Question about McKenzie

[bobcatfan300]

I looked up the population of McKenzie and it was over 5000. A town that size should have a highschool with about 800-1000. Jamestown is 2300 and the school has about 500 and is 2A.  How can there be only 367 in the school?

[BIGPURPLEMACHINE]

2 minutes ago, bobcatfan300 said:

I looked up the population of McKenzie and it was over 5000. A town that size should have a highschool with about 800-1000. Jamestown is 2300 and the school has about 500 and is 2A.  How can there be only 367 in the school?

Those numbers are skewed. I have been in education for almost 25 years and don’t know of a single town of 5000 people with 800-1000 in the high school unless it was a county school. McKenzie is a city school. Also you have a college in McKenzie (Bethel) that adds to the population of the town. McKenzie has been 1A or 2A for a long long time. 

[RedDevil23]

I believe McKenzie dropped down to 1A two years ago and they have won the girl basketball title both years since then. Not 100% on that

[Waker]

1 hour ago, bobcatfan300 said:

I looked up the population of McKenzie and it was over 5000. A town that size should have a highschool with about 800-1000. Jamestown is 2300 and the school has about 500 and is 2A.  How can there be only 367 in the school?

Huntingdon population is about 5000 and has 400 kids. McKenzie has always been 1a or small 2a. There are 5 high schools in this county. Bruceton, Clarksburg, West Carroll, McKenzie and Huntingdon. Congrats to McKenzie. I thought they only shot like that against Huntingdon.

[PeskyPole]

1 hour ago, bobcatfan300 said:

I looked up the population of McKenzie and it was over 5000. A town that size should have a highschool with about 800-1000. Jamestown is 2300 and the school has about 500 and is 2A.  How can there be only 367 in the school?

Get the he!! out of here with that

[PeskyPole]

1 minute ago, NigCuppy said:

Get the he!! out of here with that

Good job McKenzie!  

[PeskyPole]

1 hour ago, bobcatfan300 said:

I looked up the population of McKenzie and it was over 5000. A town that size should have a highschool with about 800-1000. Jamestown is 2300 and the school has about 500 and is 2A.  How can there be only 367 in the school?

Total kids across elementary, middle, and high they probably have 1000 but not high school alone. TSSAA determines classifications based on high school enrollment Einstein. 

[Yellowstone]

Carroll County having 5 high schools is pretty crazy, but thats the way its been. School systems are a large employer.  

Edited March 12, 2023 by 2minutedrill

[pioneer42]

On 3/11/2023 at 5:49 PM, bobcatfan300 said:

I looked up the population of McKenzie and it was over 5000. A town that size should have a highschool with about 800-1000. Jamestown is 2300 and the school has about 500 and is 2A.  How can there be only 367 in the school?

Steph Currie hadn’t got nothing on them right?? The way they shoot it man on the outside looking in makes you think they picked out about 6 or 7 players from a 1000 school enrollment. 

Edited March 13, 2023 by pioneer42

[HCHSladyPats]

23 hours ago, Waker said:

Huntingdon population is about 5000 and has 400 kids. McKenzie has always been 1a or small 2a. There are 5 high schools in this county. Bruceton, Clarksburg, West Carroll, McKenzie and Huntingdon. Congrats to McKenzie. I thought they only shot like that against Huntingdon.

Yeah I noticed that Huntingdon missed single A by 4 students with this last classification.      LOL

[Indian]

On 3/11/2023 at 5:49 PM, bobcatfan300 said:

I looked up the population of McKenzie and it was over 5000. A town that size should have a highschool with about 800-1000. Jamestown is 2300 and the school has about 500 and is 2A.  How can there be only 367 in the school?

Fentress, with some going Clarkrange and some to York, has about 19,000 total in county. 

[1983]

1 hour ago, HCHSladyPats said:

Yeah I noticed that Huntingdon missed single A by 4 students with this last classification.      LOL

Yes that hurts!  McKenzie hit the jackpot being dropped to 1A.