Based on an enrollment of 224 students in Coleman High School, the Bluecats will be a 2-A, Division 1 school when Realignment and Reclassification occurs on February 3, 2020 for football, volleyball and basketball. Other 2-A, Division 1 schools in the not too distant area (possible future foes) include: Anson (enrollment 200), Cisco (223), Colorado City (227), De Leon (203), Goldthwaite (177), Hamilton (215.5), Haskell (167), Hawley (220), Mason (223), Ozona (220.5), San Saba (201), Stamford (198), Tolar (222) and Winters (177).
Panther Creek turned in enrollment of 40 making them a 1-A Division 2 school.
Santa Anna turned in enrollment of 76 making them a 1-A Division 1 school.
The University Interscholastic League released the conference cutoff numbers and preliminary enrollment figures for the 2020-2022 reclassification and realignment today. SEE LINKS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY to read more from the UIL.
The conference cutoff numbers provide the range of enrollment for each of the six conferences, including divisional cutoffs for football.
Conference Cutoffs
6A: 2220 and above            249 schools:               249 (Basketball); 249 (Football); 247 (Volleyball)
5A: 1210 – 2219                  254 schools:               253 (Basketball); 251 (Football); 253 (Volleyball)
4A: 515 – 1209                    202 schools:               198 (Basketball); 184 (Football); 198 (Volleyball)
3A: 230 – 514                      236 schools:               236 (Basketball); 212 (Football); 223 (Volleyball)
2A: 105 – 229                      200 schools:               200 (Basketball); 190 (Football); 136 (Volleyball)
1A: 104.9 and below           220 schools:               217 (Basketball); 153 (Football); 118 (Volleyball)
1A – 5A Football Division I and Division II Numbers
1A Division I: 59.5 – 104.9                                       77 schools
1A Division II: 59.4 and below                                 76 schools
2A Division I: 165.5 – 229                                        96 schools
2A Division II: 105 – 165.4                                       94 schools
3A Division I: 350 – 514                                           106 schools
3A Division II: 230 – 349                                          106 schools
4A Division I: 865 – 1209                                         92 schools
4A Division II: 515 – 864                                          92 schools
5A Division I: 1900 – 2219                                       126 schools
5A Division II: 1210 – 1899                                      125 schools
Preliminary enrollments have also been released to increase transparency and provide for additional verification of enrollment figures. These figures were submitted by school districts based on enrollment on Oct. 25. Preliminary enrollment numbers can be found at www.uiltexas.org/alignments.
The 2020-22 alignments will be released Feb. 3 for basketball, football and volleyball. District alignments for other activities will be released in the order of their seasons. More information about UIL alignments can be found at http://www.uiltexas.org/alignments.