Tri-County Special Education
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 | $65K | $72K | $29K | $33K | $26K | $49K | $66K | $17K | $38K | $43K | $54K | $92K | $94K | $24K | — | $85K | $69K | $43K | $69K | $43K | $41K | $24K | $74 | $62K | — | $23K | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 87% | 88% | 90% | 88% | 90% | 89% | 87% | 44% | 50% | 66% | 79% | 90% | 90% | 86% | — | 90% | 87% | 86% | 85% | 87% | 87% | 83% | 87% | 89% | 87% | 87% | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 73 | 97 | 57 | 30 | 353 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 73 | 94 | 57 | 30 | 338 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $22K | $27K | $36K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $80K | $71K | $16K | — | $51K | $29K | $43K | $48K | $35K | $34K | $22K | — | $22K | — | $23K | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $29K | $22K | — | $5K | — | $20K | $23K | — | — | $6K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | — | — | — | $40K | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $36K | $49K | $29K | $29K | $26K | $29K | $42K | $14K | $16K | $11K | $9K | $12K | $23K | $9K | — | $35K | $40K | — | $20K | — | $7K | $2K | $74 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | — | — | $272 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tc Center School & Education Annex | $19K | $20K | $10K | $12K | $6K | $15K | $19K | $6K | $15K | $19K |
| Tc Dewey School On Choate Campus | — | — | — | — | $6K | $15K | $21K | $6K | $15K | $28K |
| Tc Eurma Hayes Center | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tc Ward School | $28K | $19K | $10K | $11K | $6K | $15K | $21K | $6K | $15K | $22K |
| Tcse - Dq Annex | $13K | $12K | $10K | $10K | $6K | $9K | $9K | — | — | — |
| Tcse - Duquoin Annex | — | — | — | — | $6K | $9K | $9K | — | — | — |
| Tri-County Aspire Academy | $21K | $20K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tc Center School & Education Annex | Murphysboro | 85% | 70 | 70 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Tc Dewey School On Choate Campus | Anna | 90% | 111 | 111 | 100 | 100 | Rural |
| Tc Eurma Hayes Center | Carbondale | 85% | 0 | 0 | — | — | Urban |
| Tc Ward School | Du Quoin | 85% | 45 | 45 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Tcse - Dq Annex | Duquoin | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Tcse - Duquoin Annex | Duquoin | 90% | — | — | 100 | 100 | — |
| Tri-County Aspire Academy | Murphysboro | 90% | 41 | 41 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
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 Wireless fka Cellco Partnership | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $12K | $21K | $14K | $44K | $41K | $9K | — | $21K | $7K | $24K | $21K | $17K | $16K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delta Communications LLC | $36K | $49K | $29K | $29K | $26K | $27K | $25K | — | — | — | $1K | $2K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon North Incorporated | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | — | $22K | $21K | $12K | $19K | $12K | $12K | $12K | — | $18K | — | $20K | — | — |
| Mediacom Illinois LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $14K | $9K | — | $35K | $33K | — | $20K | — | $7K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $18 | $585 | $975 | $12K | $21K | $16K | $2K | — | $8K | $8K | $7K | $8K | $7K | $6K | $5K | — | $4K | — | $3K | — | — |
| Frontier Communications of Illinois, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $14K | $11K | $12K | $9K | $16K | $21K | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| County Tele-Service Inc. | $20K | — | — | — | — | $20K | — | $801 | $8K | $4K | — | $974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | — | — | — | $28K | — | — | — | — |
| CDW-G | — | $22K | — | — | — | — | $9K | — | — | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | — | — | — | — |
| Electronaca Inc | — | — | — | $5K | — | — | $15K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecommunications Management LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $4K | $4K | $2K | $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.