Breakdown of SC lottery distributions, 2006-07

Article published: Feb 3, 2008
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2006-07 LOTTERY FUNDS:

$988.1 million — sales

$273.4 million — educational programs

$219.4 million — higher education

$59.5 million — K-12 education

$5.4 million — S.C. State Library

$12.2 million — Allied Health Initiative

$500,000 — S.C. State Museum

$16.4 million — unclaimed prizes



A BREAKDOWN:

HIGHER EDUCATION

$45 million — tuition assistance, technical colleges and two-year colleges

$88 million — LIFE scholarships

$7.1 million — SC HOPE scholarships

$17.8 million — Palmetto Fellows

$11.2 million — Needs-based grants

$1.7 million — National Guard

$4.7 million — Higher Education Excellence Enhancement

$30 million — endowed chairs

$3.6 million — technology

$7.7 million — tuition grants

$2.5 million — S.C. State University



K-12:

$11 million — teacher / principal specialists, part of the Education Accountability Act

$46.5 million — K-5 reading, math, science, social studies

$2 million — 6-8 reading, math, science, social studies



UNCLAIMED PRIZES:

$8.4 million — technology, higher education

$200,000 — technology, School for the Deaf and Blind

$250,000 — SDE, Agriculture in the Classroom

$2.6 million — Tuition Assistance Program

$5 million — tuition grants