Sterling Com School District 5
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 | $97K | $51K | $52K | $274K | — | — | — | $253K | $37K | $42K | $186K | $93K | $95K | $92K | $135K | $69K | $65K | $45K | — | $11K | $44K | — | $16K | $9K | — | $10K | $240K | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | — | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 67% | 78% | 77% | 78% | 75% | 77% | 75% | 75% | 68% | 57% | 57% | 59% | 59% | 58% | 51% | — | 60% | 57% | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | — | 3,500 | 5,000 | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 800 | 800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | — | 3,500 | 5,000 | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | — | 1,000 | 800 | 800 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | $11K | $21K | $14K | $35K | $32K | $30K | — | $10K | $32K | — | $13K | $6K | — | $10K | $8K | — |
| Internal Connections | $97K | $23K | $11K | $237K | — | — | — | $175K | — | — | $90K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $223K | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $27K | $42K | $37K | — | — | — | $37K | $37K | $37K | $85K | $84K | $85K | $70K | $121K | $33K | $33K | $15K | — | $673 | $12K | — | $3K | $4K | — | — | $8K | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $40K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $863 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unspecified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling High School | $52K | $5K | $19K | $46K | — | $6K | — | $95K | $7K | $7K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling High School | Sterling | 80% | 975 | 484 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCnetworks, Inc. | $97K | $21K | $11K | $218K | — | — | — | $125K | — | — | $38K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Business Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $62K | $72K | $73K | $69K | $75K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SBC Illinois | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $9K | $10K | $11K | $14K | $57K | $52K | $52K | $39K | — | $10K | $43K | — | $14K | $9K | — | — | $10K | — |
| Tri-City Electric Company Of Iowa | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $53K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $223K | — |
| Stratus Networks, Inc | — | $14K | $27K | $27K | — | — | — | $27K | $23K | $23K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDW Government LLC | — | — | — | $19K | — | — | — | $90K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SYNDEO NETWORKS, INC. | — | $13K | $14K | $11K | — | — | — | $11K | $14K | $14K | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| U.S. Cellular | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $9K | — | $15K | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Illinois Fiber Resources Group | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $11K | $11K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | $7K | — |
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.