“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.
4 school districts have their office in Pulaski County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.
Spent $447.9 million — $342.4 million to run schools, about $15,959 per student, plus $86.5 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $69 million local (mostly property tax), $235.8 million state, $74.2 million federal. Long-term debt: $410.8 million.
Spent $197.3 million — $170.6 million to run schools, about $13,934 per student, plus $15.6 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $40.8 million local (mostly property tax), $123 million state, $26.3 million federal. Long-term debt: $322.6 million.
Spent $115.7 million — $106.2 million to run schools, about $12,947 per student, plus $3.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $15.6 million local (mostly property tax), $84.1 million state, $25.7 million federal. Long-term debt: $223 million.
Spent $67.8 million — $50.9 million to run schools, about $11,264 per student, plus $12.4 million on buildings and equipment. Money in: $8.4 million local (mostly property tax), $45.1 million state, $15.8 million federal. Long-term debt: $28.7 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 High compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Pulaski County about $212.2 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very High; social vulnerability: Relatively High.
Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.
730 bridges in Pulaski County: 367 in good condition, 344 fair, and 19 poor (2.6%). “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.
| I-30 Log 141.70 over UNION PACIFIC RR · built 1961 | 119,000 vehicles a day |
| I-630 WB Log 2.10 over Rice Thayer RR Creek · built 1969 | 55,000 vehicles a day |
| I-630 EB Log 2.10 over Rice Thayer RR Creek · built 1969 | 55,000 vehicles a day |
| I-30 EB Log 136.91 over SH 367 RR CREEK · built 1961 | 53,500 vehicles a day |
| I-30 WB Log 136.90 over SH 367 RR CREEK · built 1961 | 53,500 vehicles a day |
| US 67 NB Log 10.89 over SH 161 · built 1958 | 50,000 vehicles a day |
Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.
Federal grants paid for $2.1 billion of work in Pulaski County in fiscal 2025, about $5,164 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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