Confirmed Participants

IMBC 2025 - schools listed in alphabetical order

Congratulations to the following bands who are registered for the 2025 Illinois Marching Band Championships on October 25, 2025.

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. Arcola High School

2. Maroa-Forsyth High School

3. Mater Dei High School

4. ROWVA High School

5. Watseka High School

Class 2A | 351-800

1. Effingham High School  

2. Illinois Valley Central High School

3. Macomb High School

4. Monticello High School

5. Newton Community High School

6. Paris High School

7. Providence Catholic High School

8. University High School

Class 3A | 801-1,100

1. East Peoria Community High School 

2. Highland High School

3. Mahomet-Seymour High School

4. Morton High School

Class 4A | 1,101-1,600

1. Antioch Community High School

2. Centennial High School

3. Danville High School

4. Grayslake Central High School

5. Grayslake North High School  

6. Kaneland High School

7. Washington Community High School

Class 5A | 1,601-2,500

1. Champaign Central High School

2. Edwardsville High School

3. Elk Grove High School

4. Plainfield North High School

5. Round Lake High School

6. Wheaton North High School

7. Wheaton Warrenville South High School

Class 6A | 2,501+

1. Amos Alonzo Stagg High School

2. Lake Park High School

3. Minooka Community High School

4. Neuqua Valley High School

5. Normal High School

6. Oak Park River Forest High School

7. Oswego East High School

8. Warren Township High School

9. Waubonsie Valley High School

10. Waukegan High School