East Central Iowa News

Hardin County's institution invested $404,051 on their football teams in 2023, an increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 28.9% of all money invested on sport teams at Ellsworth Community College during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Hardin County have grown 91.5% 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	$404,051	28.9%
2022	$400,009	30.5%
2021	$363,517	31.7%
2020	$412,245	36.8%
2019	$412,818	36.8%