Each year, more than 500,000 students participate in MATHCOUNTS at the school level.  Those who do tell us that their experience as a mathlete is often one of the most memorable and fun experiences of their middle school years.  MATHCOUNTS provides students with the following benefits:  

• A challenging and fun activity that helps them in their math classes.

• A chance to share common interests with new and often long-lasting friends.

• An opportunity to meet students from other schools.

• The experience of developing teamwork skills.

• A chance to compete for scholarships and prizes.

• A sense of accomplishment that comes from setting and achieving goals.

• An opportunity to explore mathematics and mathematics-related careers.

• A chance to explore cool mathematics that isn't always taught in middle school classrooms.