Oconee County Schools collected less than $1 million from its Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (ESPLOST) in February, the first time collections dropped below the $1 million benchmark since February of last year and the first time collections have fallen below those from the same month a year earlier since December of 2023.
In January, collections had been up by 6.2 percent from January of 2025, and collections had been up by more than 2 percent over the month a year earlier every month since November of 2024.
