There are 296 local councils as of July 2011 plus Direct Service.
There is no set national policy. Many local councils and tropps do have policies about this so you shold check with the troop leadership.
There are 8 Girl Scout Councils in the US state of Texas: Girl Scouts of Central Texas Girl Scouts of the Desert Southwest Girl Scouts - Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas Girl Scouts of Greater South Texas Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas Girl Scouts of Texas Oklahoma Plains
there are 56,176 scouts in amercia
The Boy Scouts of America does not sell cookies as a national program like the Girls Scouts of the USA does. Many local councils sell Trail's End popcorn which has a license from the BSA. Units may sell cookies as part of local bake sales, and many sell candy as a fundraiser.
Local city councils spend money on many different things. A large percentage of city Council spending will go to the local police and fire departments.
The Boy Scouts of America uses an electronic system called ScoutNet to track advancement. Only the local councils can directly access records in ScoutNet, records only go back to about 1995 and early records are incomplete. Many units use third-party advancement tracking software that connects to ScoutNet.
As of the end of 2010, the Boy Scouting division of the Boy Scouts of America had 898,186 boys.
The Boy Scouts of America are not affiliated with a specific religion. They Scout oath does include a belief in God, but all religions are welcome. There are lots of awards for those that study their religion.
There were 48,498 Citizenship in the Community merit badges earned by Scouts in the Boy Scouts of America in 2007.
The Graph shows how many Councils and authorities there are
4 area councils namely amac, kuje, abaji, wuse but not too sure
Five are in the councils