Reclassification numbers released for Wyoming’s 2022-23, 2023-24 school years

At least 10 schools in a variety of sports will be up for moving classifications when the Wyoming High School Activities Association makes its changes for the 2022-23 and 2023-24 school years.

And in football, at least eight schools will have decisions, or changes, to make.

No sport with more than one classification will be unaffected by the changes, which will be discussed and voted on by the WHSAA’s board of directors this fall and, if approved, go into effect with the fall 2022 seasons.

Enrollment numbers for the latest round of reclassification were distributed to schools during the WHSAA’s quarterly district meetings across the state the past two weeks.

Wyoming high schools are reclassified for sports and activities every two years based on enrollment numbers, calculated as Average Daily Membership, or ADM. Those numbers for each school, as provided by the WHSAA, are below:

1. Kelly Walsh, 1,996.17
2. Natrona, 1,954.82
3. Cheyenne East, 1,689.80
4. Rock Springs, 1,615.71
5. Cheyenne South, 1,454.89
6. Cheyenne Central, 1,417.00
7. Thunder Basin, 1,310.36
8. Campbell County, 1,304.18
9. Laramie, 1,171.84
10. Sheridan, 1,142.88
11. Star Valley, 906.08
12. Jackson, 870.46
13. Evanston, 831.24
14. Riverton, 773.04
15. Green River, 771.12
16. Cody, 626.28
17. Lander, 581.71
18. Powell, 573.73
19. Douglas, 490.33
20. Rawlins, 471.01
21. Worland, 393.03
22. Buffalo, 360.68
23. Pinedale, 354.27
24. Torrington, 342.78
25. Wheatland, 278.74
26. Mountain View, 252.51
27. Newcastle, 231.67
28. Lyman, 230.29
29. Lovell, 229.18
30. Glenrock, 222.63
31. Thermopolis, 220.73
32. Moorcroft, 197.26
33. Kemmerer, 192.82
34. Burns, 192.61
35. Tongue River, 192.40
36. Wyoming Indian, 152.13
37. Big Piney, 148.90
38. Wright, 143.32
39. Big Horn, 140.50
40. Wind River, 140.48
41. Greybull, 139.04
42. Shoshoni, 129.81
43. Pine Bluffs, 124.47
44. Rocky Mountain, 123.14
45. Sundance, 122.34
46. Lingle, 97.76
47. St. Stephens, 82.74
48. Lusk, 81.43
49. Southeast, 78.51
50. Guernsey, 78.51
51. Burlington, 78.13
52. Saratoga, 77.08
53. Upton, 75.48
54. Riverside, 74.33
55. Cokeville, 70.99
56. Snake River, 65.69
57. Hanna, 58.99
58. Hulett, 53.25
59. Midwest, 49.53
60. Farson, 48.24
61. Dubois, 44.81
62. Meeteetse, 44.09
63. Encampment, 40.28
64. Kaycee, 39.29
65. Ten Sleep, 33.98
66. Arvada-Clearmont, 32.65
67. Rock River, 28.96
68. Glendo, 12.96
69. Chugwater, 10.45

Each set of sports will see its own changes.

FOOTBALL (10-12-14-14-rest): Five programs — Big Piney, Wyoming Indian, Guernsey, Saratoga and Riverside — face new decisions, while three others face situations similar to what they have now.

Big Piney moves down from 2A to 1A nine-man, while Wyoming Indian moves from 1A nine-man to 2A. Both can remain in their current classification if they decide to opt up or down, respectively.

Meanwhile, Guernsey will be classified as a 1A nine-man school, while both Saratoga and Riverside will be classified into 1A six-man. Right now, Guernsey plays in six-man, while Saratoga and Riverside both play in nine-man. Guernsey would be the smallest 1A nine-man school, separated by less than one ADM student (78.51 to 78.13) from the largest six-man school, Burlington.

Three schools currently opting up or down will be in positions to continue those choices. Big Horn and Cokeville, both currently opting up to Class 2A, face the same decision for 2022 and 2023, with Big Horn classified in 1A nine-man and Cokeville in 1A six-man. Moorcroft, currently opting down to 1A nine-man from 2A, also faces the same decision in 2022 and 2023.

All opt-up and opt-down appeals are pending WHSAA board approval. Programs that opt down are usually ineligible for postseason play.

BASKETBALL, TRACK, VOLLEYBALL (16-16-16-rest): Six schools are scheduled to make moves in the traditional four-classification sports. Glenrock and Moorcroft are scheduled to move to Class 3A, with Burns and Kemmerer scheduled to drop to Class 2A to take their place. Also, Lingle jumps to Class 2A, while Riverside moves to Class 1A.

GOLF, WRESTLING, CROSS COUNTRY (12-16-rest): Star Valley will move to 4A, with Evanston moving to 3A.

SWIMMING (12-rest): Evanston is scheduled to switch to 3A. No program will replace Evanston in 4A as Star Valley, the school to jump Evanston, does not have a swimming program.

SOCCER (14-rest): Riverton and Green River are scheduled to swap, with Riverton moving to 4A and Green River to 3A.

ALL ONE-CLASS SPORTS: No scheduled changes.

All changes listed here are tentative and subject to WHSAA board approval. Tentative regional and conference alignments will be set prior to the first WHSAA board meeting on Sept. 28. Final approval of reclassification will come in November.

–patrick