State OF PLAY ATLANTA

State of Play Atlanta, Project Play’s 20th community report, will examine youth sports participation in Metro Atlanta public middle and high schools, with a focus on low-income communities. In 2024-25, the state of Georgia had 211,137 high school sports participants, down slightly from a year earlier but still ahead of pre-pandemic figures.

The report will:

• Identify key barriers to inclusive school sports

• Assess how schools collect and use participation data

• Highlight scalable school–community collaboration models

• Provide actionable insights to expand equitable, affordable, and youth-centered sports opportunities

For more information about this project, please contact Jon Solomon (jon.solomon@aspeninstitute.org).

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