West Central Community Unit School District 235
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 | $20K | $3K | $148K | $65K | $65K | $65K | $73K | $118K | $122K | $74K | $75K | $330K | $19K | $16K | $13K | $10K | $12K | $8K | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 54% | 60% | 70% | 77% | 77% | 77% | 75% | 75% | 75% | 71% | 71% | 68% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | — | 1,000 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 684 | 51 | 51 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | — | 1,000 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 684 | 51 | 51 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $39K | $275K | $11K | $13K | $11K | $8K | $9K | $8K | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $20K | — | $84K | — | — | — | — | $46K | $49K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $3K | $64K | $65K | $65K | $65K | $73K | $73K | $73K | $73K | $34K | $55K | $8K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Central Elementary | $14K | $20K | $43K | $20K | $20K | $22K | $24K | $43K | $43K | $27K |
| West Central Middle School | $14K | $20K | $61K | $25K | $25K | $22K | $24K | $32K | $43K | $27K |
| West Central Senior High | $7K | $13K | $43K | $20K | $20K | $22K | $24K | $43K | $43K | $27K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Central Elementary | Biggsville | 80% | 356 | 203 | 20,000 | 20,000 | Rural |
| West Central Middle School | Stronghurst | 80% | 172 | 99 | 20,000 | 20,000 | Rural |
| West Central Senior High | Biggsville | 80% | 220 | 121 | 20,000 | 20,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTC Communications Inc. | — | $3K | $64K | $65K | $65K | $65K | $73K | $73K | $73K | $73K | $73K | $316K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Heart Technologies, Inc. | $20K | — | $84K | — | — | — | — | $46K | $49K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS OF AMERICA | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | $8K | $9K | $8K | $5K | $2K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States Cellular Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $3K | $2K | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Foundation for Educational Services, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carl Sandburg College | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | — | $5K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CITIZENS TEL OF ILLINOIS INC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DerbyNet, LLC. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Primus Telecommunications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Business Global LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $243 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.