Liberal Unif School Dist 480
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 | $38K | $38K | $38K | $160K | $799K | $233K | $160K | $601K | $116K | $123K | $440K | $260K | $261K | $252K | $139K | $170K | $193K | $127K | $1.8M | $138K | $84K | $1.0M | $584K | $16K | $95K | $12K | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 86% | 86% | 90% | 48% | 45% | 58% | 81% | 85% | 83% | 83% | 84% | 84% | 83% | 83% | 83% | 81% | 82% | 83% | 81% | 77% | 75% | 75% | 72% | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 5,000 | 5,000 | 3,500 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 400 | 400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 5,000 | 5,000 | 3,500 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 400 | 400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $10K | $18K | $44K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $64K | $70K | $75K | $74K | $44K | $68K | $60K | $86K | $78K | $63K | $99K | $85K | — | $80K | $4K | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | $679K | $72K | — | $439K | — | — | $290K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.5M | — | — | $898K | $483K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $38K | $38K | $38K | $160K | $120K | $160K | $160K | $160K | $106K | $106K | $106K | $196K | $191K | $176K | $65K | $68K | $67K | $67K | $67K | $60K | $17K | $17K | $16K | $16K | $16K | $8K | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $59K | $58K | — | $80K | — | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Start | — | — | — | — | $75K | — | — | $8K | $639 | $2K |
| Cottonwood Elementary School | — | — | — | — | $75K | $15K | — | $14K | $639 | $2K |
| District Office | $19K | $19K | $99K | $80K | $80K | $80K | $80K | $80K | $106K | $108K |
| Educational Service Center | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $310 | $639 | $2K |
| Eisenhower Middle School | — | — | — | — | $75K | $9K | — | $85K | $639 | $2K |
| Garfield Elementary School | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $639 | $2K |
| Liberal High School | $19K | $19K | $99K | $80K | $156K | $132K | $80K | $177K | $639 | $2K |
| Lincoln Elementary School | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $639 | $2K |
| Macarthur Elementary School | — | — | — | — | $75K | $13K | — | $36K | $639 | $2K |
| Mcdermott Elementary School | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $639 | $2K |
| Mckinley Elementary School | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $639 | $2K |
| Meadowlark Elementary School | — | — | — | — | $75K | $10K | — | $52K | — | — |
| Prairie View Elementary | — | — | — | — | $75K | $2K | — | $68K | $639 | $2K |
| Seymore Rogers Middle School | — | — | — | — | $75K | $19K | — | $68K | — | — |
| South Middle School | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $639 | $2K |
| Sunflower Elementary School | — | — | — | — | $75K | — | — | $14K | $639 | $2K |
| Washington Elementary School | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $639 | $2K |
| West Middle School | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $639 | $2K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Start | Liberal | 85% | 233 | 178 | — | — | Rural |
| Cottonwood Elementary School | Liberal | 85% | 502 | 414 | — | — | Rural |
| District Office | Liberal | 90% | — | — | 5,000 | 5,000 | — |
| Educational Service Center | Liberal | 10% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eisenhower Middle School | Liberal | 85% | 566 | 432 | — | — | Rural |
| Garfield Elementary School | Liberal | 30% | 170 | 158 | — | — | Rural |
| Liberal High School | Liberal | 90% | 1,383 | 1,158 | 5,000 | 5,000 | Rural |
| Lincoln Elementary School | Liberal | 30% | 197 | 151 | — | — | Rural |
| Macarthur Elementary School | Liberal | 85% | 407 | 275 | — | — | Rural |
| Mcdermott Elementary School | Liberal | 30% | 296 | 248 | — | — | Rural |
| Mckinley Elementary School | Liberal | 30% | 177 | 122 | — | — | Rural |
| Meadowlark Elementary School | Liberal | 85% | 371 | 358 | — | — | Rural |
| Prairie View Elementary | Liberal | 85% | 426 | 333 | — | — | Rural |
| Seymore Rogers Middle School | Liberal | 85% | 521 | 469 | — | — | Rural |
| South Middle School | Liberal | 30% | 369 | 327 | — | — | Rural |
| Sunflower Elementary School | Liberal | 85% | 395 | 341 | — | — | Rural |
| Washington Elementary School | Liberal | 30% | 437 | 390 | — | — | Rural |
| West Middle School | Liberal | 30% | 380 | 264 | — | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SouthWest Kansas Online | — | — | — | — | $120K | $160K | $160K | $160K | $106K | $106K | $106K | $189K | $185K | $176K | $62K | $62K | $62K | $62K | $62K | $60K | $17K | $17K | $16K | $16K | $16K | $8K | — | — |
| Alexander Open Systems, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $246K | — | — | — | — | $48K | $36K | — | $852K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nex-Tech, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $4K | $4K | — | $28K | $28K | $28K | $25K | $20K | $903K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ISG Technology LLC | — | — | — | — | $679K | $32K | — | $259K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SBC Datacomm, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $747K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $41 | $2K | $4K | $15K | $16K | $20K | $38K | $37K | $11K | $11K | $10K | $40K | $39K | $40K | $81K | $78K | — | $75K | — | — | — |
| Rural Tel. Service Co. Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $483K | — | — | — | — | — |
| IdeaTek Telcom, LLC. | $38K | $38K | $38K | $160K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $365 | $15K | $25K | $26K | $30K | $31K | $31K | $29K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ConvergeOne, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $180K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.