In Community High School District 117, the superintendents, school administrators and the school board get to decide where and how the money delegated by the state is distributed. The assistant superintendent of business operations distributes the money according to who does and does not make a profit multiple times throughout the school year. Since the nation is currently in debt, it is very important that the schools’ athletics departments do a lot of fundraising to compensate for the governments lack of money.

“Depending on the activity money will vary,” said Antioch Community High School Principal Bradford Hubbard. “Likewise, the amount an extracurricular activities earns through fundraising the more necessities the sport can have. The dollar amount the school board gives will fit for the needs of transportation, home tournaments, and the entry fees. The only way the sport’s can receive this money is if it gets granted by the board of education.”

Although it may seem like the athletic director is the one who distributes the money to each sport, the athletic director is able to give his or her input to the District 117 School Board. When the next board meeting occurs, the budget is either approved or denied by the board. If the board approves of the budget given to each activity, then the sport may proceed in purchasing the required equipment/clothing. If the budget is not granted to the sport, then the assistant superintendent of business operations needs to go back from scratch and redistribute the money that was given to them by the federal government.

“Each sport is given enough money to purchase the equipment they need to get them through the year. I use the model of what the athletic director previous to me used and it seems to be working perfectly fine. Sports that have dual gender will need more money than the sports with one specific gender,” said Antioch Community High School Athletic Director Steve Schoenfelder.

While money is distributed differently among activities and genders, the revenue generated to supplement that can be assisted by student and community attendance at athletic events. This participation assists the successes of school programs and athletics.

“Any admission taken at basketball, football and wrestling games goes back into the general fund. At a typical football game, not against Lakes Community High School or Grant High School, we typically make $2,500-$3,500. If it is a home game against Lakes or Grant the admissions can see up to $3,000-$6,000 alone,” said Schoenfelder. For the sports who do not get admissions, they typically have to fundraise multiple times throughout the year to purchase clothing and needs that fit that specific sport.”