Some times it’s just easier to drop or roll w 8-man. Bennington, which is/was growing moved up from 8-man to 2-1a a few years ago. They’re back in 8-man I now, with 92 students 10-12 (30 per class).
Then you have the stalwarts like Centralia w/ 73 10-12 (24/class) yet remain 11-man 2-1a power and often play 3A and sometimes 4a schools.