2027-2029 Reclassification

[Former Coach]

I've heard that Belmont may be on the fringe of 2A, Baldwyn 1A and Booneville 4A. 

[pancho]

will booneville be 4A by the time the 1.5 multiplier goes in?

[Rebel Bert]

2 hours ago, pancho said:

will booneville be 4A by the time the 1.5 multiplier goes in?

I believe that would be 4A but then the multiplier kicked in. I think they stay 3A but their towards the top. 

[BoKnows08]

3 hours ago, Former Coach said:

I've heard that Belmont may be on the fringe of 2A, Baldwyn 1A and Booneville 4A. 

Ive heard the same. I expect the 1A and 2A divisions to change drastically in North. 

[Rebel Bert]

I am predicting: before they're divided

3A North

Region 1  - 7 or 8 schools

Region 2  - 5 or 6 schools

Region 3  - 3 schools

Region 4  - 4 or 5 schools

Sub total  19-21 schools 

3A South

Region 5  - 5 or 6 schools

Region 6  - 6 or 7 schools

Region 7  - 5 schools

Region 8  - 3 or 4 schools

It appears that Coahoma County, Winona, or Choctaw County will get stuck in Region 3.

Also Amory and another school will be in Region 4 with Louisville and Noxubee. 

And Seminary,  JDC, and  maybe Magee go to Region 8, Raleigh to Region 5 pending what happens to Lake, Mendenhall,  and Richland.

 

[Coach]

1 hour ago, Rebel Bert said:

I am predicting: before they're divided

3A North

Region 1  - 7 or 8 schools

Region 2  - 5 or 6 schools

Region 3  - 3 schools

Region 4  - 4 or 5 schools

Sub total  19-21 schools 

3A South

Region 5  - 5 or 6 schools

Region 6  - 6 or 7 schools

Region 7  - 5 schools

Region 8  - 3 or 4 schools

It appears that Coahoma County, Winona, or Choctaw County will get stuck in Region 3.

Also Amory and another school will be in Region 4 with Louisville and Noxubee. 

And Seminary,  JDC, and  maybe Magee go to Region 8, Raleigh to Region 5 pending what happens to Lake, Mendenhall,  and Richland.

 

What do you think regions 1 and 2 will look like? 

[pancho]

43 minutes ago, Coach said:

What do you think regions 1 and 2 will look like? 

region 1 should keep kossuth, alcorn central and mantachie and booneville depending on what booneville turns in.  if booneville goes 4A then you have ripley dropping to 3A...........

[pancho]

byhalia and rosa fort probably get put in region 3 with coahoma, holly springs , independence and north panola

Edited September 25 by pancho

[Coach]

10 minutes ago, pancho said:

region 1 should keep kossuth, alcorn central and mantachie and booneville depending on what booneville turns in.  if booneville goes 4A then you have ripley dropping to 3A...........

If Amory was to drop as well would Mantachie go with them in a region that way? Then maybe Kossuth, Alcorn Central, North Tippah and Ripley go to 1?

[pancho]

I totally forgot north tippah.    I feel like this is shaping up to be the most movement the north part of the state has had since they began counting enrollment every 2 years.

[Rebel Bert]

1 hour ago, Coach said:

What do you think regions 1 and 2 will look like? 

1 Ripley, Booneville,  Alcorn Central,  North Tippah, Mantatchie 

2 Kossuth,  Byhalia, Independence, Rosa Fort, North Panola, Strayhorn 

3 Yazoo County,  Humphreys County,  Coahoma County,  O'Bannon 

4 Amory, Nettleton,  Louisville,  Choctaw County,  Winona

The question i have is do you send Winona to Region 3 or Strayhorn.

Then do you send Mantatchie to Region 4.

Perhaps you send Kossuth to Region 1, Mantatchie to Region 4, and Winona to Region 3.

Or do you send Yazoo County south and Union, Pisgah, or SE Lauderdale north.

[Rebel Bert]

6 hours ago, Former Coach said:

I've heard that Belmont may be on the fringe of 2A, Baldwyn 1A and Booneville 4A. 

Bottom 10 of 3A but if they are near 150 its close for Baldwyn.

Belmont top 5 2A, borderline before the multiplier. 

Booneville 4A before the multiplier, 3A after the multiplier, top 5 3A.

[Rebel Bert]

1 hour ago, pancho said:

byhalia and rosa fort probably get put in region 3 with coahoma, holly springs , independence and north panola

Byhalia is to far north and east of Rosa Fort, Coahoma, North Panola, Independence,  and Strayhorn.  

[Rebel Bert]

1 hour ago, pancho said:

region 1 should keep kossuth, alcorn central and mantachie and booneville depending on what booneville turns in.  if booneville goes 4A then you have ripley dropping to 3A...........

2025 8th-10th grades numbers 

Amory 331

Louisville 324

Ripley 324

Booneville 319 all 4A until multiplier 

 

 

[Rebel Bert]

1 hour ago, pancho said:

byhalia and rosa fort probably get put in region 3 with coahoma, holly springs , independence and north panola

Region 3 is the Delta. Has been for years.

[Rebel Bert]

1 hour ago, Coach said:

If Amory was to drop as well would Mantachie go with them in a region that way? Then maybe Kossuth, Alcorn Central, North Tippah and Ripley go to 1?

Nettleton is already in Region 4, Aberdeen will probably be 2A being replaced by Amory, then if Winona moves to Region 3 someone has to move in that being Mantatchie  the closest or an I-20 school perhaps Union first.

[Rebel Bert]

56 minutes ago, pancho said:

I totally forgot north tippah.    I feel like this is shaping up to be the most movement the north part of the state has had since they began counting enrollment every 2 years.

3A wise yes triggered by North Tippah, Booneville growth, and 7 classes taking Pontotoc schools to a higher class.

[Rebel Bert]

The multiplier will throw 1A away from the coast with Lumberton being the southern most. Consolidation may send the south or region 5 one direction or another. 2A will get Resurrection and change that class to some degree.

[FBdude]

Ressurection will drop football or start recruiting. 

[Rebel Bert]

3 hours ago, FBdude said:

Ressurection will drop football or start recruiting. 

Probably will have to to keep up with a few 2A south schools.

[Rebel Bert]

If the legislature gets their way how many 1A and 2A schools in the Delta do we lose?

Any guesses?

[ccbulldog]

the sad truth is every 1A school probably needs to be consolidated into a bigger school. It's really not economically feasible to operate a school with so few students.

[Rebel Bert]

3 hours ago, ccbulldog said:

the sad truth is every 1A school probably needs to be consolidated into a bigger school. It's really not economically feasible to operate a school with so few students.

I agree with it if your numbers are below 150 for all 4 grades.

[Rebel Bert]

7 hours ago, ccbulldog said:

the sad truth is every 1A school probably needs to be consolidated into a bigger school. It's really not economically feasible to operate a school with so few students.

Or perhaps if all 4 classes are below 40 students per class.

[MSSportsGuy]

As a native of Northeast MS, they are a section of the state that has resisted consolidation. Falkner and Walnut merging into North Tippah has been a civil war and they are only 8 miles apart with very similar student bodies. I agree there is a lot of school consolidation that "should" take place but local boards often don't want to make the tough calls for political reasons.

 

Some of these small schools are due to being in separate districts and that's always been my bigger issue. Thrasher HS and Booneville HS are 5.5 miles apart but in different districts. Wheeler is 6 miles from Baldwyn but again, different districts. Hatley and Amory are about 5 miles apart as well but different districts. Unless district consolidation happens, there won't be any movement on those fronts. 

 

That's just a small sample, but indicative of a larger issue. 

Edited September 28 by MSSportsGuy