Evanston-Skokie School District 65
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 | $138K | $259K | $95K | $343K | $170K | $191K | $454K | $437K | $240K | $210K | $210K | $423K | $397K | $449K | $341K | $368K | $330K | $292K | $249K | $159K | $167K | $141K | $110K | — | — | — | $816K | — |
| Average discount rate | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 54% | 49% | 62% | 60% | 68% | 62% | 63% | 62% | 62% | 60% | 61% | 61% | 58% | 54% | 55% | — | 56% | 53% | 54% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 13,780 | 9,407 | 23,850 | 9,600 | 7,500 | 8,333 | 8,333 | 5,500 | 3,884 | 3,027 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 13,780 | 9,407 | 23,850 | 9,600 | 7,500 | 8,333 | 8,333 | 5,500 | 3,884 | 3,027 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $21K | $62K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $99K | $378K | $381K | $449K | $341K | $368K | $330K | $291K | $213K | $102K | $160K | $139K | $110K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $76K | $167K | — | $216K | — | $21K | $284K | $269K | $53K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $816K | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $62K | $92K | $95K | $127K | $170K | $170K | $170K | $168K | $187K | $189K | $49K | $46K | $16K | — | — | — | — | $1K | $35K | $57K | $7K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $345 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 65 Warehouse | $5K | $5K | $4K | $7K | $9K | $9K | $9K | $9K | $9K | $11K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District 65 Warehouse | Evanston | 60% | — | — | 25,000 | 25,000 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comcast Business Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $19K | $19K | $19K | $246K | $233K | $243K | $142K | $167K | $134K | $129K | $93K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SBC Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $31K | $48K | $79K | $125K | $121K | $124K | $127K | $101K | $109K | $122K | $135K | $129K | $89K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unite Private Networks, LLC-Illinois | $54K | $79K | $79K | $115K | $147K | $148K | $147K | $147K | $146K | $146K | $99K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDW Government LLC | $50K | $167K | — | $206K | — | $21K | $284K | $269K | $53K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $13K | $71K | $57K | $81K | $78K | $77K | $69K | $63K | $45K | $36K | $29K | $9K | $19K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tricom Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $565K | — |
| Midwest Visual Communications Co. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $251K | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $21K | $22K | $33K | $49K | $48K | $27K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cogent Communications, Inc. | $8K | $13K | $16K | $12K | $23K | $23K | $24K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data-Comm Sales, Inc. | $26K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.