“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.
8 school districts have their office in White County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $57.9 million — $42.9 million to run schools, about $10,718 per student, plus $13.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.5 million local (mostly property tax), $34.2 million state, $7.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $10 million.
Spent $40.1 million — $34.4 million to run schools, about $10,124 per student, plus $3.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $5.6 million local (mostly property tax), $29.1 million state, $6.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $23 million.
Spent $18.9 million — $14.3 million to run schools, about $12,484 per student, plus $3.9 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2 million local (mostly property tax), $11 million state, $5.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $10.2 million.
Spent $16.3 million — $14.8 million to run schools, about $13,411 per student, plus $692,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.4 million local (mostly property tax), $10.1 million state, $5.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $10.4 million.
Spent $10.4 million — $9.3 million to run schools, about $10,311 per student, plus $713,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.2 million local (mostly property tax), $7.5 million state, $1.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $9.3 million.
Spent $10.3 million — $9.7 million to run schools, about $12,842 per student, plus $86,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.4 million local (mostly property tax), $7.2 million state, $2.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $11.6 million.
Spent $10.2 million — $9.3 million to run schools, about $12,328 per student, plus $487,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.5 million local (mostly property tax), $7 million state, $1.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $4.8 million.
Spent $5.8 million — $5.4 million to run schools, about $11,476 per student, plus $122,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $569,000 local (mostly property tax), $4.4 million state, $1 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.9 million.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.
Overall risk: Relatively Moderate compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost White County about $50.9 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Moderate.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
322 bridges in White County: 135 in good condition, 166 fair, and 21 poor (6.5%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.
| US 67 NB WHITE over CYPRESS REL · built 1969 | 13,391 vehicles a day |
| US 67 SB WHITE over CANE CREEK · built 1973 | 12,500 vehicles a day |
| US 67 WHITE CO. over US 67-SEC 12 · built 1973 | 8,600 vehicles a day |
| SH 16 White County over BIG CREEK RELIEF · built 1958 | 5,400 vehicles a day |
| SH 31 White County over CYPRESS BAYOU · built 1955 | 4,059 vehicles a day |
| SH 31 White County over CYPRESS CREEK RELIEF · built 1955 | 3,700 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $20 million of work in White County in fiscal 2025, about $260 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.
Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.
From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.
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