by our College Data Analytics TeamIf you’re a student athlete thinking about going to South Plains College be sure to check out the facts on this page about the athletics program as a whole as well as the information about the particular sport you are interested in.
As a member of the NJCAA Division I, South Plains College competes in the Not applicable conference.
There are 174 athletes who take part in at least one sport at the school, 100 men and 74 women. On average, these students receive around $3,411 in sports-related student aid, which can help defray a lot of college costs. On average, the school gave males around $3,365 of sports aid and women received about $3,474.
Of the 6 head coaches at South Plains College, 3 are leaders of men’s teams and 3 lead women’s teams. The head coaches of men’s teams make about $67,196 on average, and the yearly average salary of women’s team head coaches is $64,656.
The head coaches of South Plains College sports are supported by 5 assistant coaches of women’s teams and 5 assistant coaches of men’s teams. The annual average salary for those who coach women’s teams is $46,038 and the average for those who coach men’s is $45,082. Note, the individual salary of coaches is often dependent on the team they coach.
South Plains College sports teams made $2,462,146 in revenue, but they did have to spend $2,295,853 for expenses. So, the good news is that athletics program made a profit of $166,293, and that’s much nicer than losing money (which some schools do).
Likewise, money made for women’s athletics can vary quite a bit by sport. Here’s what the comparison looks like for women’s sports at South Plains College.
Along with the other data we present for each sport below, we also include the sport’s ranking on our Best Schools for the Sport list when applicable. In order to place in College Factual’s sports rankings, you have to have more than a good sports team. You need to offer a quality education as well. This ensures that while you’re participating in sports programs at the school, you’ll also be getting a solid education.
There are 13 players on the South Plains College men’s basketball team, and they are led by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the South Plains College men’s basketball program brought home $364,329 in revenue and paid out $364,329 in total expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
The head coach and 2 assistant coaches train and lead the 14 players of the South Plains College women’s basketball team.
In terms of financials, the South Plains College women’s basketball program paid out $314,874 in expenses and made $314,874 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The 77-player men’s track and field team at South Plains College is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
The South Plains College men’s track and field program paid out $255,174 in expenses while making $255,174 in total revenue. On the positive side, this means the program didn’t lose any money - and that’s not something every college sports program can claim.
The 49-player women’s track and field team at South Plains College is kept in shape by one head coach and 2 assistant coaches.
On the money side of things, the South Plains College women’s track and field program brought home $159,517 in revenue and paid out $159,517 in total expenses. So, the program broke even. It’s unfortunate that it didn’t make any money, but, then again, it didn’t lose any money either.
It’s possible that you may not find your favorite sport on this page, since we only include those sports on which we have data.
U.S. Department of Education’s Equity in Athletics Data Analysis (EADA)
The academic progress rate (APR) of each team was made available by the NCAA.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
