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107A. Enrollments1) Actual EnrollmentIn order to release enrollment figures in December for the following two-year cycle, the classification of a high school isbased on the average student enrollment figure (ninth through twelfth grade), as reported to the Illinois State Board ofEducation on September 30 of the two (2) school terms preceding the release date. For example, classifications for the 2024-25 school term,released in December 2022, are based on the official school enrollments submitted on September 30, 2020, and September 30, 2021. This figure is known as the “actual enrollment.”The IHSA gathers enrollment data from the Illinois State Board of Education’s annual Fall Housing Report. When a school’senrollment is not readily determined from the Fall Housing Report, or when the report appears to be in error, the school may be asked to provide its enrollment data directly to the IHSA.ExceptionsIn certain cases, the IHSA may use an estimated enrollment figure provided by a school or school district until the school canprovide the Sept. 30 enrollment of the current school term. These situations include, but are not limited to, the following:• a new school that does not appear in the Fall Housing Report.• a school that undergoes a significant change in enrollment due to the opening or closing of a school in the same district,the deannexation of a portion of its district, or the deactivation of a neighboring school.In unusual cases, the Board of Directors may make appropriate adjustments to a school’s enrollment figure.2) Official EnrollmentA high school’s “actual enrollment” is subject to several adjustments. The final figure, after these adjustments have beenmade, is known as the “official enrollment,” and is the figure shown on the IHSA Web site and in other IHSA publications.Single-gender schoolsThe enrollment of a single-gender high school is multiplied by 2 to bring it into line with coed schools having the samenumber of boys or girls.Example: 1,000 girls (actual enrollment) x 2 = 2,000Schools with fewer than four gradesThe enrollment of a high school with only three grades is multiplied by 1.333 is applied to bring it into line with four-yearschools.Example: 1,000 (actual enrollment) x 1.333 = 1.333In unusual cases (such as when a school is ramping up to full enrollment or being phased out), the enrollment of a high school with only two grades may be multiplied by 2 and the enrollment of a high school with only one grade may be multiplied by 4.VariancesA school may petition for a variance in its enrollment if it enrolled out-of-district special education students.Any petition to change a school’s enrollment must arrive at the IHSA Office no later than September 1.3) Classification EnrollmentThe enrollment figure used to classify a high school may vary based on the sport and activity, depending on whether the1.65 multiplier is applied or a waiver has been granted. The figure used for classification is known as a school’s “classificationenrollment.”Non-boundaried school multiplierIHSA By-Law 3.170 directs that a 1.65 multiplier be applied to the enrollment of all non-boundaried schools. As defined bythe by-law, a non-boundaried school is any private school, charter school, lab school, magnet school, residential school, any public school in a multi-high school district that does not accept students from a fixed portion of the district, or any publicschool that charges less than the full tuition rate authorized by the Illinois School Code.Waivers of the multiplier are granted automatically, as described in the next section.WaiversBy-Law 3.170 provides for waivers of the 1.65 multiplier on non-boundaried schools. Waivers are granted to individual sport and activity programs on a two-year basis. Waivers are granted only in sports and activities that are conducted in more than one class. All waivers and success advancements for non-boundaried schools will be determined on the individual sport and activity program’s performance for the previous two (2) school terms. Programs at non-boundaried schools that qualify fora waiver prior to the beginning of a two-year classification cycle will maintain the waiver during the entire two-year period.