Here are the 2021-22 enrollment figures of Iowa high schools

West Des Moines Valley is back on top, in terms of enrollment.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association has released the 2021-22 BEDS Documents, the file from which schools are classified for sports postseason tournaments.

Numbers are based on students in grades 9-11 from the present school year.

With Waukee's split into two high schools, Valley has the highest enrollment, a certified number of 2,141.

Linn-Mar remains the largest school in the area — and fifth in the state — with a BEDS enrolloment of 1,666, a decrease of 36 students from 2020-21.

All three Cedar Rapids Community School District high schools report a sharp decline — 15.5 percent at Washington, 9.5 percent at Jefferson, 6.1 percent at Kennedy.

Here are 2021-22 BEDS enrollments of area schools, with state rank (for classification purposes, there are 365 member schools next year) and change from 2020-21:

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY

5. Linn-Mar 1,666 (minus 36)

9. Waterloo West 1,384 (plus 39)

10. Cedar Rapids Prairie 1,302 (minus 10)

12. Cedar Falls 1,285 (plus 59)

14. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 1,248 (minus 81)

17. Dubuque Hempstead 1,204 (minus 133)

19. Iowa City High 1,181 (plus 6)

24. Iowa City West 1,113 (plus 6)

25. Cedar Rapids Jefferson 1,112 (minus 116)

29. Dubuque Senior 1,078 (minus 71)

38. Iowa City Liberty 886 (plus 43)

39. Cedar Rapids Washington 874 (minus 160)

43. Waterloo East 813 (plus 20)

50. Western Dubuque 717 (plus 43)

64. Cedar Rapids Xavier 474 (plus 20)

109. Dubuque Wahlert 316 (plus 62)

WAMAC

58. Clear Creek Amana 523 (no change)

59. Marion 522 (minus 1)

82. Solon 389 (plus 43)

85. Benton Community 375 (minus 6)

87. Maquoketa 370 (plus 13)

90. West Delaware 365 (minus 10)

92. Center Point-Urbana 364 (plus 16)

95. South Tama 356 (plus 3)

97. Independence 353 (plus 14)

98. Vinton-Shellsburg 346 (minus 6)

105. Mount Vernon 322 (plus 7)

116. Williamsburg 293 (no change)

167. Dyersville Beckman 196 (minus 11)

RIVER VALLEY

112. Anamosa 309 (plus 20)

115. West Liberty 298 (plus 14)

121. Monticello 292 (minus 19)

129. Mid-Prairie 252 (minus 42)

135. Tipton 242 (plus 1)

148. Northeast 222 (plus 17)

152. Camanche 220 (minus 11)

175. Wilton 189 (plus 2)

195. Cascade 172 (minus 3)

197. Iowa City Regina 171 (plus 12)

200. Durant 170 (plus 3)

202. West Branch 169 (minus 10)

213. North Cedar 157 (plus 5)

214. Bellevue 157 (minus 6)

TRI-RIVERS

215. Alburnett 157 (plus 13)

232. Starmont 144 (minus 2)

233. Maquoketa Valley 142 (minus 5)

241. North Linn 136 (minus 17)

244. East Buchanan 135 (minus 3)

246. Lisbon 134 (plus 2)

266. Easton Valley 117 (plus 4)

274. Midland 112 (minus 5)

278. Edgewood-Colesburg 109 (minus 14)

294. Central City 100 (plus 1)

300. Calamus-Wheatland 96 (plus 5)

305. Springville 93 (minus 8)

346. Clinton Prince of Peace 40 (minus 6)

347. Bellevue Marquette 40 (minus 8)

360. Cedar Valley Christian 25 (plus 4)

NORTHEAST IOWA

56. Waverly-Shell Rock 555 (minus 10)

71. Decorah 431 (minus 41)

79. Charles City 397 (plus 10)

110. Crestwood 316 (plus 20)

124. Waukon 265 (minus 9)

126. New Hampton 260 (plus 4)

SOUTH IOWA CEDAR

207. Colfax-Mingo 164 (minus 3)

245. Sigourney 134 (minus 6)

250. Iowa Valley 132 (plus 4)

254. Lynnville-Sully 130 (minus 7)

256. North Mahaska 127 (plus 1)

269. English Valleys 115 (plus 17)

271. BGM 114 (minus 1)

272. Belle Plaine 114 (minus 18)

287. Montezuma 104 (minus 1)

321. HLV 71 (minus 6)

331. Tri-County 59 (minus 10)

335. Keota 55 (minus 3)

UPPER IOWA

138. North Fayette Valley 240 (minus 7)

191. MFL MarMac 175 (plus 22)

199. Postville 170 (plus 9)

221. South Winneshiek 152 (plus 1)

223. Clayton Ridge 152 (minus 1)

292. Elkader Central 103 (plus 1)

308. Turkey Valley 88 (plus 5)

314. Lansing Kee 82 (minus 4)

332. West Central 58 (minus 8)

OTHERS

91. Washington 364 (minus 18)

118. Oelwein 288 (plus 16)

133. Union Community 244 (plus 2)

154. Jesup 217 (plus 15)

257. Highland 127 (minus 4)

280. North Tama 108 (minus 2)

285. Lone Tree 105 (minus 5)

325. Meskwaki 66 (no change)

354. Hillcrest Academy 33 (minus 12)

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