How reliable was this first interview?

I spoke to my school superintendent (of Pike County) this afternoon on the topic of how much of each fiscal year's budget is allotted for sports and how much is allotted for the Fine Arts. Mr. Duncan (the superintendent) stated that there is, "no state or federal funding for sports," and that the "school only pays for coaches." In addition he said that, "Fine Arts is payed for out of taxes." In this case, if sports (football in particular) are receiving no money outside of what they raise with booster clubs and ticket sales, shouldn't our fine arts departments be a bit better off than the many various sports teams?