Missouri's 8th District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $2,432,755 | $2,481,994 | $3,038,227 | $4,640,124 | $4,021,329 | $3,527,320 | $3,169,155 | $3,124,495 | $3,101,489 | $4,449,716 |
| Average discount rate | 76% | 76% | 76% | 78% | 77% | 78% | 78% | 66% | 49% | 57% |
| Service providers | 62 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 49 | 55 | 59 | 56 | 71 | 85 |
| Billed entities | 88 | 79 | 80 | 86 | 87 | 93 | 86 | 81 | 116 | 127 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $36K | $272K | $552K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $1.5M | $1.1M | $1.5M | $3.1M | $2.3M | $1.5M | $1.2M | $1.3M | $858K | $1.9M |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $763K | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.9M | $2.0M | $1.8M | $1.9M | $2.0M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | $2K | $3K | $4K | $937 | $11K | $12K | $15K | $37K | $16K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | $126K | $101K | $163K | $143K | $290K | $76K | $11K | $5K | — | $21K |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wireless School Bus Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Top billed entities
| Billed entity | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Girardeau School Dist 63 | $87K | $95K | $90K | $681K | $90K | $270K | $88K | $226K | $145K | $154K | $1.0M | $209K |
| Kvc | $34K | $179K | $222K | $172K | $389K | $319K | $201K | $211K | $237K | $325K | $996K | $199K |
| Poplar Bluff School Dist R 1 | $23K | — | — | $561K | — | $83K | $44K | $24K | $121K | $42K | $585K | $117K |
| Rolla School District 31 | $67K | $55K | $38K | $284K | $138K | $204K | $38K | $135K | $36K | $206K | $582K | $116K |
| Central School District R 3 | $35K | $76K | $87K | $237K | $137K | $68K | $62K | $43K | $174K | $111K | $572K | $114K |
| North St Francois Sch Dist R 1 | $119K | $78K | $62K | $177K | $134K | $488K | $157K | $92K | $139K | $103K | $570K | $114K |
| Fox School District C 6 | $89K | $146K | $86K | $86K | $123K | $184K | $124K | $118K | $88K | $102K | $530K | $106K |
| Farmington School District R 7 | $17K | $24K | $184K | $283K | — | — | $228K | $99K | $102K | $426K | $508K | $102K |
| Windsor School District C 1 | $22K | $39K | $42K | $254K | $99K | $45K | $54K | $49K | $57K | $59K | $456K | $91K |
| Caruthersville School Dist 18 | $142K | $61K | $61K | $106K | $65K | $95K | $62K | $102K | $106K | $96K | $434K | $87K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.A. Networks | $277K | $195K | $546K | $851K | $939K | $389K | $238K | $192K | $228K | $885K | $2.8M | $562K |
| Charter Communications Operating, LLC | $260K | $421K | $425K | $403K | $396K | $414K | $448K | $522K | — | — | $1.9M | $381K |
| Novatech, Inc | $43K | $42K | $220K | $665K | $314K | $223K | $59K | $237K | $247K | $110K | $1.3M | $257K |
| CDW Government LLC | $208K | $42K | $119K | $591K | $191K | $242K | $102K | $235K | $36K | $80K | $1.2M | $230K |
| Socket Telecom, LLC | $29K | $189K | $230K | $191K | $220K | $238K | $217K | $222K | $220K | $278K | $860K | $172K |
| Essential Network Technologies, LLC | $90K | $666 | $113K | $389K | $244K | $265K | $111K | $41K | $108K | $229K | $837K | $167K |
| MidWest Computech | $185K | $43K | $145K | $148K | $219K | — | $89K | $72K | $33K | $61K | $741K | $148K |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | $50K | $90K | $128K | $172K | $191K | $175K | $179K | $297K | $333K | $407K | $629K | $126K |
| Sho-Me Technologies, LLC | $76K | $122K | $132K | $122K | $149K | $105K | $160K | $134K | $137K | $102K | $601K | $120K |
| SomethingCool.com LLC | $207K | $153K | $27K | $57K | $31K | $30K | $7K | $14K | $36K | $52K | $474K | $95K |
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.