Key Takeaways
- In 2023 USA Cheer Nationals, over 10,000 teams competed across all divisions
- Cheerleading industry generated $500 million in revenue in 2023 from events and apparel
- Cheerleaders VO2 max averages 45-55 ml/kg/min, comparable to soccer players, per 2022 study of 100 elite athletes
- High school cheerleaders suffer 0.99 injuries per 1,000 athlete exposures annually, lower than football's 4.4, per 2022 NFHS data
- In the 2022-2023 school year, 406,869 girls participated in high school cheerleading across the United States, representing 10.8% of total female high school athletes
Cheerleading routines keep impressing with rising scores and stronger consistency across the season.
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Leah Kessler. (2026, February 13). Cheerleading Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/cheerleading-statistics
Leah Kessler. "Cheerleading Statistics." Gitnux, 13 Feb 2026, https://gitnux.org/cheerleading-statistics.
Leah Kessler. 2026. "Cheerleading Statistics." Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/cheerleading-statistics.
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