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The split happened because of Evangel and John Curtis. Let’s just call a spade a spade. The 5A and 4A schools got tired of it and forced them into their proper divisions. Then the lower schools wanted the split.

Today, Evangel is basically a shell school, and Curtis is where they belong in 5A. Putting them in the Catholic League made a ton of sense, because now they are competing against schools that have the same sports resources Curtis does.

Things are different now.

But in the lower classes, still a huge resource gap between some of private schools and some of the very poor rural schools.

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Posted by chinese58

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Posted on 1/11/22 at 2:23 pm to LSUFanHouston

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But in the lower classes, still a huge resource gap between some of private schools and some of the very poor rural schools.

1A schools like Ouachita Christian, Calvary Baptist, Southern Lab, need to play up one level.

Same with U High, and maybe De La Salle & St. Thomas More.

This is by no means just a problem in Louisiana.

Here's how some other states handle it:

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Alabama: The first state to adopt a multiplier (1999). A 1.35 multiplier is applied to all private school enrollments.

Arkansas: Non-public schools with 80 or more students in grades 10-12 are moved up one classification.

Florida: Has separation of private and public schools in select sports among small schools.

Georgia: Ended a 1.5 multiplier formula for private schools in 2008 after eight years. Data showed that the multiplier did not impact the percentage of private schools winning state titles. Separation of private and public schools in the state's small-school division was approved in 2012.

Illinois: A 1.65 multiplier is applied to private and non-boundaried schools in all sports.

Mississippi: The state association has 13 private schools. A group of school administrators failed to ban private schools from joining the state association in 2013. Other privates compete in an independent state association that also features schools from Arkansas and Louisiana.

Missouri: A 1.35 multiplier is applied to private schools in all sports. An additional 2.0 multiplier is applied to single-sex schools.

(The state where the current LHSAA president came from): Nevada: A point system, based on recent success, is used to move teams up or down a division every two years.

New Jersey: There are multiple classifications and tournaments for public and non-public schools. Some sports bring multiple state champions together to create a Tournament of Champions.

North Carolina: The state association does not allow non-boarding parochial schools to provide financial aid to athletes. There are also separate associations for independent and Christian schools.

Ohio: The current plan includes sports-specific multipliers for football, volleyball, basketball, baseball, softball and soccer.

Oregon: The state association rejected a multiplier proposal in 2012.

Tennessee: Schools are split into two divisions: Division I for publics and privates that don't provide financial aid, and Division II for privates that offer financial aid. A 1.8 multiplier is applied to privates in Division I.

Texas: There are separate associations for public and private schools, but the public association is exploring the idea of including private schools.

Virginia: There are separate tournaments and state associations for public and private schools.