2019-2020 Classification Numbers from the State Education Department BEDS Enrollment Numbers from the end of the 2017-18 school year (these numbers include public/charter/non-public)

Classification Cut-off Numbers

Team Sports

Classification Variations (as approved by the NYSPHSAA Executive Committee)

COMBINING OF TEAMS - The joining together of students from two or more member schools in the same district or close proximity to form a single team shall be permitted subject to the following conditions:

1. Permission must be obtained from their league and section on an annual basis.

2. Section approval must be reported to the NYSPHSAA, Inc. Executive Committee.

NOTE: If a combined school team goes beyond sectional level competition their boys

and girls grades 9-11 enrollment shall be combined, using the below criteria, for state level competition.

a. The school(s) with the higher(est) classification number will have a percentage of the  other school(s)classification number added  according to the graduated scale below.  The percentage is dependent upon the association’s “5 sport classification cut off numbers.” Begining with the 2018-19 school year, the graduated scale is used for up to 3 "team" mergers and mergers with 4 or more "teams" take 100% of their BEDS. ONLY in team sports. 

b. If two or more schools are located within the same physical building 100% of their BEDS will be used if they are following the Combining of Teams process 

3. Section shall determine the deadlines for schools to merge or demerge programs.

4. If a nonpublic school is part of the merger, the “merged” team may be subject to the Section’s Classification of Non-Public Schools Committee.

Reporting Procedure: All violations shall be reported to the League and Section.