Ska kids were absolutely a thing, in the NE of England at least. Less than Jake, Reel Big Fish et al basically played the O2 Academy all the time on cheapo package tours.
Around 16/17, most people left the ska behind and either went full Rancid/Nofx or went Gallows/Enter Shikari.
My good mate in sixth form stayed true to ska, and the first time we took acid together as a big group, he wouldn’t shut up about how great ska was and kept putting ska songs on. He also bought a unicycle and got a Zebrahead tatooo.
A real insight into small town northern England there, considering writing a thesis on this topic.