Palo Alto Unified School District
Overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $586K | $63K | $63K | $69K | $73K | $562K | $73K | $62K | $334K | $62K | $77K | $125K | $192K | $222K | $138K | $107K | $109K | $109K | $92K | $84K | $10K | $28K | — | $23K | $48K | $82K | — | $75K |
| Average discount rate | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 24% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 37% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | — | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% | 40% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 24,250 | 24,250 | 24,250 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 24,250 | 24,250 | 24,250 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 1,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subsidies by E-Rate service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $23K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $69K | $128K | $158K | $128K | $107K | $109K | $109K | $92K | $84K | $10K | $28K | — | $23K | $48K | $82K | — | $75K |
| Internal Connections | $584K | — | — | — | — | $489K | — | — | $272K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $63K | $63K | $69K | $73K | $73K | $73K | $62K | $62K | $62K | $54K | $56K | $65K | $64K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Elementary School | $37K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $24K | $4K | $4K | $13K | $4K |
| Duveneck Elementary School | $37K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $23K | $4K | $4K | $15K | $4K |
| El Carmelo Elementary School | $37K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $19K | $4K | $4K | $13K | $4K |
| Escondido Elementary School | $37K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $25K | $4K | $4K | $15K | $4K |
| Fairmeadow Elementary School | $37K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $27K | $4K | $4K | $16K | $4K |
| Frank S. Greene Jr Middle | $37K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $51K | $4K | $4K | $30K | $4K |
| Henry M. Gunn High School | $37K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $102K | $4K | $4K | $45K | $4K |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary School | $37K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $27K | $4K | $4K | $13K | $4K |
| Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle | $37K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $60K | $4K | $4K | $29K | $4K |
| Juana Briones Elementary School | $37K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $20K | $4K | $4K | $14K | $4K |
| Lucille M. Nixon Elementary School | $37K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $26K | $4K | $4K | $15K | $4K |
| Ohlone Elementary School | $37K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $25K | $4K | $4K | $17K | $4K |
| Palo Alto High School | $37K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $85K | $4K | $4K | $55K | $4K |
| Palo Verde Elementary School | $37K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $21K | $4K | $4K | $13K | $4K |
| Walter Hays Elementary School | $37K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $16K | $4K | $4K | $15K | $4K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addison Elementary School | Palo Alto | 40% | 377 | 73 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
| Duveneck Elementary School | Palo Alto | 40% | 342 | 42 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
| El Carmelo Elementary School | Palo Alto | 40% | 290 | 59 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
| Escondido Elementary School | Stanford | 40% | 445 | 81 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
| Fairmeadow Elementary School | Palo Alto | 40% | 404 | 46 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
| Frank S. Greene Jr Middle | Palo Alto | 40% | 762 | 107 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
| Henry M. Gunn High School | Palo Alto | 40% | 1,606 | 162 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary School | Palo Alto | 40% | 382 | 22 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
| Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle | Palo Alto | 40% | 989 | 119 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
| Juana Briones Elementary School | Palo Alto | 40% | 244 | 23 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
| Lucille M. Nixon Elementary School | Stanford | 40% | 345 | 31 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
| Ohlone Elementary School | Palo Alto | 40% | 461 | 37 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
| Palo Alto High School | Palo Alto | 40% | 1,828 | 235 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
| Palo Verde Elementary School | Palo Alto | 40% | 344 | 51 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
| Walter Hays Elementary School | Palo Alto | 40% | 310 | 53 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
Subsidies by service provider (top 10)
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dasher Technologies, Inc. | $586K | — | — | — | — | $489K | — | — | $272K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pacific Bell Telephone Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $6K | $6K | $25K | $70K | $78K | $86K | $88K | $92K | $78K | — | $21K | — | — | $37K | $67K | — | $75K |
| City of Palo Alto Utilities | — | $54K | $54K | $58K | $62K | $62K | $62K | $62K | $62K | $62K | $54K | $54K | $12K | $9K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| U.S. TelePacific Corp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $15K | $44K | $109K | $121K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Phone, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $49K | $54K | $32K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $12K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $8K | $7K | — | $23K | $10K | $15K | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $757 | $4K | $3K | $2K | $14K | $18K | $11K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zayo Group, LLC | — | $9K | $9K | $11K | $11K | $11K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Communications Co. L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $11K | $9K | $9K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $285 | $5K | $3K | $197 | $1K | $2K | $3K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Overview and provider figures are the entity’s total authorized disbursements (entity-wide, FCC Form 471 FRN Status). Per-recipient figures are a back-of-envelope estimate: each funding request line item’s post-discount cost divided equally among the line’s recipients. FY2010–2015 figures are from USAC legacy data (BEN level). FY2026 omitted (funding year in progress). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid), which is why figures dip at the end — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error. Source: USAC Open Data, retrieved 2026-06-10.