Lawrence Times

Lawrence County's institution invested $587,397 on their football teams in 2023, an increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 20.1% of all money invested on sport teams at Westminster College during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Lawrence County have grown 64.7% 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	$587,397	20.1%
2022	$560,805	21.1%
2021	$425,096	19.4%
2020	$503,555	19.8%
2019	$501,591	17.8%