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Carter County's institution invested $1,750,116 on their football teams in 2023, an increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 32.7% of all money invested on sport teams at Kentucky Christian University during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Carter County have grown 525% 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	$1,750,116	32.7%
2022	$1,697,009	35.1%
2021	$1,584,746	45.1%
2020	$1,594,480	48.7%
2019	$1,259,205	54.1%