MATHCOUNTS is a national math coaching and competition program for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students. The program is run by the MATHCOUNTS Foundation, state and local chapters of the NSPE, and many, many volunteers. Participation in the program is through your school. MATHCOUNTS provides an opportunity for students to have fun while exploring areas of math that they may not see in their normal class curriculum. It also gives students a chance to be recognized for their achievements on both team and individual bases. The program targets this age group in order to influence their thinking about math, and to encourage them to continue challenging themselves in the subject as they select high school courses. A link to the national MATHCOUNTS web site is below.

MATHCOUNTS has two major programs: the Competition Program and the Club Program.

In the Competition Program, schools receive math problems, activities, and a school competition package that they can use to prepare for regional (chapter) competitions in February. Winning teams and individuals at the regional competitions advance to compete in the state competition in March. The top 4 individuals and the coach of the winning team from the state competition receive an all-expense-paid trip to the National Competition in May where they represent Indiana and compete against students from across the country. Indiana has performed well at the national level, winning the team national championship in 1995 and 2015, and the individual national championship in 2008, 2012, and 2015.

In the Club Program (free), schools are provided the structure, activities, and problems they can use to form a math club. Participating schools are eligible for prize drawings.

Indiana MATHCOUNTS

Program Status

May 13, 2026:  The MATHCOUNTS season has come to a close.  We want to thank all of our mathletes, coaches, sponsors, partners, and volunteers for participating in the program this year, and contributing to its success.  I hope everyone enjoyed the experience!

This year’s state competition was held on Saturday, March 14^th at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.  130 mathletes from the nine Indiana chapters competed.  Here are the results:

Teams:
1^st Place          West Lafayette Junior/Senior High School    West Lafayette
2^nd Place         Creekside Middle School                                Carmel
3^rd Place          Sycamore School                                           Indianapolis
4^th Place          Indy Homeschool                                            Indianapolis

 Individuals:
1^st Place          Elias Qiu                     West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School      West Lafayette
2^nd Place         Roland Li                     West Lafayette Jr/Sr High School      West Lafayette
3^rd Place          Sophia Chen               Davidson Academy Online                 Carmel
4^th Place          Roger Zhou                 Discovery Middle School                    Granger

 Elias, Roland, Sophia, and Roger then were named to represent Indiana at the RTX MATHCOUNTS National Competition.  They and Lucas Harmon, the coach of the winning West Lafayette team, were given all-expense-paid trips to Orlando, Fl.

 At the national competition, the Indiana team came in 20^th place out of 56 state and territory teams.  Sophia led the team with a 10^th place finish that allowed her to compete in the countdown round.  Congratulations to the team on a fine showing!

 Registrations for next season will start in August.  We hope to see all of you back for another fun and rewarding season.

 Indiana Competition and Contact Information 

You can find your coordinator’s e-mail address on the national MATHCOUNTS website here, filter the displayed list for Indiana (IN), and click on the appropriate chapter name.

FOUNDING SPONSORS

National Society of Professional Engineers
CNA Foundation
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

TITLE SPONSORS

RTX
U.S. Department of Defense

NATIONAL SPONSORS

U.S. Department of Defense
Northrop Grumman Foundation
3M Foundation
Texas Instruments Inc.
Art of Problem Solving

LOCAL PARTNERS

Purdue University (West Lafayette and Fort Wayne Campuses)
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
University of Evansville
Notre Dame University
Valparaiso University
Hanover College

 LOCAL SPONSORS

Koch Foundation
Purdue Federal Credit Union 
Eli Lilly and Company
Toyota Motor Corporation 
Berry Global
PCI Consultants

For more information, visit the MATHCOUNTS website.