579, according to the KSHSAA.
Bishop Ward is in Class 4A, Division 2, with an enrollment of 322, according to the KSHSAA.
These enrollment figures for classifications in 2015-2016 are based on ninth through 12th grades. For football classifications for 2016-2017, enrollment figures of ninth through 11th grades are used.
For more information, see kshsaa.org.