Santa Barbara County Education Office
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 | $1K | $49K | $43K | $51K | $46K | $44K | $32K | $47K | $105K | $154K | $57K | $191K | $169K | $177K | $178K | $208K | $130K | $154K | $86K | $91K | $80K | $84K | $63K | $120 | $56K | — | $13K | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 58% | 74% | 72% | 81% | 80% | 81% | 72% | 74% | 63% | 68% | 67% | 66% | 63% | 63% | 61% | 62% | 61% | 71% | 20% | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 517 | 506 | 292 | 229 | 192 | 378 | 276 | 176 | 14 | 1,680 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 517 | 506 | 292 | 229 | 192 | 378 | 276 | 176 | 14 | 1,680 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | $38K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $37K | $171K | $152K | $159K | $163K | $187K | $127K | $151K | $77K | $81K | $74K | $80K | $63K | $120 | $56K | — | $13K | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $1K | $49K | $43K | $51K | $46K | $44K | $32K | $47K | $96K | $93K | $11K | $20K | $17K | $19K | $15K | $22K | $3K | $3K | $9K | $10K | $6K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Base | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | — |
| Main E.L.Y. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $97 |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Base | Santa Barbara | 20% | 0 | 0 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
| Main E.L.Y. | Carpinteria | 20% | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verizon California, Inc. | — | $44K | $36K | $41K | $42K | $40K | $31K | $30K | $39K | $61K | — | $104K | $91K | $88K | $80K | $97K | $93K | $106K | $72K | $77K | $64K | $69K | $63K | — | $56K | — | $9K | — |
| TW Telecom Holdings, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $54K | $50K | $54K | $54K | $64K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Level 3 Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $15K | $62K | $62K | $37K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $4K | $8K | $21K | $16K | $19K | $27K | $24K | $23K | $31K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andiamo Telecom, L.L.C. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $13K | $13K | $13K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Phone, LLC | $1K | $4K | $6K | $10K | $4K | $4K | $2K | $2K | $566 | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATT Mobility | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6 | $185 | — | $6K | $5K | $9K | $11K | $4K | $103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CV Enterprises, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leap Frog Telecom LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14K | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Online, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $3K | $3K | — | — | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.