Tri-City Sun

Gratiot County's institution invested $746,351 on their football teams in 2023, a 19.5% increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 13.9% of all money invested on sport teams at Alma College during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Gratiot County have grown 183.6% 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	$746,351	13.9%
2022	$624,513	13.5%
2021	$577,768	15.3%
2020	$632,550	16.4%
2019	$630,557	15.2%