Illinois's 5th District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $768,103 | $801,245 | $1,628,795 | $1,362,084 | $2,299,228 | $1,124,124 | $1,248,926 | $1,705,211 | $1,400,415 | $1,819,968 |
| Average discount rate | 52% | 51% | 53% | 52% | 51% | 51% | 52% | 51% | 49% | 37% |
| Service providers | 18 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
| Billed entities | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 26 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $41K | $142K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $310K | $189K | $1.1M | $636K | $1.4M | $424K | $243K | $532K | $256K | $513K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $450K | $612K | $502K | $686K | $796K | $693K | $999K | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | $41K | $36K | $35K | $1K | $7K | $27K | $21K | $29K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $9K | — | $9K | $4K | $35K | $6K | — | — | — | — |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Top billed entities
| Billed entity | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Catholic Bishop Of Chicago | $306K | $305K | $200K | $265K | $282K | $209K | $264K | $299K | $240K | $322K | $1.4M | $272K |
| Palatine Cc School District 15 | — | — | $735K | $109K | $482K | — | $128K | $383K | $144K | $150K | $1.3M | $265K |
| Barrington Cusd 220 | $125K | $36K | $15K | $50K | $461K | $174K | $57K | $117K | $155K | $243K | $686K | $137K |
| East Maine School District 63 | $29K | $54K | $54K | $359K | $137K | $104K | $134K | $147K | $98K | $162K | $631K | $126K |
| Leyden Comm High Sch Dist 212 | $33K | — | $163K | $39K | $293K | $156K | $97K | $178K | $116K | $266K | $528K | $106K |
| Northwest Suburban Spec Ed Org | $98K | $124K | $94K | $91K | $94K | $108K | $92K | $89K | $84K | $88K | $502K | $100K |
| Park Rdg Comm Cons Sch Dist 64 | $22K | $87K | $130K | $175K | $85K | $62K | $81K | $76K | $152K | $45K | $499K | $100K |
| Rowe Elementary Charter Schools | $32K | $50K | $50K | $51K | $139K | $72K | $39K | $67K | $80K | $93K | $322K | $64K |
| Lake Zurich School District 95 | $35K | $45K | $106K | — | $10K | $8K | $112K | $91K | $97K | $161K | $196K | $39K |
| Mount Prospect School Dist 57 | — | $24K | $24K | $27K | $78K | $31K | $39K | $60K | $38K | $88K | $153K | $31K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDW Government LLC | $129K | $102K | $796K | $186K | $123K | $60K | $103K | $79K | $58K | $152K | $1.3M | $267K |
| Comcast Business Communications | $161K | $207K | $202K | $198K | $315K | $257K | $248K | $503K | $424K | $474K | $1.1M | $217K |
| Comcast Cable Communications, LLC | $192K | $240K | $158K | $188K | $199K | $171K | $170K | $2K | $4K | $7K | $977K | $195K |
| AMCO HBS Holdings LP | $136K | $36K | $15K | — | $434K | $154K | $13K | $29K | $60K | $178K | $621K | $124K |
| STEP CG, LLC | — | — | $41K | $33K | $482K | — | — | — | — | — | $556K | $111K |
| Opt2mized Networks, Inc. | — | — | $163K | — | $250K | $120K | $38K | $110K | — | $37K | $412K | $82K |
| 22Vets LLC | — | — | — | $270K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $270K | $54K |
| onShore, Inc. | $26K | $50K | $50K | $51K | $38K | $38K | $39K | $65K | $78K | $83K | $214K | $43K |
| AT&T Enterprises, LLC | $42K | $54K | $17K | $43K | $40K | $37K | $61K | $62K | $112K | $184K | $195K | $39K |
| Illinois Bell Telephone Company, LLC | $605 | $10K | $22K | $52K | $59K | $49K | $188K | $210K | $254K | $334K | $144K | $29K |
Each billed entity is assigned to the congressional district (119th Congress boundaries, U.S. Census TIGER/Line 2024) containing the largest number of its recipient sites, located by their USAC-reported coordinates; entities without usable coordinates use the district in their USAC profile. Funding totals are total authorized disbursements (FCC Form 471 FRN Status, USAC dataset qdmp-ygft); speeds are from Recipient Details and Commitments (avi8-svp9); pre-2016 history is from USAC legacy data (1998-2015). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid) — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error.