Class rank as part of evaluation process

One of our local school districts will be eliminating class rank as part of their student data, and their guidance office reached out to me for some input. We don't use class rank as part of our scholarship evaluation, but I know other organizations may, so I told her I would reach out to other scholarship providers.
Their question was: Do many scholarships use class rank as a determining factor? And in any case, will their students be at a disadvantage if they don't have a class rank?
Thank you for your help.
Lee O'Neil, Scholarship Coordinator
Community Foundation of Fayette County, PA
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