Central Iowa Times

Webster County's institution invested $549,418 on their football teams in 2023, a 21.8% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 13.8% of all money invested on sport teams at Iowa Central Community College during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Webster County have grown 113% since 2010.

College football is one of the biggest sports in the U.S., with some college teams eclipsing NFL teams in terms of attendance and profit.

In 2022, after a decades-long fight, student athletes nationwide gained the right to profit from their names, likenesses, and images as a result of a flurry of new state laws and an NCAA policy change.

Year	Football Team's Expenditures	% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023	$549,418	13.8%
2022	$451,238	13%
2021	$396,998	12.9%
2020	$514,783	15.8%
2019	$464,108	14.1%