Should I inform my classmates that I have Asperger's?

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I don't know what the people are like at your school, but I would not tell anyone, unless we were friends or it was extremely relevant and I trust the person not to tell people. Even if people would be nice to you about it, I think it's best for them not to have preconceived ideas about you before getting to know you.

If you like being bullied, yes.

It is up to you, really.

For me, whether or not I disclose that information depends on what my relationship is like with the person, as well as what the person is like. If I'm close enough to the person that I can confide in them about various things, and if I know they're intelligent and mature enough to be able to take that information in, then I wouldn't mind telling them so much. Casual college friends, though? Probably not.

Out of experience, if you say you do have Aspergers, well, it won't be pleasant.

Only the teachers at school and one of my friends (he's senior) knows I have it. He's an Aspie too, but sometimes kind of perverted. Oh well. He's a good friend.

Well, one thing I should make clear is that a couple of my classes are AP level, and the students there aren't half as bad as the kids in the Honors and Standard ( ) level classes. I already had some essays about Asperger's peer reviewd by AP English Classmates and they didn't bat an eye. What I am slighly anxious about is word of it getting into my Honors (Astronomy and Economics) and Standard (Gym) Classes.

One thing is, I wont be bullied becuase I wont allow it. No one I know bullies me because, since elementary school, I don't put up with it. I'll be expeeled before I let someone do that to me, and I wont be a passivist.

Well, in any case, I'm glad you can stand up for yourself.

Well, I personally have decided that I'd bring it up if it was relevant somehow to what's going on, but I seriously think that it would just happen on impulse, because when I actually think it through, people who are my friends or acquaintances who don't understand what it is may think less of me in a way that may effect something that I can't reverse. I don't think that it really needs to be kept a secret though. At the same time, it could be a danger for someone to know.
I don't know what I should do either. I think that I just wouldn't bring it up, but if someone directly asks me, I'm not going to lie.

An acquaintance of mine who is an Aspie has brought it up, but he is fairly popular. People assume I am mentally-deficient because I don't talk all that often, so they'd likely just use it as another excuse to torment me.

No, only close friends you trust, people don't need to know and they could discriminate against you.
Teens are cruel, I don't think it's a good idea to share something so personal with people you don't know that well

Nope. It's pretty much social suicide. If word got out that I had it, I'd push so hard to move schools. Some people might think it means you're mentally disabled, which would be hell.