Over the two decades between, the rate of high schools charging participation fees reached a high of 57% in 2013-2014. The MHSAA began conducting the participation fee survey with the 2003-2004 school year. For the survey, a participation fee is anything $20 or more regardless of what the school called the charge — registration fee, athletic fee, etc. All four school-size classifications also saw rate decreases, with Class A schools leading the way with 46% charging fees — which was still a reduction of 7% from 2024-2025. For schools charging a fee per sport, the median was $80 for each team.