The recent release of the 2024-25 NFHS High School Athletic Participation Survey indicated that more than 200,000 additional students were involved in high school sports than the previous year, which continues a remarkable recovery from the pandemic. In the past three years, more than 645,000 additional participants have been a part of the education-based high school sports experience.

The survey, which has been compiled since 1971 by the NFHS through its 51-member state associations, indicated an all-time record of 8,266,244 participants – yes 8.2 million. And thanks to the almost 20,000 high schools in our member associations, opportunities for students to compete continue to climb as the survey recorded participation in 70 different sports, along with 15 Unified sports and 16 Adapted

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