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Decatur County's only university spent $2,381,478 on football teams in 2023

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Patricia H. Draves, PhD President | Graceland University-Lamoni

Patricia H. Draves, PhD President | Graceland University-Lamoni

Decatur County's institution invested $2,381,478 on their football teams in 2023, a 40.6% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 29.2% of all money invested on sport teams at Graceland University-Lamoni during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Decatur County have grown 84.1% 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.

Football Team's Expenditures in Decatur County in Last 5 Years
YearFootball Team's Expenditures% from grand total sport team expenditures
2023$2,381,47829.2%
2022$1,693,35523.2%
2021$1,095,99119.8%
2020$949,78820.5%
2019$1,212,99621.6%

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