As of the 2022-2023 and the 2023-2024 school years, there are 555 high school football teams competing in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association's (PIAA) 12 Districts. Each district is divided into numerous leagues and conferences. Up until the end of the 2015–16 school year, there were only four classifications, ranging from Class A to Class AAAA. At the beginning of the 2016–17 school year, an update took place and the PIAA added two additional classifications, making six total.

The classifications range from Class A (1A) to Class AAAAAA (6A). As of the beginning of the 2022–23 school year, the PIAA will have 95 A or (1A) class, 94 AA or (2A) class, 88 AAA or (3A) class, 92 AAAA or (4A) class, 98 AAAAA or (5A) class and 88 AAAAAA or (6A) class schools competing throughout the football season. Every two years, the PIAA reconfigures the classifications due to student population changes in Pennsylvania high schools.

PIAA Districts

The PIAA divides its schools into 12 districts for state championship competitions. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania belong to a distinct district. The district breakdown and the counties included are as follows:

District I or District 1 (Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery). District II or District 2 (Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming). District III or District 3 (Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York). District IV or District 4 (Bradford, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga and Union). District V or District 5 (Bedford, Fulton and Somerset). District VI or District 6 (Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Indiana and Mifflin). District VII (WPIAL) or District 7 (Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland). District VIII or District 8 (Pittsburgh Public Schools) District IX or District 9 (Cameron, Clarion, Elk, Jefferson, McKean and Potter). District X or District 10 (Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango and Warren). District XI or District 11 (Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and Schuylkill). District XII or District 12 (Philadelphia) including Philadelphia Catholic League and Public League.

Enrollment Requirements Total Male Enrollment Classification Number of Sr. High Schools 1-123 A 96 124-180 AA 94 181-262 AAA 88 263-382 AAAA 92 383-557 AAAAA 98 558-99999 AAAAAA 88

School Classifications District: Counties (Number of total participating schools in each district) A AA AAA AAAA AAAAA AAAAAA District 1: Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery (70 schools) 3 2 -- 8 24 33 District 2: Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Susquehanna, Wayne and Wyoming (33 schools) 2 7 6 10 6 2 District 3: Adams, Berks, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and York (92 schools) 3 7 14 23 26 19 District 4: Bradford, Columbia, Lycoming, Montour, Northumberland, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga and Union (34 schools) 7 10 10 6 -- 1 District 5: Bedford, Fulton and Somerset (11 schools) 6 4 1 -- -- -- District 6: Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clearfield, Clinton, Huntingdon, Indiana and Mifflin (40 schools) 14 15 3 3 2 3 District 7: Allegheny (excluding City of Pittsburgh), Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland (121 schools) 30 24 20 23 18 6 District 8: Pittsburgh Public Schools (6 schools) -- 2 -- 2 1 1 District 9: Cameron, Clarion, Elk, Jefferson, McKean and Potter (23 schools) 12 6 3 2 -- -- District 10: Crawford, Erie, Forest, Mercer, Venango and Warren (38 schools) 11 7 15 2 1 2 District 11: Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and Schuylkill (47 schools) 6 9 10 6 6 10 District 12: Philadelphia Catholic League and the Public League (40 schools) 1 1 6 7 14 11 All Districts (553 schools) 95 94 88 92 98 88

PIAA Teams

State Championships listed in Bold indicate State Champion, Non-bold indicates Runner-Up

A SchoolTeamCity/TownCountyClassColorsDistrictConference/LeagueState Championships Abington Galloping Ghosts Abington Township Montgomery AAAAAA maroon & white District I Suburban One League (National Conference) Abington Heights Comets Clarks Summit Lackawanna AAAAA blue & white District II Lackawanna Interscholastic Athletic Association (LIAA) - Division 1 Abraham Lincoln Rail Splitters Philadelphia Philadelphia AAAAAA gold & black District XII Philadelphia Public League - Independence Conference Academy at Palumbo Griffin Philadelphia Philadelphia AAAAAA black, silver & teal District XII Philadelphia Public League - American Conference Academy Park Knights Sharon Hill Delaware AAAAA blue & silver District I Delaware Valley League Albert Gallatin Colonials Uniontown Fayette AAAA black, silver & white District VII Independent Aliquippa Quips Aliquippa Beaver AAAA red & black District VII WPIAL 4A Parkway Conference State Champions 1991 (AA), 2003 (AA), 2018 (AAA), 2021 (AAAA) & 2023 (AAAA) - runner up 1988 (AAA), 2000 (AA), 2012 (AA), 2015 (AA) & 2022 (AAAA) Allentown Central Catholic Vikings Allentown Lehigh AAAA green & gold District XI Eastern Pennsylvania Conference - South State Champions 1993 (AAA), 1998 (AAA), 2010 (AAA) Altoona Lions Altoona Blair AAAAAA maroon & white District VI Mid-Pen Conference - Commonwealth Division Ambridge Bridgers Ambridge Beaver AAAA garnet & gray District VII WPIAL 4A Parkway Conference Annville-Cleona Dutchmen Annville Township Lebanon AA scarlet, black & white District III Lancaster-Lebanon League - Section 5 Apollo-Ridge Vikings Spring Church Armstrong AA blue & gold District VII WPIAL 2A Allegheny Conference Archbishop Carroll Patriots Radnor Delaware AAA red, white & black District XII Philadelphia Catholic League - Blue Division Archbishop Ryan Raiders Philadelphia Philadelphia AAAA red & black District XII Philadelphia Catholic League - Blue Division Archbishop Wood Vikings Warminster Bucks AAAAA black & gold District XII Philadelphia Catholic League - Red Division State Champions 2011 (AAA), 2013 (AAA), 2014 (AAA), 2016 (AAAAA), 2017 (AAAAA) & 2019 (AAAAA) - runner up 2008 (AAA) & 2012 (AAA) Armstrong River Hawks Kittanning Armstrong AAAA blue & orange District VII WPIAL 4A Greater Allegheny Conference Athens Wildcats Athens Bradford AAA silver & black District IV Northern Tier Large Conference Avella Eagles Avella Washington A blue & gold District VII WPIAL 1A Black Hills Conference Avon Grove Red Devils West Grove Chester AAAAAA maroon & gold District I Ches-Mont League - National Conference Avonworth Antelopes Pittsburgh Allegheny AAA red, white & gray District VII WPIAL 3A Western Hills Conference runner up 2019 (AA)

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