Kansas High Schools have voted to make a change to how private schools are classified by the Kansas State High School Activities Association.
This proposed change introduces a “multiplier” for private schools which inflates their enrollment number for classification purposes. Kansas High Schools voted 216 to 139 to make the change.
With this approval by member schools, a change must now be made to Kansas State Statute to allow for more than just student attendance to affect KSHSAA classifications. State of Kansas Identifying Statutes need to be approved by both the State Board of Education and the State Legislature prior to implementation. Without these approvals, the school-approved amendment would not be permissible.
Results from the member school voting follow:
Voting Results were as follows:
Class 6A
Yes = 6 (16.7%) No = 30
Class 5A
Yes = 17 (47.2%) No = 19
Class 4A
Yes = 30 (83.3%) No = 6
Class 3A
Yes = 46 (71.9%) No = 18
Class 2A
Yes = 43 (67.2%) No = 21
Class 1A
Yes = 74 (63.2%) No = 43
Total Number of Member School Votes
Yes = 216 (61.2%) No = 139
