There are 1,187 high schools in California with a boys football team, according to MaxPreps' California football teams directory.
In the 2012-2013 school year, 14,048 U.S. high schools fielded teams to play 11-man per side American tackle football, reports CNS News.
The 1,088,158 athletes who played on these teams in the 2012-2013 school year made football the No. 1 participation sport in the nation's high schools.
In California, 102,505 student athletes played football at 1,045 schools for an average of 98.09 football players per high school. More football figures can be found here.
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