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Newton County's institution invested $842,818 on their football teams in 2023, a 9.9% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 27.9% of all money invested on sport teams at East Central Community College during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Newton County have grown 107.2% 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	$842,818	27.9%
2022	$766,953	28.5%
2021	$747,745	32%
2020	$731,806	31.2%
2019	$654,923	32%