Confirmed Participants

IMBC 2024 - schools listed in alphabetical order

Congratulations to the following bands who are registered for the 2024 Illinois Marching Band Championships on October 26, 2024.

Bands are listed in alphabetical order and class designation may change based on enrollment in each class. Bands near classification borders may be moved up or down to balance the size of each class. A band may choose to move up to a higher class, based on keeping each class size balanced. Performance order of classes rotate each year and order of performance is determined by a random draw.


Class 1A | 1-350

1. Blue Ridge High School

2. Hoopeston High School

3. Maroa-Forsyth High School

4. Mater Dei High School

5. Okaw Valley High School

6. ROWVA High School

7. Tri-Valley High School

8. Watseka High School


Class 2A | 351-800

1. Effingham High School  

2. Illinois Valley Central High School

3. Monticello High School

4. Newton Community High School

5. Paris High School

6. Pontiac Township High School

7. Prairie Central High School


Class 3A | 801-1,100

1. East Peoria Community High School 

2. Geneseo High School

3. Highland High School

4. Mahomet-Seymour High School

5. University High School (Normal, IL)


Class 4A | 1,101-1,600

1. Antioch Community High School

2. Champaign Central High School

3. Grayslake North High School  

4. Kaneland High School

5. Washington Community High School


Class 5A | 1,601-2,500

1. Amos Alonzo Stagg High School

2. DeKalb High School

3. Granite City High School

4. Mundelein High School

5. Plainfield North High School

6. Victor J. Andrews High School

7. Yorkville High School


Class 6A | 2,501+

1. Carl Sandburg High School

2. Huntley High School

3. Lake Park High School

4. Minooka Community High School

5. Naperville Central High School

6. Neuqua Valley High School

7. Normal High School

8. Waubonsie Valley High School

9. William Fremd High School