“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.
6 school districts have their office in Boone County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $41.3 million — $34.6 million to run schools, about $12,466 per student, plus $5.2 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $6 million local (mostly property tax), $26.6 million state, $7.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $42.7 million.
Spent $12.2 million — $11.7 million to run schools, about $10,365 per student, plus $423,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.2 million local (mostly property tax), $9.2 million state, $1.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $1.9 million.
Spent $10.7 million — $9.6 million to run schools, about $11,270 per student, plus $848,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.6 million local (mostly property tax), $7.5 million state, $1.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $9.3 million.
Spent $5.7 million — $5.5 million to run schools, about $11,596 per student, plus $211,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $574,000 local (mostly property tax), $3.9 million state, $1.4 million federal. Long-term debt: $932,000.
Spent $6 million — $5.7 million to run schools, about $14,205 per student, plus $134,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $638,000 local (mostly property tax), $4 million state, $1.6 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.6 million.
Spent $5.9 million — $5.4 million to run schools, about $14,342 per student, plus $281,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $635,000 local (mostly property tax), $3.7 million state, $1.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $2.9 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 Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Boone County about $21.5 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.
98 bridges in Boone County: 53 in good condition, 42 fair, and 3 poor (3.1%). “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 65B Boone over CROOKED CREEK · built 1930 | 6,093 vehicles a day |
| CR 4 Boone over LONG CREEK · built 1942 | 678 vehicles a day |
| CR 5 Boone over LICK BRANCH CREEK · built 1940 | 284 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $29.6 million of work in Boone County in fiscal 2025, about $792 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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