- Total number of member schools – 581
- School Year 2011-2012 – the CIFSS had 9,059 teams playing varsity sports
- Number of Public Schools – 370 (64%)
- Number of Private Schools – 206 (36%)
- Average school size by enrollment – 1,423
- Number of boarding schools – 18
- Number of freelance schools (no league affiliation) – 26
- Number of leagues – 86
- Largest league by enrollment – Moore (average of 3,900)
- Total population of students served – 802,526
- Number of all boys schools – 15
- Number of all girls schools – 23
- Largest School by enrollment – 4,921 Paramount High School
- Smallest School by enrollment – 18 Padre Pio
- School farthest:
- North – Lee Vining (geographically is north of San Francisco)
- South – Avalon
- West – Coast Union
- East – Twentynine Palms
- If Avalon played Lee Vining they would have to travel 390 miles
- When Lee Vining plays Baker Valley in the Hi-Lo League, they must travel 395 miles with an estimated travel time of 6 hours and 45 minutes.
- Unique locations:
- Avalon – on Catalina Island
- Death Valley Academy – in Shoshone
- Trona – no grass on fields
- Number of square miles served – 171,200
- Number of counties served – 10
- Number of cities served – 230
- City with the most CIF-SS schools:
- Los Angeles (32)
- Riverside (15)
- Most popular mascot:
- #1 Eagles (38)
- #2 Lions (17)
- Unique Mascots:
- Amens – Holy Martyrs
- Breakers – Laguna Beach
- Contenders – Faith Baptist
- Gales – Holy Family
- Kares – Rio Hondo Prep
- Koalas – Connelly
- Nitros – Glendale
- Rajahs – Indio
- Seraphs – St. Bonaventure
- Spuds – Ojai Valley
- Tarbabe – Compton
- Toads – Thacher
- Tologs – Flintridge Sacred Heart
- The most unique nickname:
- #1 Earwigs (Dunn School)
- #2 Spuds (Ojai Valley)
- Match-ups that would be fun to see:
- The Lightening vs. the Flashes
- The Roadrunners vs. the Coyotes
- The Hornets vs. the Yellowjackets
- The Waves vs. the Breakers
- The Saints vs. the Sun Devils or the Red Devils vs. the Diablos
- The Aztecs vs. the Conquistadors
- The Fighting Irish vs. the Fightin Scots or the Highlanders
- The Toads vs. the Fighting Frogs
- Most popular colors:
- #1 Blue & Gold (33)
- #2 Black & Gold (26)
- Most unique color:
- Rainbow (Oak Grove)
- Salmon & Teal (Jack Weaver)
- Vegas Gold (Oaks Christian)
- Platinum (Chaparral)
- Schools with single Color:
- Ramona (Columbia Blue)
- Windward (Royal Blue)
- School with four colors:
- Joel John Scholastic (Pink, Green, Black, White)
- School with the same names:
- 16 schools start with St. (Saint)
- 14 schools start with San
- 12 schools start with Santa
- 11 schools start with word La
- 6 schools start with California
- 6 schools start with word El
- 6 schools start with Calvary
- 5 schools start with Bishop
- 5 schools start with Desert
- 4 schools start with Calvary Chapel
- 4 schools start with Rancho
- 4 schools start with Summit
- 3 schools starts with Canyon
- 3 schools start with Poly
- 3 schools start with Arroyo
- 3 schools start with Bethel
- 3 schools start with Notre Dame
- 3 schools start with Pacific
- 3 schools start with Pacifica
- 3 schools start with Redlands
- Schools with same name:
- Burroughs
- Santiago
- Cabrillo
- St. Joseph
- Canyon
- Valencia
- Centennial
- Valley Christian
- La Quinta
- Wilson
- Notre Dame
- Pacifica
- Poly (3)
- Number of school districts served – 145
- District with most member schools:
- Anaheim Union High School District (9)
- Archdiocese of Los Angeles – (36)
- Unique types of schools:
- American Indian schools
- Charter schools
- Court Schools
- Ethnic
- Prep Schools
- Religious
- Special education schools
- School for the Deaf
- Schools with incarcerated kids
- Schools for the arts
- Special academic academies
THE STATISTICALLY AVERAGE SCHOOL IN CIF-SS:
Name: Named after a city
Colors: Blue & Gold
In a league with 5 other schools
Public
Location: Los Angeles
Enrollment 1,350
Public
Coed
Mascot: Eagles
Demographics:
40% Caucasian
35% Latino
10% African American
10% Asian
5% Other
32 languages spoken