In the spring of 2006, the SCBDA voted to no longer use the South Carolina High School League school classifications to classify high school bands. High school bands are classified and re-aligned every two years using the South Carolina Department of Education 45-day ADM figures. The following formula is used for classifications:
School Size Rank |
Division Classification |
1-24 |
5A |
25-64 |
4A |
65-104 |
3A |
105-144 |
2A |
145+ |
1A |
This change resulted in several bands receiving different classifications between the SCHSL and the SCBDA. It is possible for a school to be a 3A school in the SCHSL and a 4A band in the SCBDA or vice versa. This is similar to bands being classified differently at local competitions compared to the state championships. Directors, please consult the Marching Section of the SCBDA Handbook for more information.
2022 Marching Band Draw Results
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CURRENT SCBDA MARCHING CLASSIFICATIONS
Fall 2022 – Spring 2024
Based on 2021-2022 45-Day Headcount
Source: 45th Day Extraction, November 2021(QDC1)
Rank
School
Total # Actively Enrolled Students
Classification
Division
1
Dorman High
3,713
5A
Upper
2
Summerville High
3,215
5A
Lower
3
Wando High
2,994
5A
Lower
4
Carolina Forest High
2,973
5A
Lower
5
James F Byrnes High
2,839
5A
Upper
6
Clover High
2,617
5A
Upper
7
Boiling Springs High
2,590
5A
Upper
8
Stratford High
2,542
5A
Lower
9
Ashley Ridge High
2,407
5A
Lower
10
Lexington High
2,352
5A
Lower
11
Mauldin High
2,336
5A
Upper
12
Sumter High
2,306
5A
Lower
13
Hillcrest High
2,287
5A
Upper
14
Fort Dorchester High
2,260
5A
Lower
15
White Knoll High
2,165
5A
Lower
16
River Bluff High
2,164
5A
Lower
17
Spring Valley High
2,158
5A
Upper
18
J L Mann High Academy
2,033
5A
Upper
19
Woodmont High
2,032
5A
Upper
20
Ft Mill High
2,012
5A
Upper
21
Spartanburg High
1,970
5A
Upper
22
Rock Hill High
1,962
5A
Upper
23
Blythewood High
1,956
5A
Lower
24
Cane Bay High
1,940
5A
Lower
25
Goose Creek High
1,895
4A
Lower
26
T L Hanna High
1,892
4A
Upper
27
R B Stall High
1,858
4A
Lower
28
West Ashley High
1,840
4A
Lower
29
Wade Hampton High
1,826
4A
Upper
30
Berkeley High
1,820
4A
Lower
31
Nation Ford High
1,813
4A
Upper
32
Riverside High
1,810
4A
Upper
33
Gaffney High
1,802
4A
Upper
34
St. James High
1,802
4A
Lower
35
Easley High
1,744
4A
Upper
36
Northwestern High
1,739
4A
Upper
37
West Florence High
1,731
4A
Lower
38
Westside High
1,729
4A
Upper
39
Socastee High
1,726
4A
Lower
40
Dutch Fork High
1,708
4A
Lower
41
Ridge View High
1,693
4A
Lower
42
Conway High
1,680
4A
Lower
42A
Lucy Garrett Beckham High
1,673
4A
Lower
43
Lugoff Elgin High
1,667
4A
Upper
44
Westwood High
1,658
4A
Lower
45
N Myrtle Beach High
1,657
4A
Lower
46
Greenville Sr High Academy
1,634
4A
Upper
47
Greenwood High
1,634
4A
Upper
48
North Augusta High
1,632
4A
Lower
49
South Florence High
1,624
4A
Lower
50
James Island Charter High
1,611
4A
Lower
51
Chapin High
1,592
4A
Lower
52
May River High
1,590
4A
Lower
53
Myrtle Beach High
1,570
4A
Lower
54
Laurens Dist 55 High
1,568
4A
Upper
55
Eastside High
1,559
4A
Upper
56
Indian Land High
1,539
4A
Upper
57
York Comprehensive High
1,472
4A
Upper
58
Catawba Ridge High School
1,437
4A
Upper
59
Richland Northeast High
1,435
4A
Upper
60
Colleton County High
1,434
4A
Lower
61
A. C. Flora High
1,401
4A
Upper
62
Lancaster High
1,379
4A
Upper
63
Midland Valley High
1,355
4A
Lower
64
South Aiken High
1,349
4A
Lower
65
Airport High
1,348
3A
Lower
66
Hilton Head Is. High
1,343
3A
Lower
67
Irmo High
1,336
3A
Lower
68
Pickens High
1,322
3A
Upper
69
Bluffton High
1,318
3A
Lower
70
South Pointe High
1,307
3A
Upper
71
Aiken High
1,291
3A
Lower
72
Greer High
1,284
3A
Upper
73
Travelers Rest High
1,255
3A
Upper
74
Wilson High
1,252
3A
Lower
75
76
Berea High
1,215
3A
Upper
77
Wren High
1,204
3A
Upper
78
Lower Richland High
1,197
3A
Upper
79
D W Daniel High
1,194
3A
Upper
80
Dreher High
1,183
3A
Lower
81
Beaufort High
1,174
3A
Lower
82
Hartsville High
1,158
3A
Lower
83
Brookland-Cayce High
1,158
3A
Lower
84
Walhalla High
1,154
3A
Upper
85
Gilbert High
1,116
3A
Lower
86
Darlington High
1,089
3A
Lower
87
Union County High
1,083
3A
Upper
88
Lakewood High
1,082
3A
Lower
89
Camden High
1,073
3A
Upper
90
Crestwood High
1,068
3A
Lower
91
Belton Honea Path High
1,059
3A
Upper
92
Orangeburg Wilkinson High School
1,059
3A
Lower
93
Blue Ridge High
1,040
3A
Upper
94
Chapman High
1,002
3A
Upper
95
Carolina Academy (High)
991
3A
Upper
96
Marlboro County High
991
3A
Lower
97
Seneca High
987
3A
Upper
98
Palmetto High
985
3A
Upper
99
Hanahan High
976
3A
Lower
100
Southside High
967
3A
Upper
101
Powdersville High
964
3A
Upper
102
Swansea High
930
3A
Lower
103
Georgetown High
911
3A
Lower
104
Aynor High
881
3A
Lower
105
Emerald High
863
2A
Upper
106
Pendleton High
860
2A
Upper
107
Dillon High School
857
2A
Lower
108
Waccamaw High
848
2A
Lower
109
N Charleston High
840
2A
Lower
110
Loris High
823
2A
Lower
111
Clinton High
822
2A
Upper
112
Broome High
813
2A
Upper
113
Woodruff High
804
2A
Upper
114
West-Oak High
802
2A
Upper
115
Manning High
793
2A
Lower
116
Battery Creek High
786
2A
Lower
117
Chester Sr High
781
2A
Upper
118
Crescent High
754
2A
Upper
119
Fountan Inn High
736
2A
Upper
120
Mid Carolina High
734
2A
Upper
121
Keenan High
733
2A
Lower
122
Philip Simmons High
731
2A
Lower
123
Strom Thurmond High
728
2A
Lower
124
Fox Creek High
728
2A
Lower
125
Newberry High
724
2A
Upper
126
Fairfield Central High
715
2A
Upper
127
Pelion High
699
2A
Lower
128
Columbia High
691
2A
Lower
129
Ridgeland-Hardeeville High
689
2A
Lower
130
Liberty High
685
2A
Upper
131
Lake Marion High School
679
2A
Lower
132
Edisto High School
670
2A
Lower
133
Chesnee High
655
2A
Upper
134
Marion High
640
2A
Lower
135
Timberland High
636
2A
Lower
136
Cheraw High
635
2A
Lower
137
Lake City High
628
2A
Lower
138
Silver Bluff High
624
2A
Lower
139
Andrew Jackson High
622
2A
Upper
140
Saluda High
620
2A
Lower
141
Central High
616
2A
Upper
142
Charleston School Of The Arts
610
2A
Lower
143
Woodland High
602
2A
Upper
144
Eau Claire High
591
2A
Lower
145
Baptist Hill High
588
1A
Lower
146
Landrum High
566
1A
Upper
147
Buford High
563
1A
Lower
148
Batesburg-Leesville High School
561
1A
Lower
149
Barnwell High
556
1A
Lower
150
Blacksburg High
548
1A
Upper
151
North Central High
548
1A
Upper
152
McBee High
538
1A
Lower
153
Mullins High
538
1A
Lower
154
Wade Hampton High
529
1A
Lower
155
Lake View High
526
1A
Lower
156
Kingstree Senior High
505
1A
Lower
157
Greer Middle College Charter High
504
1A
Upper
158
York Preparatory Academy
498
1A
Upper
159
Andrews High
498
1A
Lower
160
Chesterfield High
491
1A
Lower
161
Dixie High
487
1A
Upper
162
Lee Central High
481
1A
Lower
163
Greenville Tech Charter Hi
475
1A
Upper
164
Abbeville High
466
1A
Upper
165
Ninety Six High
465
1A
Upper
166
Charleston Advancement
Academy High School453
1A
Lower
167
Whale Branch Early College High
438
1A
Lower
168
Latta High
426
1A
Lower
169
Calhoun County High
420
1A
Lower
170
East Clarendon Middle-High
411
1A
Lower
171
St Johns High
405
1A
Lower
172
C A Johnson High
404
1A
Lower
173
Green Sea Floyds High
399
1A
Lower
174
Lewisville High
399
1A
Upper
175
OCSD5 High School for Health
Professions384
1A
Lower
176
Great Falls High
375
1A
Upper
177
Carvers Bay High
364
1A
Lower
178
Bethune-Bowman Middle/High
356
1A
Lower
179
Burke High
355
1A
Lower
180
Bamberg Ehrhardt High
348
1A
Lower
181
Johnsonville High
345
1A
Lower
182
Hannah Pamplico High
341
1A
Lower
183
Branchville High School
320
1A
Lower
184
HCS Early College High
316
1A
Lower
185
Mayo High Math Science Tech
313
1A
Lower
186
Allendale Fairfax High
292
1A
Lower
187
Cross High
288
1A
Lower
188
NEXT High
278
1A
Upper
189
Whitmire Community High
274
1A
Upper
190
Ware Shoals High
270
1A
Upper
191
Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics
270
1A
Lower
192
Lamar High
267
1A
Lower
193
Ridge Spring Monetta High
265
1A
Lower
194
North Middle/High
261
1A
Lower
195
Wagener-Salley High
255
1A
Lower
196
C E Murray High
232
1A
Lower
197
Hemingway High
225
1A
Lower
198
Williston Elko High
223
1A
Lower
199
Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities
207
1A
Upper
200
Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High School
204
1A
Lower
201
Scott’s Branch High
194
1A
Lower
202
Denmark Olar High
189
1A
Lower
203
McCormick High
189
1A
Upper
204
Horse Creek Academy
174
1A
Lower
205
Estill High
170
1A
Lower
206
Aiken Scholars Academy
169
1A
Lower
207
Timmonsville High
163
1A
Lower
208
Blackville-Hilda High
161
1A
Lower
209
HCS Scholars Academy High
92
1A
Lower
210
Greg Mathis Charter High
68
1A
Lower
211
Anderson Five Charter
65
1A
Upper