A look at the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association football classifications for 2017-2021:
TSSAA
Class 6A
(Enrollments from 1,509 and greater)
Dickson Co. 1,519
Hendersonville 1,531
Ooltewah 1,537
Cleveland 1,546
Morristown West 1,551
Memphis Central 1,552
McMinn Co. 1,556
Heritage 1,559
Rossview 1,611
Cane Ridge 1,646
Centennial 1,667
Independence 1,677
Maryville 1,684
Bradley Central 1,705
Coffee Co. 1,733
Farragut 1,734
Whitehaven 1,738
Franklin 1,745
Brentwood 1,754
Station Camp 1,756
Ravenwood 1,772
Siegel 1,782
LaVergne 1,813
William Blount 1,818
Smyrna 1,857
Houston 1,865
Wilson Central 1,876
Lebanon 1,905
Overton 1,907
Antioch 1,993
Riverdale 2,020
Germantown 2,027
Hardin Valley 2,035
Arlington 2,042
Warren Co. 2,053
Bearden 2,063
Stewarts Creek 2,109
Mt. Juliet 2,145
White Station 2,155
Oakland 2,173
Blackman 2,175
Jefferson Co. 2,185
Cookeville 2,203
Dobyns Bennett 2,208
Science Hill 2,248
McGavock 2,266
Cordova 2,267
Collierville 2,372
Bartlett 2,513
Class 5A
(Enrollments from 1,103-1,508)
Hillwood 1,103
Clinton 1,105
Knoxville Central 1,106
Knoxville Catholic 1,114
Sevier Co. 1,119
Page 1,123
Beech 1,139
Volunteer 1,152
South Doyle 1,155
Cherokee 1,161
Kenwood 1,163
Cocke Co. 1,177
White Co. 1,184
Memphis-Overton 1,184
Tennessee 1,190
Lenoir City 1,192
Ridgeway 1,200
Lincoln Co. 1,207
Dyer Co. 1,216
Soddy-Daisy 1,217
Karns 1,233
Hillsboro 1,238
Knoxville Halls 1,245
David Crockett 1,247
Munford 1,247
Kingsbury 1,252
Glencliff 1,275
Northwest 1,291
Daniel Boone 1,314
Bolton 1,326
Columbia 1,333
Powell 1,346
West 1,355
Brighton 1,364
Clarksville 1,364
Henry Co. 1,368
Shelbyville 1,370
Campbell Co. 1,385
Northeast 1,385
Oak Ridge 1,387
West Creek 1,404
Summit 1,406
Walker Valley 1,411
Hunters Lane 1,422
Franklin Co. 1,447
Morristown East 1,472
Rhea County 1,489
Southwind 1,496
Gallatin 1,508
Class 4A
(Enrollments from 822-1,102)
East Ridge 827
Greenbrier 833
Dyersburg 834
Howard 839
Union Co. 850
DeKalb Co. 856
Crockett Co. 859
Ripley 860
Fayette-Ware 861
White House 874
Livingston Acad. 876
Sullivan South 887
Haywood 889
Sullivan Central 897
Obion Co. Central 900
Marshall Co. 902
Craigmont 909
Greeneville 913
Jackson South Side 917
Grainger 918
Chester Co. 918
Maplewood 919
Carter 930
Chattanooga Central 936
Millington Central 940
Hixson 941
Sullivan East 941
Nolensville 942
Jackson North Side 960
Lexington 965
Macon Co. 967
Creek Wood 986
Fulton 987
Cumberland Co. 1,000
Gibbs 1,009
Sequoyah 1,033
East Hamilton 1,038
Tullahoma 1,042
Spring Hill 1,053
Anderson Co. 1,060
Hardin Co. 1,060
Stone Memorial 1,061
Kirby 1,067
Montgomery Central 1,077
Springfield 1,081
Lawrence Co. 1,082
Class 3A
(Enrollments from 557-821)
Gatlinburg-Pittma 560
Harpeth 574
Melrose 574
Brainerd 574
Cannon Co. 583
York 592
Smith Co. 605
Camden 614
Trezevant 615
Chuckey-Doak 618
Sweetwater 618
Westview 619
Raleigh Egypt 620
West Greene 621
Grundy Co. 623
Austin-East 624
Milan 633
Johnson Co. 638
Signal Mountain 638
Martin Luther King, Jr. 641
Pearl-Cohn 643
Alcoa 646
Whites Creek 659
Stratford 668
White House Heritage 673
Stewart Co. 675
Cheatham Co. 682
Sequatchie Co. 693
Kingston 708
Fairview 710
Sheffield 721
Loudon 734
McMinn Central 738
Pigeon Forge 741
Northview Academy 743
Claiborne 749
East Nashville 750
Upperman 753
Sycamore 760
South Gibson Co. 779
Bolivar Central 785
Red Bank 785
Unicoi Co. 796
Scott 806
McNairy Central 807
Wooddale 808
Elizabethton 819
Giles Co. 820
Covington 821
Class 2A
(Enrollments from 376-556)
Fairley 384
Trousdale Co. 388
Peabody 389
Cosby 391
North Greene 400
Oneida 410
Wartburg 414
East Robertson 416
Houston Co. 418
Hampton 421
McKenzie 432
Clarksville Academy 432
Rockwood 435
Eagleville 437
Halls 443
MAHS 444
Jackson Co. 449
Trinity450
Summertown 454
Tellico Plains 458
Union City 463
Manassas 476
Gibson Co. 480
Frederick Douglass 484
Columbia Academy 488
Sullivan North 492
Cascade 492
Memphis East 494
Loretto 494
Scotts Hill 499
Hickman Co. 499
Lewis Co. 500
Mitchell 508
Community 509
South Greene 510
Meigs Co. 517
Marion Co. 517
Westmoreland 525
Riverside 525
Tyner Academy 525
East Hickman 526
Bledsoe Co. 533
Watertown 537
Hamilton 541
Happy Valley 541
Forrest 547
Polk Co. 547
Cumberland Gap 554
Adamsville 556
Waverly Central 556
Class 1A
(Enrollments from 0-375)
KIPP 164
Gleason 166
Lookout Valley 172
Greenfield 176
Coalfield 180
Sunbright 183
Oakdale 183
Hollow Rock-Bruceton 184
Red Boiling Springs 204
Lake Co. 223
Pickett Co. 226
Copper Basin 228
Cloudland 233
Greenback 234
South Fulton 235
South Pittsburg 240
Midway 272
Huntland 272
Moore Co. 275
Humboldt 282
Collinwood 284
Clay Co. 287
Sale Creek 295
Memphis Middle College 299
Wayne Co. 309
West Carroll 311
McEwen 311
Hillcrest 311
Westwood 312
Hancock Co. 315
Whitwell 321
Cornersville 321
Middleton 323
Grace Christian Academy – Franklin, 324
Gordonsville, 327
B. T. Washington, 328
Huntingdon 330
Jellico 331
Perry Co. 334
Fayetteville 336
Oliver Springs 341
Unaka 341
Jo Byrns 349
Monterey 352
Mt. Pleasant 353
Republic 361
Dresden 362
Oakhaven 366
Harriman 373
Richland 375
Division II-A
Rossville Christian 117
Zion Christian 127
Grace Baptist Academy 135
Ezell-Harding 154
Mt. Juliet Christian 162
The King’s Academy 179
Mzemphis Catholic 186
Concord Christian 197
Tipton-Rosemark 197
Fayette Academy 205
DCA 209
Friendship 211
Nashville Christian 213
Davidson Academy 223
Middle Tennessee Christian 235
Jackson Christian 236
Division II-AA
FRA 266
Silverdale Baptist 279
Boyd-Buchanan 292
Northpoint Christian 297
First Assembly 305
Goodpasture 311
USJ 312
Grace Christian – Knoxville 316
Harding Academy 327
BGA 364
Evangelical Christian 365
Lausanne 365
St. George’s 389
CAK 400
Notre Dame 419
Knoxville Webb 449
CPA 449
Chattanooga Christian 458
Ensworth 463
Brentwood Academy 497
Lipscomb 518
Division II-AAA
Pope John Paul II 556
Briarcrest 573
Baylor School 721
St. Benedict 763
MUS 874
Father Ryan 912
MBA 1030
McCallie 1316
Christian Brothers 1776
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