We decided to look into the Private School vs. Public School “thang.” This may add to a few debates. However, we just pulled the numbers. Not leaning on one side of the fence or the other. Take a look at this…

1. Number of Public Schools vs. Private Schools to start the postseason:
Public = 153 (approximately 80% -.796 of the entire teams)
Private = 39 (approximately 20% -.203 of the entire teams)
By Classification: Public/Private
1A: 16/0
2A: 1/15
3A: 4/12
4A: 13/3
5A: 26/6
6A: 32/0
7A: 31/1
8A: 30/2

2. Number of Public Schools vs. Private Schools still alive through Round 3:
Public = 36 (72% of the entire teams remaining)
Private = 14 (28% of the entire teams remaining)
By Classification:
1A: 4/0
2A: 0/4
3A: 0/4
4A: 3/1
5A: 5/3
6A: 8/0
7A: 7/1
8A: 7/1

3. Public vs. Private Head-to-Head Record this postseason: 3-17 (public – private)
By Classification:
1A: N/A
2A: 1-1
3A: 0-3
4A: 0-3
5A: 1-6
6A: N/A
7A: 0-2
8A: 1-2

4: Number of teams per county to start the postseason: # of teams in/# of teams in-county

Alachua County (4 out of 9)
Buchholz -7A
Gainesville -6A
Newberry -3A
Saint Francis -2A

Baker County (1 out of 1)
Baker County -5A

Bradford County (1 out of 1)
Bradford -4A

Brevard County (7 out of 17)
Cocoa -4A
Melbourne Central Catholic -3A
Merritt Island -5A
Palm Bay -5A
Rockledge -5A
Heritage -6A
Viera -7A

Broward County (12 out of 43)
Chaminade-Madonna -3A
University School -4A
American Heritage (Plantation) -5A
Cardinal Gibbons -5A
Dillard -6A
West Broward -7A
Nova -7A
St. Thomas Aquinas -7A
Miramar -8A
Western -8A
Plantation -8A
Deerfield Beach -8A

Calhoun County (1 out of 1)
Blountstown -1A

Charlotte County (1 out of 3)
Port Charlotte -7A

Clay County (3 out of 7)
Keystone Heights -4A
Clay -5A
Fleming Island -7A

Collier County (5 out of 10)
Saint John Neumann -2A
Immokalee -5A
Barron Collier -6A
Naples -6A
Palmetto Ridge -6A

Columbia County (2 out of 2)
Fort White -3A
Columbia -7A

Dixie County (1 out of 1)
Dixie Co. -1A

Duval County (6 out of 25)
University Christian -2A
Raines -4A
Ribault -5A
Trinity Christian -5A
Bolles -5A
Lee -7A

Escambia County (4 out of 8)
West Florida -5A
Pine Forest -6A
Tate -6A
Escambia -6A

Flagler County (2 out of 2)
Matanzas -6A
Flagler Palm Coast -8A

Gilchrist County (1 out of 2)
Trenton -3A

Glades County (1 out of 1)
Moore Haven -2A

Gulf County (1 out of 2)
Port St. Joe -1A

Hardee County (1 out of 1)
Hardee -5A

Hernando County (2 out of 6)
Nature Coast Tech -5A
Hernando -5A

Highlands County (3 out of 3)
Avon Park -4A
Lake Placid -4A
Sebring -6A

Hillsborough County (11 out of 34)
Cambridge Christian -2A
Tampa Catholic -3A
Jesuit -5A
Jefferson -5A
Armwood -6A
Hillsborough -6A
Chamberlain -6A
Tampa Bay Tech -7A
Plant -7A
Gaither -7A
Bloomingdale -7A

Holmes County (1 out of 1)
Holmes Co. -1A

Indian River County (1 out of 3)
Vero Beach -8A

Jackson County (2 out of 4)
Marianna -4A
Cottondale -1A

Jefferson County (1 out of 2)
Jefferson Co. -1A

Lafayette County (1 out of 1)
Lafayette -1A

Lake County (1 out of 10)
East Ridge -7A

Lee County (4 out of 17)
Dunbar -5A
Fort Myers -6A
North Fort Myers -6A
South Fort Myers -6A

Leon County (6 out of 9)
North Florida Christian -2A
John Paul II -2A
FSU School -3A
Rickards -5A
Godby -5A
Lincoln -7A

Levy County (1 out of 3)
Williston -1A

Madison County (1 out of 1)
Madison Co. -1A

Manatee County (3 out of 8)
Braden River -7A
Palmetto -7A
Manatee -8A

Marion County (3 out of 10)
Vanguard -6A
Belleview -5A
Dunnellon -4A

Miami-Dade County (17 out of 44)
Champagnat Catholic -2A
Monsignor Pace -4A
Carol City -6A
Homestead -8A
Central -6A
Norland -6A
Northwestern -6A
Palmetto -8A
Miami -8A
Southridge -8A
North Miami -8A
South Dade -8A
South Miami -7A
Belen Jesuit -8A
Columbus -8A
Doral Academy -7A
Mater Academy -7A

Monroe County (1 out of 2)
Key West -4A

Nassau County (1 out of 4)
West Nassau -4A

Okaloosa County (3 out of 6)
Baker -1A
Crestview -6A
Niceville -6A

Orange County (13 out of 26)
Bishop Moore -5A
The First Academy -3A
Lake Highland Prep -4A
Winter Park -8A
Wekiva -8A
Olympia -8A
Lake Nona -7A
Jones -5A
East River – 7A
Edgewater -7A
Dr. Phillips -8A
Boone -8A
Apopka -8A

Osceola County (2 out of 7)
Gateway -8A
Osceola -8A

Palm Beach County (12 out of 31)
Atlantic -8A
Benjamin -3A
Dwyer -7A
Everglades Prep -3A
Forest Hill -7A
Glades Central -4A
King’s Academy -3A
Oxbridge Academy -3A
Pahokee -1A
Palm Beach Central -8A
Park Vista -8A
Seminole Ridge -8A

Pasco County (5 out of 15)
Zephyrhills Christian -2A
River Ridge -5A
Zephyrhills -5A
Mitchell -6A
Wiregrass Ranch -7A

Pinellas County (9 out of 24)
Indian Rocks Christian -2A
Calvary Christian -3A
Clearwater Central Catholic -3A
Tarpon Springs -5A
Lakewood -5A
Clearwater -6A
Largo -6A
Pinellas Park -7A
St. Petersburg -7A

Polk County (7 out of 18)
Frostproof -1A
Victory Christian -2A
Lakeland Christian -3A
Lake Gibson -6A
Lakeland -7A
Winter Haven -7A
Ridge Community -8A

St. Johns County (4 out of 7)
Menendez -5A
Ponte Vedra -5A
St. Augustine -6A
Bartram Trail -7A

St. Lucie County (1 out of 6)
Fort Pierce Westwood -5A

Santa Rosa County (3 out of 5)
Jay -1A
Gulf Breeze -6A
Navarre -6A

Sarasota County (3 out of 7)
Booker -5A
Venice -7A
Riverview -8A

Seminole County (2 out of 11)
Lake Mary -8A
Seminole -8A

Sumter County (1 out of 3)
Wildwood -1A

Taylor County (1 out of 1)
Taylor Co. -3A

Union County (1 out of 1)
Union Co. -1A

Volusia County (2 out of 12)
Mainland -6A
Spruce Creek -8A

Wakulla County (1 out of 1)
Wakulla -5A

Washington County (1 out of 2)
Chipley -1A

Counties without representation in the postseason (no. of teams in county)
Bay County -6
Citrus County -3
DeSoto County -1
Franklin County -1
Gadsden County -1
Hamilton County -1
Hendry County -2
Liberty County -1
Martin County -3
Okeechobee County -1
Putnam County -3
Suwannee County -1
Walton County -3

5. Teams by county still alive in the third round:

Baker County (1)
Baker County -1A

Bradford County (1)
Bradford -4A

Brevard County (1)
Cocoa -4A

Broward County (6)
Western -8A
American Heritage-Plantation -5A
Cardinal Gibbons -5A
Chaminade-Madonna -3A
St. Thomas Aquinas -7A
University School -4A

Calhoun County (1)
Blountstown -1A

Clay County (2)
Fleming Island -7A
Clay -5A

Collier County (2)
Immokalee -5A
Naples -6A

Duval County (3)
Raines -4A
Trinity Christian -5A
University Christian -2A

Escambia County (1)
West Florida -5A

Gulf County (1)
Port St. Joe -1A

Hillsborough County (4)
Cambridge Christian -2A
Armwood -6A
Tampa Bay Tech -7A
Plant -7A

Lee County (1)
Fort Myers -6A

Leon County (1)
FSU School -3A

Madison County (1)
Madison County -1A

Marion County (1)
Vanguard -6A

Miami-Dade (7)
Champagnat Catholic -2A
Carol City -6A
Northwestern -6A
Doral Academy -7A
Southridge -8A
Miami -8A
Columbus -8A

Okaloosa County (2)
Baker -1A
Crestview -6A

Orange County (3)
Winter Park -8A
Wekiva -8A
Dr. Phillips -8A

Palm Beach County (3)
Atlantic -8A
Oxbridge Academy -3A
Pahokee -1A

Pinellas County (2)
Clearwater Central Catholic -3A
Lakewood -5A

Polk County (2)
Lakeland -7A
Victory Christian -2A

St. Johns County (2)
Bartram Trail -7A
St. Augustine -6A

Sarasota County (2)
Venice -7A
Riverview -8A