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MEMBERSHIP DATABASE

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Learn more about the habits and demographics of our membership during the 2022-2023 school year.

MEMBERSHIP AT A GLANCE

Students on NSDA School Rosters

137,568

Active Coaches

4,188

Member High Schools

3,002

Member Middle Schools

551

Estimated Alumni

Nearly 2 Million

HONOR SOCIETY PARTICIPATION

Coach Degrees Earned

Merit 701
Honor 662
Excellence 605
Distinction 570
Special Distinction 487
Superior Distinction 453
Outstanding Distinction 455
Premier Distinction 419
Donus D. Roberts 174
1st Diamond 112
2nd Diamond 58
3rd Diamond 35
4th Diamond 17
5th Diamond 7
6th Diamond 8
7th Diamond 2
8th Diamond 2
9th Diamond 0

Class of 2023 Career Degrees Earned by Gender

Gender Degrees Earned Throughout Entirety of Career by Students with Reported Gender Info Percentage
Male 17,740 43.03%
Female 21,372 51.83%
Other 351 0.85%
Non-conforming 1,076 2.61%
Prefer not to answer 692 1.68%
Total 41,231 100.00%

 

Student Degrees Earned

Merit 26,532
Honor 19,078
Excellence 13,598
Distinction 9,652
Special Distinction 5,089
Superior Distinction 3,283
Outstanding Distinction 2,192
Premier Distinction 1,100

 

Class of 2023 Degrees

Final Degree at Graduation Number of Students Percentage
Merit 7,928 31.51%
Honor 5,332 21.19%
Excellence 3,433 13.65%
Distinction 3,883 15.43%
Special Distinction 1,759 6.99%
Superior Distinction 1,064 4.23%
Outstanding Distinction 1,055 4.19%
Premier Distinction 705 2.80%
Total of Class of 2023 Students with Degrees 25,159 100.00%

Service Activities

Coaches Earning Service Citations 151
Students Earning Service Citations 18,947

DEMOGRAPHICS

Student Gender Demographics

Gender Percentage Reported
Male 41.63%
Female 52.86%
Nonconforming 2.59%
Other 1.00%
Prefer not to answer 1.92%
Total 100.00%

Coach Gender Demographics

Gender Percentage Reported
Male 43.69%
Female 54.39%
Nonconforming 0.80%
Other 0.34%
Prefer not to answer 0.80%
Total 100.00%

Coach Race/Ethnicity Demographics

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Reported
African-American or Black 5.51%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1.10%
Arab or Middle Eastern 0.38%
Asian or Asian-American 5.29%
Hispanic or Latina/Latino/Latinx 7.13%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.32%
Other 2.18%
Prefer not to answer 4.80%
White, Caucasian or European-American 73.29%
Total 100.00%

Student Race/Ethnicity Demographics

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Reported
African-American or Black 6.72%
American Indian/Alaskan Native 1.67%
Arab or Middle Eastern 1.81%
Asian or Asian-American 25.05%
Hispanic or Latina/Latino/Latinx 10.93%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0.84%
Other 2.09%
Prefer not to answer 3.98%
White, Caucasian or European-American 46.91%
Total 100.00%

School Setting Breakdown

School Setting Number of Schools (HS and MS)
City: Large 439
City: Mid-size 241
City: Small 240
Suburb: Large 855
Suburb: Mid-size 68
Suburb: Small 34
Town: Fringe 58
Town: Distant 124
Town: Remote 135
Rural: Fringe 278
Rural: Distant 93
Rural: Remote 59
Uncategorized 930
Total 3,554

NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Participation Overview

Participating High Schools 1,193
Participating Middle Schools 173
Participating Students 6,099
Participating Judges 3,518
 

MORE DATA

For more information about our membership, including state-level data, visit the spreadsheets below.