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Plumas County's institution invested $271,524 on their football teams in 2023, an increase in funding from the previous year, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

This represents 13.3% of all money invested on sport teams at Feather River Community College District during 2023.

The average sports expenses at Plumas County have grown 21.9% 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	$271,524	13.3%
2022	$270,770	11.9%
2021	$211,163	11.6%
2020	$280,156	11.8%
2019	$224,504	10.2%