Girls Volleyball Reaches Historic Half-Million Milestone

A new report from the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) shows girls volleyball participation has surpassed the half-million mark for the first time. The 2025-26 report lists a record 502,056 participants, a 2% increase from last year and an increase of 116,034 participants since 2004-05 (386,022 to 502,056).

Girls volleyball remains the nation’s most popular girls high school team sport, a distinction it has held since 2015.

The NFHS report also revealed boys volleyball participation grew to 98,395, nearly 2,500 more than last year, a 2.5% increase. Over the past four years, participation in boys volleyball has jumped from 66,487 to 98,395, and the sport now ranks No. 12 among boys high school sports.

View Full Report including State Level Data: https://www.nfhs.org/resources/high-school-sports-participation.