Ohio announces 2024 high school division alignments

The Ohio High School Athletic Association announces its 2024 high school football divisions.
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The Ohio high school football landscape is set for 2024. The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the football divisional breakdowns and playoff regions for the 2024 season.

The largest 70 schools are placed in Division I with the remaining schools divided equally, as possible, into Divisions II through VII, with approximately 106 schools per division.

The OHSAA noted that schools could opt to move up to Division I if Referendum Issue 1B passes later this month. Results of the referendum voting will be announced May 16.

Earlier this spring, the OHSAA received updated base enrollment data from the Ohio Department of Education to use for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years. In the sport of football, competitive balance data from the previous season is used each season to create a new adjusted enrollment count. Details of the competitive balance process are available at: https://www.ohsaa.org/School-Resources/Competitive-Balance-Resource-Center.

Division I

Region 1 – Berea-Midpark, Brunswick, Canton McKinley, Cleveland Heights, Elyria, Findlay, Glenoak, John Marshall (Cleveland), Lorain, Massillon Jackson, Medina, Mentor, Normandy, Perrysburg, St. Edward, St. Ignatius, Strongsville, Witmer

Region 2 – Beavercreek, Centerville, Central Crossing, Dublin Coffman, Dublin Jerome, Hilliard Bradley, Hilliard Darby, Hilliard Davidson, Kettering Fairmont, Lebanon, Marysville, Middletown, Northmont, Springboro, Springfield, Wayne (Huber Heights), Westland

Region 3 – Delaware Hayes, Gahanna Lincoln, Grove City, Groveport-Madison, Lancaster, Newark, Olentangy, Olentangy Berlin, Olentangy Liberty, Olentangy Orange Pickerington Central, Pickerington North, Reynoldsburg, Thomas Worthington, Upper Arlington, Watkins Memorial, Westerville North

Region 4 – Archbishop Moeller, Colerain, Elder, Fairfield, Hamilton, Lakota East, Lakota West, Little Miami, Mason, Milford, Oak Hills, Princeton, St. Xavier, Sycamore, Walnut Hills, West Clermont, Western Hills, Winton Woods

Division II

Region 5 – Archibishop Hoban, Austintown-Fitch, Boardman, Cuyahoga Falls, Euclid, Firestone, Garfield (Akron), Garfield Heights, Green, Hoover, Hudson, John Adams (Cleveland), John Hay (Cleveland), Lake, Louisville, Mayfield, Nordonia, North (Akron), North (Eastlake), Riverside (Painesville), Shaker Heights, Solon, South (Willoughby), St. Vincent-St. Mary, Stow-Munroe Falls, Twinsburg, Walsh Jesuit, Warren G. Hardin (Warren)

Region 6 – Anthony Wayne, Avon, Avon Lake, Barberton, Bowsher, Brecksville-Boardview Heights, Clay, Fremont Ross, Highland, Lakewood, North Olmsted, North Ridgeville, North Royalton, Olmsted Falls, Rhodes (Cleveland), Sandusky, Springfield (Holland), St. Francis de Sales (Toledo), St. John’s Jesuit (Toledo), Start, Steele, Sylvania Northview, Sylvania Southview, Valley Forge, Wadsworth, Waite, Westlake

Region 7 – Ashland, Big Walnut, Briggs, Canal Winchester, Dublin Scioto, Franklin Heights, Licking Heights, Logan, Marion Harding, Massillon Perry, Massillon Washington, Mifflin, Mount Vernon, New Albany, Northland, St. Charles, St. Francis DeSales (Columbus), Teays Valley, Walnut Ridge, Westerville Central, Westerville South, Whetstone, Whitehall-Yearling, Wooster, Worthington Kilbourne

Region 8 – Aiken, Anderson, Badin, Belmont, Butler, Edgewood, Fairborn, Harrison, Kings, La Salle, Lima Senior, Loveland, Miamisburg, Monroe, Mt. Healthy, Northwest (Cincinnati), Piqua, Sidney, Stebbins, Trotwood-Madison, Troy, Turpin, West Carrollton, Withrow, Xenia

Division III

Region 9 – Alliance, Aurora, Bedford, Brush, Canfield, Chardon, Collinwood, Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy, East (Youngstown), East (Akron), Ellet, Geneva, Gilmour Academy, Harvey, Hawken Howland, Kenston, Lakeside (Ashtabula), Madison, Maple Heights, Marlington, Tallmadge, Theodore Roosevelt (Kent), University School, Ursuline, Villa Angela-St. Joseph

Region 10 – Benedictine, Bowling Green, Buckeye, Cleveland Central Catholic, Columbian, Copley, Defiance, East Tech, Elyria Catholic, Holyn Name, John F. Kennedy, Lexington, Lutheran West, Madison Comprehensive, Mansfield Sr., Maumee, Midview, Norwalk, Padua Franciscan, Revere, Rock River, Rodgers, Scott, Shawnee, Toledo Central Catholic, Woodward (Toledo)

Region 11 – Athens, Beechcroft, Bexley, Bishop Hartley, Bishop Watterson, Bloom-Carroll, Buckeye Valley, Carrollton, Centennial, Circleville, Dover, Eastmoor Academy, Granville, Hamilton Township, Independence, Indian Creek, Jackson, John Glenn, Licking Valley, Linden McKinley, Marietta, New Philadelphia, Sheridan, South (Columbus), Steubenville, Tri-Valley, Warren (Vincent), West (Columbus), Zanesville

Region 12 – Archbishop Carroll, Archbishop McNicolas, Batavia, Bellbrook, Bellefontaine, Celina, Chaminade Julienne, Chillicothe, Dunbar, Franklin, Goshen, Greenville, Hillsboro, Hughes (Cincinnati), London, Meadowdale, Miami Trace, Ponitz Career Technology Center, Ross, St. Mary’s Memorial, Talawanda, Tecumseh, Tippecanoe, Wapakoneta, Western Brown, Wilmington, Woodward (Cincinnati)

Division IV

Region 13 – Buchtel, Cardinal Mooney, Conneaut, Coventry, Edgewood, Field, Glenville, Hubbard, Jefferson Area, Lake Catholic, Lincoln West, Lutheran East, Niles McKinley, Northwest (Canal Fulton), Norton, Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin, Orange, Perry, Ravenna, Salem, Springfield (Akron), Streetsboro, Struthers, Warrensville Heights, West Branch, West Geauga, Woodridge

Region 14 – Bay, Bellevue, Benjamin Logan, Brookside, Bryan, Clear Fork, Clearview, Cloverleaft, Clyde, Elida, Firelands, Galion, Kenton, Napoleon, Ontario, Orrville, Otsego, Ottawa-Glandorf, Perkins, River Valley, Rossford, Shelby, Upper Sandusky, Van Wert, Vermilion, Wauseon

Region 15 – Beaver, Bishop Ready, Cambridge, Canton South, East (Columbus), East Liverpool, Fairfield Union, Gallia Academy, Heath, Highland (Marengo), Indian Valley, Jonathan Adler, Lakewood (Hebron), Logan Elm, Marion-Franklin, Maysville, Minerva, New Lexington, Philo, River Valley, St. Clairsville, Unioto, Vinton County, Waverly, West Holmes, Westfall

Region 16 – Archbishop Alter, Bethel, Bethel-Tate, Bishop Fenwick, Brookville, Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, Clinton-Massie, Eaton, Indian Hill, James Gamble Montessori, Kenton Ridge, McClain, New Richmond, Northridge, Northwestern (Springfield), Oakwood, Reading, Roger Bacon, Shawnee, Shroder, Taft, Taylor, Thurgood Marshall, Urbana, Valley View, Washington (Washington Court House), Wyoming

Division V

Region 17 – Beachwood, Bellaire, Berkshire, Buckeye Local, Canton Central Catholic, Chagrin Falls, Champion, Claymont, Coshocton, Crestview, Crestwood, Edison (Richmond), Fairless, Garaway, Garfield (Garrettsville), Girard, Harrison Central, Lakeview, Liberty (Youngstown), Manchester, Martins Ferry, Poland Seminary, River View, Sandy Valley, Shaw, South Range, Southeast (Ravenna), Trinity (Garfield Heights), Tuscarawas Valley, Waynedale

Region 18 – Archbold, Delta, East Knox, Eastwood, Edison (Milan), Fairview, Fostoria, Fredericktown, Genoa Area, Johnstown, Keystone, Lake, Liberty Center, Liberty-Benton, Northridge (Johnstown), Northwestern (West Salem), Northwood, Norwayne, Oak Harbor, Port Clinton, Swanton, Triway, Utica, Wellington, Willard

Region 19 – Africentric, Alexander, Amanda-Clearcreek, Barnesville, Columbus Academy, Crooksville, Dawson-Bryant, Fairland, Harvest Prep, Ironton, KIPP Columbus, Meadowbrook, Meigs, Minford, Morgan, Nelsonville-York, Northwest (McDermott, Oak Hill, Piketon, Portsmouth, South Point, Union Local, Wellston, West Muskigum, Wheelersburg, Worthington Christian, Zane Trace

Region 20 – Arcanum, Bath, Carlisle, Clark Montessori, Clermont Northeastern, Finneytown, Graham Local (St. Paris), Greeneview, Greenon, Indian Lake (Lewistown), Madeira, Madison Jr./Sr. (Middletown), Mariemont, Miami East, Milton-Union, North College Hill, North Union, Norwood, Pleasant, Preble Shawnee, Versailles, Waynesville, West Liberty-Salem, Williamsburg

Division VI

Region 21 – Black River, Brookfield, Brooklyn, Chippewa, Columbia, Columbiana, Dalton, Grand Valley, Jackson-Milton, Kirtland, Labrae, Memorial (Campbell), Mineral Ridge, Mogadore, Newton Falls, Pymatuning Valley, Richmond Heights, Rittman, Rootstown, Smithville, Springfield (New Middletown, St. Thomas Aquinas (Louisville), Toronto, Tuslaw, united, Valley Christian School, Wickliffe

Region 22 – Allen East, Bluffton, Carey, Crestview (Ashland), Crestview (Convoy), Elmwood (Bloomdale), Evergreen, Fairview, Hicksville, Hopewell-Loudon, Huron, Lakota, Mapleton, Margaretta, New London, Ottawa Hills, Parkway, Patrick Henry, Paulding, Riverdale, Seneca East, Spencerville, Tinora, Van Buren, Wayne Trace, Western Reserve, Woodmore

Region 23 – Belpre, Berne Union, Bishop Rosecrans, Buckeye Trail, Bucyrus, Caldwell, Cardington-Lincoln, Centerburg, Colonel Crawford, Eastern, Elgin, Fairbanks, Fort Frye, Grandview Heights, Grove City Christian, Liberty Union (Baltimor), Mechnicsburg, Monroe Central, Mount Gilead, Newcomerstown, Northmor, Ridgewood (West Lafayette), Shenandoah (Sarahsville), Triad, Waterford, West Jefferson, Wynford

Region 24 – Adena, Anna, Blanchester, Chesapeake, Cincinnati Country Day, Coldwater, Covington, Dayton Christian, Deer Park, Dixie, East Clinton, Huntington, Madison-Plains, Miami Valley Christian Academy, National Trail, Northeastern (Springfield), Paint Valley, Perry (Lima), Portsmouth West, Purcell Marian, Rock Hill, Southeastern (Chillicothe), St. Bernard-Elmwood Place, Summit Country Day, Valley (Lucasville)

Division VII

Region 25 – Buckeye Central, Cardinal, Crestline, Cuyahoga Heights, David Anderson, East Canton, East Palestine, Fairport Harding, Hillsdale, Independence, John F. Kennedy (Warren), Leetonia, Lowellville, Lucas, Malvern, Mathews (Vienna), McDonald, Monroeville, Oberlin, Plymouth, South Central (Greenwich), Southern (Salineville), St. John School, St. Paul (Norwalk), Waterloo, Wellsville Sr., Western Reserve (Berlin Center), Windham

Region 26 – Ada, Antwerp, Arcadia, Arlington, Ayersville, Calvert, Cardinal Stritch Catholic, Columbus Grove, Cory-Rawson, Edgerton, Edon, Gibsonburg, Hardin Northern, Hilltop, Jefferson (Delphos), Leipsic, Lima Central Catholic, McComb, Mohawk, Montpelier, North Baltimore, North Central (Pioneer), Pandora-Gilboa, St. John’s (Delphos), St. Joseph Central Catholic, Upper Scioto Valley, Vanlue

Region 27 – Beallsville, Bridgeport, Catholic Central (Steubenville), Conotton Valley, Danville, Eastern (Beaver), Fairfield Christian Academy, Federal Hocking, Fisher Catholic, Frontier, Green, Loudonville, Miller, Millersport, Newark Catholic, Notre Dame (Portsmouth), Ridgedale, River, Sciotoville Community, Shadyside, South Gallia, Southern (Racine), Stratsburg-Franklin, Symmes Valley, Trimble, Tuscarawas Central Catholic

Region 28 -Ansonia, Bradford, Catholic Central (Springfield), Cedarville, Cincinnati College Prep, Fayetteville-Perry, Fort Loramie, Fort Recovery, Jefferson Township, Lehman Catholic, Lockland, Manchester, Marion Local (Maria Stein), Minster, Mississinawa Valley, New Bremen, New Miami, Ridgemont, Riverside (DeGraff), Riverview East Academy, Southeastern Local (South Charleston), St. Henry, Tri-County North, Tri-Village, Troy Christian, Twin Valley South, Waynesfield-Goshen

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