The table below gives the number of male and female participants in high school sports for three school years. Based on the table, explain whether the statement is true or false.
$$
\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}
\hline & {\text { High School Sports Participants (millions) }} & {} & {} \\
\hline \text { Year } & {1994-95} & {1995-96} & {1996-97} \\
\hline \text { Male } & {3.54} & {3.63} & {3.71} \\
\hline \text { Female } & {2.24} & {2.37} & {2.24} \\
\hline
\end{array}
$$
There were about six million participants in the $1996-1997$ school year.