In 1924 the UIL first organized football districts. The largest class consisted of 8 districts containing a total of 58 teams. Let’s take a look at those teams and the school districts they represent today (2014).
Section 1 had Amarillo, Electra, Lubbock, Plainview, Vernon, and Wichita Falls
Today Amarillo has two 6A and two 5A high schools with 8225 students;
Amarillo 2246 6A, Tascosa 2213 6A, Caprock 1875 5A, Palo Duro 1911 5A
Electra 124 2A
Lubbock has two 6A high schools one 5A High Schools and one 4A school containing 7036 students;
Lubbock 2080 6A, Coronado 2121 6A, Monterey 2108 6A, Estacado 727 4A
Plainview 1437 5A
Vernon 506 4A
Wichita Falls has two 5A schools and one 4A school holding 3724 students;
Wichita Falls 1304 5A, Rider 1690 5A, Hirschi 730 4A
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Section 2 was Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood, Cisco, Comanche, Eastland, Ranger, and San Angelo
Today Abilene has one 6A and one 5A schools containing 4151 students;
Abilene 2107 6A, Cooper 2044 5A
Breckenridge 374 3A
Brownwood 893 4A
Cisco 268 3A
Comanche 334 3A
Eastland 289 3A
Ranger 118 2A
San Angelo has one 6A school and one 5A school containing 3936 students;
San Angelo (Now Central High) 2750 6A, Lake View 1186 5A
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Section 3 Included Cleburne, Ft. Worth Central, Ft. Worth Polytechnic, Gainesville, Mineral Wells, and Weatherford
Today Cleburne 1770 5A
Ft. Worth has two 6A Schools, eleven 5A schools, and one 4A schools holding 19429 students;
Central (Now Trimble Tech) 1836 5A, Polytechnic 1238 5A
Paschal 2680 6A, Carter-Riverside 1230 5A, Eastern Hills 1304 5A, Southwest 1370 5A,
Western Hills 1368 5A, Arlington Heights 1828 5A, Dunbar 829 5A,
North Side 1634 5A, South Hills 1711 5A, Wyatt 1283 5A, Diamond Hill-Jarvis 950 4A, Young Women’s Leadership 168 6A
Gainesville 708 4A
Mineral Wells 951 4A
Weatherford 2227 6A
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Section 4 has Corsicana, Ennis, Hillsboro, Terrell, Waco, and Waxahachie
Today Corsicana 1603 5A
Ennis 1551 5A
Hillsboro 458 3A
Terrell 1076 5A
Waco has two 5A high schools with 3275 students;
Waco 1737 5A, University 1538 5A
Waxahachie 1981 5A
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Section 5 included Dallas Bryan, Dallas Oak Cliff, Dallas Forest, Denison, Greenville, McKinney, Paris, Sherman, and Sulphur Springs
Today Dallas has three 6A, thirteen 5A, and six 4A schools representing 33076 students;
Bryan (closed in 1928), Oak Cliff (named changed to Adamson) 1453 5A,
Forest (name changed to Madison) 469 4A, Carter 994 4A, Sunset 2150 6A,
Adams 1863 5A, Molina 2048 5A, Skyline 4700 6A, White 2346 6A, Samuell 1718 5A, Hillcrest 1384 5A, Kimball 1352 5A, North Dallas 1279 5A, Seagoville 1247 5A,
South Oak Cliff 1252 5A, Wilson 1666 5A, Conrad 1159 5A, Jefferson 1536 5A, Lincoln 532 4A, Pinkston 960 4A, Spruce 1420 5A, Roosevelt 669 4A , Wilmer-Hutchins 879 4A
Denison 1216 5A
Greenville 1070 5A
McKinney has one 6A and two 5A schools with 7156 students;
McKinney 2076 5A, Boyd 3043 6A, McKinney North 2037 5A
Paris 888 4A
Sherman 1784 5A
Sulphur Springs 1126 5A
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Section 6 included Athens, Crockett, Jacksonville, Livingston, Lufkin, Marshall, Mineola, Nacogdoches, Palestine, Texarkana, and Tyler
Today Athens 985 4A
Crockett 308 3A
Jacksonville 1225 5A
Livingston 1103 5A
Lufkin 2088 5A
Marshall 1393 5A
Mineola 447 3A
Nacogdoches 1712 5A
Palestine 792 4A
Texarkana (name changed to Texas High) 1982 5A
Tyler now has one 6A and one 5A high school with 4548 students;
Tyler 2001 5A, Lee 2547 6A
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Section 7 had Beaumont, Beaumont South Park, Galveston Ball, Houston Central, Houston Heights, Orange, and Port Arthur
Today Beaumont has one 6A school and two 5A schools representing 5382 students;
Beaumont (closed in 1974), South Park (closed in 1986), West Brook 2433 6A,
Central 1779 5A, Ozen 1170 5A
Galveston Ball 1822 5A
Houston now has eight 6A high schools, eight 5A high schools, and eight 4A schools with 40261 students;
Central (name changed to Sam Houston Math Science & Technology) 2677 6A, Houston Heights (name changed to Reagan) 2197 6A, Chavez 3027 6A, Lamar 3274 6A, Madison 2046 5A,
Westbury 2114 6A, Bellaire 3667 6A, Lee 1659 5A, Milby 2105 6A, Westside 2780 6A, Austin 1696 5A, Furr 1055 4A, Jones 473 4A, Sharpstown 1462 5A, Waltrip 1643 5A,
Wheatley 986 4A, Yates 1082 5A, Davis 1669 5A, Kashmere 538 4A,
Scarborough 683 4A, Sterling 879 4A, Washington 790 4A, Worthing 670 4A, North Forest 1089 5A
Orange (Now West Orange-Stark) 594 4A
Port Arthur (Now Memorial) 2110 6A
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Section 8 included Austin, Corpus Christi, San Antonio Brackenridge, San Antonio Main Ave., and Temple
Today Austin includes four 6A schools and seven 5A schools with 20040 students;
Austin 2133 6A, Anderson 2190 6A, Akins 2576 6A, Bowie 2897 6A, Crockett 1576 5A, Lanier 1701 5A, McCallum 1623 5A, Travis 1599 5A, LBJ 1817 5A, Reagan 1146 5A, Eastside Memorial 782 5A
Corpus Christi now has three 6A high schools and two 5A schools with 10429 students;
Corpus Christi (Name changed to Miller) 1302 5A, Carroll 2372 6A, King 2698 6A,
Ray 2155 6A, Moody 1902 5A
San Antonio ISD now has nine 5A schools with 12364 students;
Brackenridge 2043 5A, Main Ave. (name changed to Fox Tech) 379 5A,
Highlands 1857 5A, Burbank 1347 5A, Houston 1023 5A, Lanier 1897 5A,
Edison 1812 5A, Jefferson 1839 5A , Young Women’s Leadership 167 5A
Temple 2027 5A
*All numbers are from the 2014-2016 UIL realignment.
** Many of these districts also have numerous alternative campuses in addition to these traditional public high schools.
Section 1 had Amarillo, Electra, Lubbock, Plainview, Vernon, and Wichita Falls
Today Amarillo has two 6A and two 5A high schools with 8225 students;
Amarillo 2246 6A, Tascosa 2213 6A, Caprock 1875 5A, Palo Duro 1911 5A
Electra 124 2A
Lubbock has two 6A high schools one 5A High Schools and one 4A school containing 7036 students;
Lubbock 2080 6A, Coronado 2121 6A, Monterey 2108 6A, Estacado 727 4A
Plainview 1437 5A
Vernon 506 4A
Wichita Falls has two 5A schools and one 4A school holding 3724 students;
Wichita Falls 1304 5A, Rider 1690 5A, Hirschi 730 4A
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Section 2 was Abilene, Breckenridge, Brownwood, Cisco, Comanche, Eastland, Ranger, and San Angelo
Today Abilene has one 6A and one 5A schools containing 4151 students;
Abilene 2107 6A, Cooper 2044 5A
Breckenridge 374 3A
Brownwood 893 4A
Cisco 268 3A
Comanche 334 3A
Eastland 289 3A
Ranger 118 2A
San Angelo has one 6A school and one 5A school containing 3936 students;
San Angelo (Now Central High) 2750 6A, Lake View 1186 5A
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Section 3 Included Cleburne, Ft. Worth Central, Ft. Worth Polytechnic, Gainesville, Mineral Wells, and Weatherford
Today Cleburne 1770 5A
Ft. Worth has two 6A Schools, eleven 5A schools, and one 4A schools holding 19429 students;
Central (Now Trimble Tech) 1836 5A, Polytechnic 1238 5A
Paschal 2680 6A, Carter-Riverside 1230 5A, Eastern Hills 1304 5A, Southwest 1370 5A,
Western Hills 1368 5A, Arlington Heights 1828 5A, Dunbar 829 5A,
North Side 1634 5A, South Hills 1711 5A, Wyatt 1283 5A, Diamond Hill-Jarvis 950 4A, Young Women’s Leadership 168 6A
Gainesville 708 4A
Mineral Wells 951 4A
Weatherford 2227 6A
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Section 4 has Corsicana, Ennis, Hillsboro, Terrell, Waco, and Waxahachie
Today Corsicana 1603 5A
Ennis 1551 5A
Hillsboro 458 3A
Terrell 1076 5A
Waco has two 5A high schools with 3275 students;
Waco 1737 5A, University 1538 5A
Waxahachie 1981 5A
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Section 5 included Dallas Bryan, Dallas Oak Cliff, Dallas Forest, Denison, Greenville, McKinney, Paris, Sherman, and Sulphur Springs
Today Dallas has three 6A, thirteen 5A, and six 4A schools representing 33076 students;
Bryan (closed in 1928), Oak Cliff (named changed to Adamson) 1453 5A,
Forest (name changed to Madison) 469 4A, Carter 994 4A, Sunset 2150 6A,
Adams 1863 5A, Molina 2048 5A, Skyline 4700 6A, White 2346 6A, Samuell 1718 5A, Hillcrest 1384 5A, Kimball 1352 5A, North Dallas 1279 5A, Seagoville 1247 5A,
South Oak Cliff 1252 5A, Wilson 1666 5A, Conrad 1159 5A, Jefferson 1536 5A, Lincoln 532 4A, Pinkston 960 4A, Spruce 1420 5A, Roosevelt 669 4A , Wilmer-Hutchins 879 4A
Denison 1216 5A
Greenville 1070 5A
McKinney has one 6A and two 5A schools with 7156 students;
McKinney 2076 5A, Boyd 3043 6A, McKinney North 2037 5A
Paris 888 4A
Sherman 1784 5A
Sulphur Springs 1126 5A
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Section 6 included Athens, Crockett, Jacksonville, Livingston, Lufkin, Marshall, Mineola, Nacogdoches, Palestine, Texarkana, and Tyler
Today Athens 985 4A
Crockett 308 3A
Jacksonville 1225 5A
Livingston 1103 5A
Lufkin 2088 5A
Marshall 1393 5A
Mineola 447 3A
Nacogdoches 1712 5A
Palestine 792 4A
Texarkana (name changed to Texas High) 1982 5A
Tyler now has one 6A and one 5A high school with 4548 students;
Tyler 2001 5A, Lee 2547 6A
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Section 7 had Beaumont, Beaumont South Park, Galveston Ball, Houston Central, Houston Heights, Orange, and Port Arthur
Today Beaumont has one 6A school and two 5A schools representing 5382 students;
Beaumont (closed in 1974), South Park (closed in 1986), West Brook 2433 6A,
Central 1779 5A, Ozen 1170 5A
Galveston Ball 1822 5A
Houston now has eight 6A high schools, eight 5A high schools, and eight 4A schools with 40261 students;
Central (name changed to Sam Houston Math Science & Technology) 2677 6A, Houston Heights (name changed to Reagan) 2197 6A, Chavez 3027 6A, Lamar 3274 6A, Madison 2046 5A,
Westbury 2114 6A, Bellaire 3667 6A, Lee 1659 5A, Milby 2105 6A, Westside 2780 6A, Austin 1696 5A, Furr 1055 4A, Jones 473 4A, Sharpstown 1462 5A, Waltrip 1643 5A,
Wheatley 986 4A, Yates 1082 5A, Davis 1669 5A, Kashmere 538 4A,
Scarborough 683 4A, Sterling 879 4A, Washington 790 4A, Worthing 670 4A, North Forest 1089 5A
Orange (Now West Orange-Stark) 594 4A
Port Arthur (Now Memorial) 2110 6A
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Section 8 included Austin, Corpus Christi, San Antonio Brackenridge, San Antonio Main Ave., and Temple
Today Austin includes four 6A schools and seven 5A schools with 20040 students;
Austin 2133 6A, Anderson 2190 6A, Akins 2576 6A, Bowie 2897 6A, Crockett 1576 5A, Lanier 1701 5A, McCallum 1623 5A, Travis 1599 5A, LBJ 1817 5A, Reagan 1146 5A, Eastside Memorial 782 5A
Corpus Christi now has three 6A high schools and two 5A schools with 10429 students;
Corpus Christi (Name changed to Miller) 1302 5A, Carroll 2372 6A, King 2698 6A,
Ray 2155 6A, Moody 1902 5A
San Antonio ISD now has nine 5A schools with 12364 students;
Brackenridge 2043 5A, Main Ave. (name changed to Fox Tech) 379 5A,
Highlands 1857 5A, Burbank 1347 5A, Houston 1023 5A, Lanier 1897 5A,
Edison 1812 5A, Jefferson 1839 5A , Young Women’s Leadership 167 5A
Temple 2027 5A
*All numbers are from the 2014-2016 UIL realignment.
** Many of these districts also have numerous alternative campuses in addition to these traditional public high schools.
