That quote wasn't from Wikipedia, but from Title IX itself.
I agree that Wikipedia isn't a prime source. What it is good for is an agitator of actual sources.
Pull up a court case that specifically decided a 1 to 1 ratio was required.
Now that we are getting pedantic, let me clarify. Title IX doesn't require an exact 1 to 1 ratio, but an equal ratio of spending/gender. If the school is 50/50 then athletics spending must be 50/50.
In 2006 James Madison University was forced to cut a number of men's programs in order stay in compliance with Title IX, specifically because of funding. Obviously the athletes and their family didn't like that, so ended up suing the school and the US Dept. of Education. Eventually the 4th Court of appeals ruled in favor of James Madison.
The district court's dismissal of EIA's constitutional, statutory, and procedural claims against DOE and JMU was entirely proper. Accordingly, the judgment of the district court is AFFIRMED
According to the Office of Civil Rights, the police of Title IX, middle schools are also required to meet Title IX's requirements:
The Title IX regulation requires recipients (such as elementary, secondary, and postsecondary institutions) to provide equal athletic opportunities in interscholastic, intercollegiate, club, and intramural athletics.
Now more than likely someone will jump on the answer to question 12:
Nothing in Title IX requires the cutting or capping of teams in order to demonstrate Title IX compliance. In fact, as stated in the 2003 Further Clarification, the elimination of teams is a disfavored practice because it is contrary to the spirit of Title IX
Which is great and all, but funding for athletics is finite. As seen in the above legal case, funding is really the root of the problem.