“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.
7 school districts have their office in Garland County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $55.4 million — $50.7 million to run schools, about $12,272 per student, plus $3.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $7.7 million local (mostly property tax), $38.4 million state, $10.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $62.9 million.
Spent $59.9 million — $54.4 million to run schools, about $14,750 per student, plus $3.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $10.2 million local (mostly property tax), $39.8 million state, $14.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $69.1 million.
Spent $45.2 million — $39.7 million to run schools, about $11,458 per student, plus $3.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $8.5 million local (mostly property tax), $32.7 million state, $6.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $66.9 million.
Spent $20.7 million — $19.2 million to run schools, about $14,265 per student, plus $901,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.8 million local (mostly property tax), $13.1 million state, $3.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $12.7 million.
Spent $12.5 million — $10.7 million to run schools, about $12,636 per student, plus $1.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.1 million local (mostly property tax), $8.4 million state, $3.1 million federal. Long-term debt: $18.2 million.
Spent $10.2 million — $9.4 million to run schools, about $13,667 per student, plus $374,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.4 million local (mostly property tax), $6.8 million state, $2.5 million federal. Long-term debt: $15.2 million.
Spent $10.3 million — $9.7 million to run schools, about $15,078 per student, plus $321,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $974,000 local (mostly property tax), $6.3 million state, $2.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $6.2 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 Garland County about $57.1 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Very High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
318 bridges in Garland County: 137 in good condition, 178 fair, and 3 poor (0.9%). “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.
| Mid America Blvd over Creek · built 1975 | 1,920 vehicles a day |
| CR 434-J Sentinal over LITTLE GLAZYPEAU CR · built 1998 | 589 vehicles a day |
| CR 88 C Spring St over Gulpha Creek · built 1930 | 110 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $29.7 million of work in Garland County in fiscal 2025, about $296 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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