For purposes of clarification, it is NOT KSHSAA staff who are recommending these changes; they have been proposed by member schools; specifically those in the Frontier and NCK Leagues.
For further reading and consideration a quick google search yielded these articles; some are dated but still provide good background on the issue. It is apparent that several state athletic associations "bump" private school enrollment for classification purposes. The first one listed is an excellent analysis of how state activity associations all across the U.S. handle public/private schools
"The means of placing private schools within these classifications have become a key issue in Arkansas. Prior to 2002, only single-gender schools would have its enrollment altered, in this case by doubling the reported enrollment. in 2002, the enrollments reported by private schools was multiplied by 1.35. In 2006, that multiplier was increased to 1.75. Starting in 2008, the multiplier wil be dropped altogether, and each private school will be placed one classification above where the enrollment would otherwise place the school." Wikipedia
