[Billfred]

1902 and 1501 both formed as 4-H clubs after they lost the ability to work with their local schools and have made it work for nearly a decade now. Those numbers weren't the numbers the schools used, but the people transferred over (and that's what counts, isn't it?). Look up your county extension agent to start the dialogue sooner rather than later.

Several Canadian teams became community-based teams after a big teacher's union strike this year. Different rules up there, but it's been done.

If you do lose the money, don't automatically assume you're dead in the water. Some teams make it happen without direct money from the school, but keep the use of a space on campus (to say nothing of field trip status for regionals, which can be significant time out of school). Every team has their own situation, but I'd definitely suggest trying to find a way within the schools before cutting bait.