High School Athletic Associations question

[Angola!]

I searched the site and couldn't find anything about this and I am wondering if anyone can help me.
How many High School athletic associations in the nation let private schools play with the public schools in state tournaments?
I know Idaho does and I know Texas, for the most part, doesn't. Does anyone know where I can find this information?

 

[bydesign77]

Here's Georgia:

With the GHSA, private schools can be in the organization, but if they are member of the GISA, they cannot play any of the public school member, including those private schools that are in the GHSA.

 

[ADifferentOkie]

I haven't followed it very closely, but there was just a change in Oklahoma where privates are going to be allowed in with the publics now.
There have always been a few exceptions (not sure why), but I think now it's anyone that wants into the OSSAA (the public side) is in.

 

[Keystone]

As far as I know:

Pennsylvania -- yes. In fact, the the Philadelphia Catholic League is joining the PIAA in the near future. The rest of the state came aboard in 1970 after some lawsuits. Before that, Catholic schools had their own state championship.

Virginia -- no

North Carolina -- yes, but not many join the NCHSAA.

 

[Breakyoself]

In florida they do.

 

[Appgrad05]

In N.C. they have the option, though Charlotte Catholic is the only one that has been successful.

 

[Bob Slydell]

Kentucky does, but the coaches are trying to change that. They voted once to split the public and private schools up for football, but that got overruled by either the KHSAA Board of COntrol or the state board of education.

If they try to do it for basketball, all hell will break loose. One-class basketball is sacred in the Bluegrass State. 250 schools, winner take all

 

[BillyT]

I believe all of New England does.

There are Catholic conferences in Massachusetts football, but the winner plays public schools in the playoff.

 

[Lyman_Bostock]

Kentucky does, but the coaches are trying to change that. They voted once to split the public and private schools up for football, but that got overruled by either the KHSAA Board of COntrol or the state board of education.

If they try to do it for basketball, all hell will break loose. One-class basketball is sacred in the Bluegrass State. 250 schools, winner take all

The best state tournament in the country, now that Indiana has gone to four classes and Illinois will be doing so shortly.

 

[John]

In Alabama, many private schools are in the AHSAA.

 

[Smartwriter]

I believe private schools play in the South Carolina High School League. I know Bishop England in Charleston does.

 

[amraeder]

Private can play public in Alaska

 

[EStreetJoe]

In NJ, for most sports they parochial/private schools have their own division in the state tournament and wouldn't play the public schools until the tournament of champions. In the regular season, the parochials and publics play eachother all the time. http://www.njsiaa.org


However there are some private schools that opt not to join the state athletic association. Most of these schools use post-graduates. So these schools have their own independent schools athletic association. Some of these private schools choose not to use post grads, but still opt out of the state athletic association. Others don't use post-grads and have dual membership in the state athletic association and the independent schools athletic association. By private schools, I'm referring to places like Blair Academy, the Lawrenceville School, Peddie School.

 

[Hustle]

Maryland apparently doesn't either. Its association has a list of members, and there's not a DeMatha or a Riverdale Baptist among them.

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

In Michigan, public and private play in the same state tournaments.

 

[slappy4428]

Minnesota has both in one

 

[Angola!]

27 states down, just 23 to go.
So, based on the response here is what I am understanding:
States where private schools do not participate in state tournaments:
Maryland
Texas
Virginia

States where private schools are allowed in state tournaments:
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
South Dakota
Washington

 

[jla74m]

There are about 800 high schools in Illinois. About 95% of them -- public and private -- belong to the Illinois High School Association. The other 5% are "Christian" schools that belong to some national association of christian schools.

 

[SportsGuyBCK]

In N.C. they have the option, though Charlotte Catholic is the only one that has been successful.

And Bishop McGuinness (two straight 1A girls basketball titles since rejoining the NCHSAA for the 2005-2006 school year) ...

 

[JBHawkEye]

Iowa allows private schools to play. Like Illinois, there are some "Christian" schools that aren't sanctioned.