The Iowa High School Athletic Association has announced district and group assignments for the 2023 and 2024 football seasons.
Districts and Class 5A groups are effective for a two-year cycle.
The 2023 football season will be the first with a socioeconomic factor added for classifications. Approved this winter by the State Board of Education, the classification adjustment will reduce 40 percent of a school’s free or reduced lunch (FRL) count from their annual enrollment to determine their final classification number.
Under the new district scheme, Clear Lake will compete in Class 3A District 2 in 2023-24.
The Lions had been competing as a Class 2A school since 2014.
Members of District 2 are: Algona, Charles City, Clear Lake, Hampton-Dumont-CAL, Humboldt and Webster City.
Next, participating schools will submit priority lists for their available non-district contests. Once received, IHSAA will assemble regular season schedules for all participating schools, with an estimated release of mid-April.
