The Kentucky High School Athletic Association has released its classification and district alignments for the 2023 and 2024 seasons. The KHSAA divides its 222 teams into six classes using enrollment numbers from the Kentucky Department of Education.
Normally, the state governing body realigns teams for a four-year period, but Wednesday, the KHSAA decided on a two year cycle.
According to media reports, about 25-percent of teams will be changing classes.
Here are some of the bigger moves:
- Reigning 5A champ Douglass, which finished No. 265 in last year’s High School Football America 300 national rankings, powered by NFL Play Football, moves up to 6A.
- Eight-time champ Covington Catholic drops from 5A to 4A.
- Six-time champ Louisville Central moves down from 3A to 2A.
Below are the 2023-2024 district assignments:
Class 6A
District 1 – Christian County, Daviess County, Henderson County, McCracken County
District 2 – Barren County, Central Hardin, North Hardin, Warren Central
District 3 – Manual, Meade County, Pleasure Ridge Park, St. Xavier
District 4 – Bullitt East, Fern Creek, Male, Southern
District 5 – Ballard, Eastern, Oldham County, Trinity
District 6 – Campbell County, Great Crossing, Ryle, Simon Kenton
District 7 – Henry Clay, Lafayette, Paul Dunbar, Tates Creek
District 8 – Bryan Station, Frederick Douglass, George Rogers Clark, Madison Central
Class 5A
District 1 – Apollo, Graves County, Madisonville-North Hopkins, Marshall County, Muhlenberg County, Owensboro
District 2 – Bowling Green, Greenwood, Ohio County, South Warren
District 3 – Atherton, Butler, Fairdale, Iroquois
District 4 – Bullitt Central, Grayson County, Moore, North Bullitt, Seneca
District 5 – Anderson County, Collins, Scott County, South Oldham, Woodford County
District 6 – Boone County, Conner, Cooper, Dixie Heights, Highlands, Scott
District 7 – East Jessamine, Madison Southern, Montgomery County, West Jessamine
District 8 – Harlan County, North Laurel, Pulaski County, South Laurel, Southwestern
Class 4A
District 1 – Allen County-Scottsville, Calloway County, Hopkinsville, Logan County, Paducah Tilghman, Warren East
District 2 – Bardstown, Breckinridge County, John Hardin, Nelson County, Thomas Nelson
District 3 – DeSales, Doss, Jeffersontown, Valley, Waggener, Western
District 4 – Franklin County, Henry County, North Oldham, Shelby County, Spencer County, Western Hills
District 5 – Covington Catholic, Grant County, Harrison County, Holmes, Mason County
District 6 – Ashland Blazer, Boyd County, Greenup County, Johnson Central, Rowan County
District 7 – Boyle County, Lincoln County, Russell County, Taylor County, Wayne County
District 8 – Corbin, Letcher County Central, Perry County Central, Whitley County
Class 3A
District 1 – Hancock County, Hopkins County Central, McLean County, Trigg County, Union County, Webster County
District 2 – Adair County, Butler County, Franklin-Simpson, Glasgow, Hart County
District 3 – Central, Christian Academy, Elizabethtown, LaRue County
District 4 – Casey County, Garrard County, Marion County, Mercer County
District 5 – Bourbon County, Lexington Catholic, Lloyd Memorial, Pendleton County
District 6 – Bath County, East Carter, Fleming County, Lewis County, Russell, West Carter
District 7 – Bell County, Clay County, Knox Central, McCreary Central, Rockcastle County
District 8 – Belfry, Estill County, Lawrence County, Magoffin County, Morgan County, Powell County
Class 2A
District 1 – Caldwell County, Crittenden County, Mayfield, Murray
District 2 – Edmonson County, Fort Campbell, Owensboro Catholic, Todd County Central
District 3 – Clinton County, Green County, Metcalfe County, Monroe County
District 4 – Fort Knox, Lexington Christian, Shawnee, Washington County, W.E.B. DuBois (eligible in 2024)
District 5 – Beechwood, Bracken County, Carroll County, Gallatin County, Owen County, Walton-Verona
District 6 – Breathitt County, Danville, Leslie County, Somerset
District 7 – Floyd Central, Knott County Central, Martin County, Prestonsburg
District 8 – Betsy Layne, East Ridge, Pike County Central, Shelby Valley
Class A
District 1 – Ballard Memorial, Caverna, Fulton County, Russellville
District 2 – Bethlehem, Campbellsville, Kentucky Country Day, Louisville Holy Cross
District 3 – Bellevue, Dayton, Newport, Newport Central Catholic
District 4 – Bishop Brossart, Covington Holy Cross, Ludlow, Trimble County
District 5 – Berea, Eminence, Frankfort, Sayre
District 6 – Fairview, Nicholas County, Paris, Raceland
District 7 – Harlan, Lynn Camp, Middlesboro, Pineville, Williamsburg
District 8 – Hazard, Paintsville, Pikeville
Withdrawn from district play – Jackson County (Class 2A), Phelps (Class A)
