Title 9 doesn't necessarily say that you have to offer the same number of boys and girls teams. In theory you should offer athletics to about the same number of boys and girls. If you have a boys track team with 50 kids and a girls team with 20, you are potentially in violation. That is unless you can show you are doing everything possible to enhance minority competition. Also if you have a boys basketball team with 4 coaches and a girls team with 3 coaches, this is another potential violation. You have to put equitable resources in to both.
While in the college ranks, football can be one of the biggest money makers, it certainly is not true in high school. Last year our school administration while contemplating a possible cut in athletic programs did a cost per student for each sport. Among the items considered were coaches salaries, transportation, janitors, entry fees, equipment, timekeepers and other workers pay, officials, hospitality rooms, trophies, medals etc minus gate receipts and entry fees for events hosted. We did not get into the cost of facilities which would have put football in a more expensive range.
Believe it or not wrestling cost our district the least per student, and was about even with football. Basketball was among the highest cost per student along with girls softball. We did have some things going for the assesment in terms of wrestling. Wrestling was the sport with the highest number of kids participating after football, and wrestling parents volunteered their time to keep score, run clocks, etc where the other sports hired teachers to do these things. I know this got a little off track but it all pertains to resources and other variables which also are factors in title 9. How do you think those schools with 8 football coaches and 3 volleyball coaches are doing compliance wise?