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Enrollment numbers & unofficial divisional projections for the 2013 football season

08/15/2013, 10:00am CDT
By Travis Wilson

The 2013 high school football season is just a week away, but its never too early to start thinking about the playoffs. Enrollment numbers determine divisional placement in the WIAA postseason, but unlike any other sport, football does not have pre-determined divisions at the start of the year. Instead, 224 teams qualify for the playoffs in various ways, and those qualifiers are then broken into 7 divisions of 32 teams each.

The WIAA has released the enrollment figures that will be used in determining this year's playoff divisional placements. Based on those figures and the divisional cutlines from last year, we've advanced a very unofficial and very early list of divisional placement for all the teams in the state. It is certainly NOT official but does provide a guide to see what teams may be close to the cutlines this year, sometimes unexpectedly as we saw last year with Homestead dropping down to Division 2.

We also have provided a list of the divisional cutlines for the past 5 seasons to show where those lines have been in the past and how they've changed in recent years.

UPDATE:  The WIAA has provided updated enrollment numbers for several schools to take into account charter schools. Most won't impact divisional placement but there are a few that could change. Teams that saw their projected divisional placement change are marked with an (*).

Past Divisional Cutlines

Division 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008
D1 Low Enrollment 1389 1301 1331 1360 1405
D2 Low Enrollment 922 841 878 878 919
D3 Low Enrollment 544 504 508 513 557
D4 Low Enrollment 362 352 359 336 353
D5 Low Enrollment 253 255 252 238 252
D6 Low Enrollment 200 194 184 181 195

2013 Enrollments & Unofficial Divisional Projections

Team 2013-14 8-player Projected Placement
Milwaukee Pulaski/Arts/Reagan 3797 1
Racine Horlick w/charters 2298 1
Arrowhead 2266 1
Stevens Point 2214 1
Kenosha Tremper w/charters 2179 1
Kenosha Indian Trail w/charters 2177 1
Green Bay Preble w/charters 2160 1
Marquette 2112 1
Madison West 2071 1
Middleton w/charters 2067 1
Sun Prairie 2030 1
Neenah 2022 1
Racine Case w/charters 2005 1
Oak Creek 1998 1
Kenosha Bradford w/charters 1992 1
Fond du Lac 1981 1
Racine Park w/charters 1917 1
Beloit Memorial 1874 1
Madison Memorial 1843 1
Janesville Craig w/charters 1765 1
Madison East 1762 1
Bay Port 1739 1
Milwaukee Hamilton 1736 1
D.C. Everest 1730 1
Wisconsin Rapids Lincoln w/charter 1727 1
Oshkosh West 1720 1
Appleton North w/charters 1713 1
Sheboygan North w/charters 1709 1
Hudson 1704 1
Eau Claire Memorial w/charters 1692 1
Muskego 1688 1
Manitowoc Lincoln w/charters 1623 1
West Allis Hale 1616 1
Milwaukee Riverside 1615 1
Mukwonago 1607 1
Verona 1607 1
Milwaukee Vincent/Destiny 1565 1
Janesville Parker w/charters 1533 1
Appleton East w/charters 1508 1
Milwaukee Morse.Marshall/Juneau/Languages 1494 1
Menomonee Falls 1487 1
Madison La Follette 1485 1
Milwaukee King 1469 1
Oconomowoc 1451 1
Appleton West w/charters 1445 1
Franklin 1443 1
Hartford Union 1440 1
Wausau West w/charters 1431 1
Germantown 1430 1
Milwaukee Washington/Science/Career Tech/CEO 1424 1
Badger 1421 1
Superior 1418 1
Waukesha South 1412 1
Messmer/Shorewood w/charter 1404 1
Chippewa Falls 1403 1
West Allis Central 1399 1
Sheboygan South w/charters 1395 1
Sussex Hamilton 1386 2
Kimberly w/charters 1386 2
Milwaukee South 1385 2
Eau Claire North w/charters 1349 2
Kettle Moraine 1337 2
Homestead 1334 2
Greenfield 1323 2
Brookfield Central 1314 2
Brookfield East 1311 2
De Pere 1290 2
Milwaukee Bay View/Lifelong Learning 1279 2
Green Bay East w/charters 1267 2
Watertown 1249 2
Waukesha West 1232 2
Oshkosh North 1218 2
Marshfield 1212 2
Green Bay Southwest 1207 2
Burlington 1199 2
West Bend West 1170 2
Wauwatosa East 1168 2
Waunakee 1163 2
Cedarburg 1149 2
West Bend East 1147 2
South Milwaukee 1137 2
Pulaski 1132 2
Westosha Central 1130 2
Waukesha North 1122 2
La Crosse Central w/charters 1111 2
Kaukauna 1106 2
Wilmot Union 1106 2
Beaver Dam w/charter 1102 2
Oregon 1097 2
Nicolet 1096 2
Wausau East w/charters 1093 2
Holmen 1083 2
Hortonville 1068 2
Milwaukee Bradley 1068 2
Waterford 1066 2
Stoughton 1061 2
Milwaukee Madison 1046 2
Wauwatosa West 1043 2
Ashwaubenon 1019 2
Merrill 1005 2
Menomonie 999 2
Fort Atkinson 998 2
Whitefish Bay 995 2
River Falls 990 2
Baraboo 981 2
Menasha 980 2
Tomah 979 2
DeForest 975 2
Union Grove 973 2
Green Bay West 958 2
Slinger 936 2
Milton 930 2
Greendale 926 2
Monona Grove 912 3
Rhinelander w/charter 879 3
Pius XI 873 3
La Crosse Logan w/charters 869 3
New Richmond 867 3
Onalaska 866 3
Elkhorn 857 3
Port Washington 851 3
Reedsburg 839 3
Antigo 837 3
Sauk Prairie 834 3
Shawano Community 830 3
Mount Horeb/Barneveld 829 3
New Berlin Eisenhower 824 3
Whitnall 823 3
West De Pere w/charter 816 3
New Berlin West 811 3
Plymouth 797 3
New London 778 3
Portage 770 3
Rice Lake w/charter 762 3
Wisconsin Lutheran 760 3
Notre Dame 759 3
Delavan-Darien 756 3
Pewaukee 755 3
Lakeland 748 3
Cudahy 741 3
Sparta w/charters 736 3
Waupaca 725 3
Grafton 723 3
Seymour 713 3
Ashland 712 3
Monroe 708 3
McFarland 703 3
Mosinee 673 3
Catholic Memorial 659 3
Hayward/Lac Courte Oreilles w/charters 637 3
Marinette 625 3
Medford 624 3
Milwaukee Lutheran 606 3
Xavier 604 3
Evansville/Albany 602 3
Kewaskum 596 3
Madison Edgewood 594 3
Waupun 593 3
Ripon w/charters 585 3
St. Francis 583 3
Jefferson 581 3
Luxemburg-Casco 579 3
Brown Deer 563 3
Whitewater 552 3
Osceola 544 3
Fox Valley Lutheran 542 4
Edgerton 538 4
Lodi 538 4
Sheboygan Falls 538 4
West Salem 537 4
Two Rivers 531 4
Oconto Falls 530 4
Wisconsin Dells 529 4
Berlin 527 4
Freedom 525 4
Amery 523 4
Black River Falls w/charter 521 4
Little Chute w/charters 518 4
Big Foot 515 4
East Troy 515 4
Denmark w/charters 508 4
Ellsworth 507 4
Adams-Friendship 501 4
Northland Pines 496 4
Winneconne 484 4
Campbellsport 470 4
Mauston w/charter 468 4
Clintonville 467 4
Montello/Green Lake/Princeton w/charter 464 4
Tomahawk 462 4
Wrightstown 455 4
Somerset 454 4
Altoona 453 4
River Valley 450 4
Kiel w/charters 447 4
Platteville 441 4
Turner 440 4
Milwaukee North 437 4
Saint Thomas More 430 4
Watertown Luther Prep 430 4
Kettle Moraine Lutheran 428 4
Northwestern 428 4
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 425 4
Mayville 425 4
Barron w/charter 423 4
Nekoosa 422 4
Baldwin-Woodville 420 4
Wautoma 416 4
Viroqua/Cornerstone Christian/Youth Init. w/charter 415 4
Brodhead/Juda 414 4
Dodgeville 412 4
Richland Center 409 4
Sheboygan Lutheran/Kohler/Sheboygan Christian 403 4
Lake Mills 402 4
Wittenberg-Birnamwood 395 4
St. Croix Central 394 4
Spooner 394 4
Sturgeon Bay 392 4
Marshall w/charter 390 4
St. John's Northwestern Military 388 4
Peshtigo 386 4
Southern Door 384 4
Clinton 382 4
Columbus 382 4
North Fond du Lac 375 4
Omro 375 4
New Glarus/Monticello 374 4
Prairie du Chien 374 4
Chilton 373 4
University School 363 4
Prescott 359 5
Roncalli 358 5
Spencer/Columbus Catholic 353 5
Lakeside Lutheran 351 5
St. Croix Falls 349 5
Arcadia 347 5
Washburn/Bayfield/South Shore 347 5
Bloomer 346 5
Valders 346 5
Lomira 345 5
Westfield 344 5
New Holstein 341 5
Dominican/Eastbrook Academy 340 5
Aquinas 338 5
Winnebago Lutheran 335 5
Poynette 334 5
Palmyra-Eagle 332 5
Elk Mound 328 5
Oostburg 327 5
Neillsville 325 5
Durand 320 5
Kewaunee 320 5
Laconia 320 5
Cedar Grove-Belgium 319 5
Brillion 318 5
Martin Luther 318 5
Brookfield Academy 317 5
Cameron w/charters 315 5
Ladysmith 313 5
Random Lake 311 5
Cumberland 310 5
Westby 307 5
Bonduel 301 5
Mondovi 301 5
Shoreland Lutheran 300 5
Lancaster 298 5
Racine St. Catherine's 297 5
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser w/charter 296 5
Grantsburg 293 5
Parkview 293 5
Oconto 292 5
Unity 291 5
Rib Lake/Prentice 290 5
Mishicot 289 5
Weyauwega-Fremont 286 5
Colby 285 5
Amherst 284 5
Howards Grove 284 5
Kenosha St. Joseph 283 5
Phillips 283 5
Stratford 282 5
Cambridge 280 5
Fall Creek 280 5
Waterloo 276 5
Stanley-Boyd 273 5
Kenosha Christian Life 270 5
Luther 266 5
Marathon 266 5
Chequamegon (Glidden-Park Falls) 265 5
Belleville 263 5
Niagara/Pembine/Goodman 263 5
Northwood/Solon Springs 258 X N/A
Osseo-Fairchild 258 5
Horicon 257 5
Colfax 255 5
Crandon 249 6
Pardeeville 249 6
Regis 249 6
Auburndale 247 6
Cuba City 246 6
Shiocton w/charter 246 6
Tigerton/Marion 245 6
Whitehall 245 6
Dodgeland 244 6
Cadott 243 6
Boscobel 241 6
Necedah 241 6
St. Mary's Springs 240 6
Iola-Scandinavia 237 6
Iowa-Grant 236 6
Markesan 236 6
Lake Holcombe/Cornell 235 6
Deerfield 234 6
Darlington 232 6
Manitowoc Lutheran 232 6
St. Mary Central 230 6
Pacelli 229 6
Menominee Indian 225 6
Wabeno/Laona 225 6
Wisconsin Heights 225 6
Hope Christian 223 6
Racine Lutheran 223 6
Kickapoo/La Farge 221 6
Ozaukee 221 6
Edgar 219 6
Webster 219 6
Crivitz 217 6
Hurley 217 6
Reedsville 217 6
Coleman 215 6
Mineral Point 215 6
Manawa 214 6
Lourdes Academy 213 6
Riverdale 213 6
Boyceville 212 6
Athens 210 6
Melrose-Mindoro 208 6
Pecatonica/Argyle 208 6
Tri-County 208 6
Algoma 206 6
Abbotsford 205 6
Gibraltar 205 X N/A
White Lake/Elcho 205 6
Elmwood/Plum City 203 6
Flambeau 203 6
Fennimore 202 6
Spring Valley 198 7
Rosholt 197 7
Brookwood 196 7
Augusta w/charter 195 7
Wild Rose 195 7
Blair-Taylor 193 7
Lake Country Lutheran 193 7
Glenwood City w/charters 192 7
De Soto 191 7
Southwestern 191 7
New Lisbon 190 7
Gillett 189 7
Cochrane-Fountain City 188 7
Shell Lake 187 7
Lincoln 186 7
Three Lakes 185 X N/A
Pittsville 183 7
Greenwood/Granton 182 7
Thorp 182 7
Johnson Creek 180 7
Wayland Academy 179 X N/A
Independence/Gilmanton 177 7
Bowler/Gresham 176 X N/A
Fall River 174 7
Loyal 174 7
Hilbert 173 7
Bangor 172 7
Cashton 172 7
Catholic Central 171 7
Pepin/Alma 169 7
Randolph 169 7
Assumption 167 7
Bruce 167 X N/A
Abundant Life Christian/Country Day/St. Ambrose 166 X N/A
Eleva-Strum 166 7
Royall 164 7
Clear Lake 163 7
Newman Catholic 162 7
Hillsboro 158 7
Wausaukee 155 7
River Ridge 154 7
McDonell Central 151 7
Port Edwards 151 7
Rio 148 7
Benton/Scales Mound, IL 147 7
Frederic 147 7
Lena/St. Thomas Aquinas w/charters 147 7
Owen-Withee 147 7
North Crawford 146 7
Williams Bay 144 7
Florence 142 7
Living Word Lutheran 142 7
Sevastopol 142 X N/A
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah 140 X N/A
Suring 135 7
Luck 134 X N/A
Almond-Bancroft 131 7
Siren 130 X N/A
Oakfield 129 X N/A
Potosi 127 7
Turtle Lake 126 7
Green Bay N.E.W. Lutheran 125 X N/A
Gilman 119 7
Cambria-Friesland 117 7
Black Hawk 116 7
Hustisford 116 7
Clayton 113 7
New Auburn 111 X N/A
Birchwood w/charter 109 X N/A
Ithaca 105 7
Prairie Farm 105 X N/A
Wonewoc-Center 103 7
Wauzeka-Steuben 97 7
Weston 95 7
Oneida Nation 86 X N/A
Cassville 85 7
Shullsburg 83 7
Winter 79 X N/A
Highland 73 7
Belmont 71 7
Valley Christian 67 X N/A
Wisconsin School for the Deaf 50 X N/A
Stockbridge 49 X N/A

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