“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 Washington County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $358.7 million — $276.3 million to run schools, about $12,146 per student, plus $71.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $45.4 million local (mostly property tax), $226.7 million state, $59.9 million federal. Long-term debt: $259.2 million.
Spent $185.6 million — $138.2 million to run schools, about $13,085 per student, plus $39 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $36.7 million local (mostly property tax), $111.1 million state, $15.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $285 million.
Spent $39.1 million — $26 million to run schools, about $9,670 per student, plus $11.1 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.5 million local (mostly property tax), $25.5 million state, $2.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $35.7 million.
Spent $25.4 million — $22 million to run schools, about $9,989 per student, plus $2.3 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $4.6 million local (mostly property tax), $20.4 million state, $2.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $31.8 million.
Spent $24.7 million — $14.3 million to run schools, about $10,168 per student, plus $9.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.4 million local (mostly property tax), $12.5 million state, $2 million federal. Long-term debt: $24.9 million.
Spent $16.5 million — $15.4 million to run schools, about $13,694 per student, plus $312,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.4 million local (mostly property tax), $11 million state, $4.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $17.3 million.
Spent $11.1 million — $10.4 million to run schools, about $11,903 per student, plus $292,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.7 million local (mostly property tax), $8.3 million state, $1.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $8.9 million.
Spent $13.3 million — $10.3 million to run schools, about $13,378 per student, plus $2.7 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $1.8 million local (mostly property tax), $7.6 million state, $2.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $3.3 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 Washington County about $129.6 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Relatively Low; social vulnerability: Relatively Low.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
449 bridges in Washington County: 100 in good condition, 319 fair, and 30 poor (6.7%). “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.
| East Huntsville Rd over Spout Spring Br. - Fay. · built 1940 | 13,000 vehicles a day |
| US 71-Wash Co. over Rock Creek · built 1930 | 5,800 vehicles a day |
| SH 170-Washington over West Fork White River · built 1966 | 4,300 vehicles a day |
| SH 170 - Wash Co. over So. Frk Farmington Brnch · built 1923 | 4,170 vehicles a day |
| State Highway 16 over Illinois River-Wash Co. · built 1972 | 2,900 vehicles a day |
| W. Wheeler Road over Clabber Creek · built 1939 | 2,600 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $110.6 million of work in Washington County in fiscal 2025, about $450 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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