LEXINGTON, KY — The Kentucky High School Athletic Association met Wednesday for its February Board of Control meeting. The KHSAA voted to implement a 1.35 multiplier to the enrollment of private schools when determining football classification.
For example, a private school with an average enrollment of 500 male students would be multiplied by 1.35, making its classification enrollment 675. This multiplier will also apply to track and cross country.
Jason Frakes of The Courier-Journal covered the meeting and posted updates on Twitter. He listed the 16 non-public schools as:
Class 1A — Kentucky Country Day, Cov. Holy Cross, Newport Central Catholic, Lou. Holy Cross, Bishop Brossart, Sayre, and Bethlehem.
Class 2A — Owensboro Catholic, Lexington Christian, and St. Henry.
Class 3A — DeSales, Lexington Catholic, and Christian Academy-Louisville.
Class 4A — Covington Catholic.
Class 5A — None.
Class 6A — Trinity and St. Xavier (no higher class to move).
One 10th Region-area school that could be impacted is Bracken County. The Polar Bears are the smallest school in Class 2A for the 2025-2026 seasons. They currently play in a district with Beechwood, Gallatin County, Owen County, St. Henry, and Walton-Verona.
Bracken County’s most recent season in Class 1A was 2022, when they were grouped with Bishop Brossart, Nicholas County, and Paris.
Bishop Brossart could also be affected by the new multiplier. The Mustangs’ average male enrollment was 149. With the 1.35 multiplier, that number would become 201, which would place them in Class 2A.
Class alignments for the 2027-2028 seasons have not been determined yet. Football classes are restructured every two seasons.
The KHSAA also announced that the first two rounds of the baseball state tournament will be played at the Lexington Legends stadium.
There was also discussion on middle school students who play varsity and transfer mid-season still being eligible.
Here is the full release on the meeting from the KHSAA:
The KHSAA Board of Control conducted its February 19th meeting, the fifth of the 2025-26 academic year, in Lexington. The board, by a 15-3 vote, directed the Commissioner’s office to draft a recommended alignment for football in 2027 and 2028, and track and field for 2026-27 and beyond, using an enrollment multiplier of non-public schools. The draft is to use the grades 9-12 boys’ enrollment for football and the total grade 9-12 enrollment for track and field and cross country. Both alignment drafts will be sent to the member schools after an upcoming special meeting, once approved, with final adoption at its May meeting.
The Board of Control voted 17-1 on Thursday to suspend its January decision to place Cornerstone Christian in the 29th district. CCA Athletic Director Matt McGowan made his case before the Board, requesting to remain in the 30th district. At the January meeting, the Board had placed Cornerstone Christian, in its first year of postseason eligibility, into the 29th district to begin with the 2026-27 school year.
Grace James Academy in Louisville, an all-girls school, will become eligible for postseason play in the 2026-27 school year and will be placed in the 22nd district. Placing Grace James Academy in District 22 balances the number of boys and girls teams in that district.
The Board approved the distribution of additional membership surveys for future sports or sport activities of Pickleball, Stunt, and Girls Flag Football, with results expected at the May Board Meeting.
The first two rounds of the 2026 KHSAA baseball state tournament presented by UK HealthCare will be held at the home of the Lexington Legends, Legends Field, based on board action today. The board also agreed to a two-year transition to shift the soccer season so it ends one week later than it currently does. Placing the finals on the first weekend in November is a key step in securing long-term options to host the finals at the Lexington Sporting Club stadium, and the entire movement of the start of the season allows schools to adjust schedules over a two-year period, eventually playing fewer contests during the hotter part of August.
As part of the public comment section, Meade County correspondence was received regarding their request to move from the 3rd region to the 5th region and join the 17th district. Conversely, last June, Fort Knox expressed thoughts of moving from the 5th region and entered a request into the record to possibly move to the 3rd region. In addition, a letter from Floyd County Schools was read into the record, which requested consideration of moving Lawrence County and Magoffin County to a different district. No action was taken on these requests, which will be reviewed again at a future meeting.
Claudette Herald, Superintendent of Oldham County schools, was named President-Elect by a unanimous vote.
