Benson School District 777
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 | — | $10K | $5K | — | $732 | $504 | $68K | $411 | $7K | $29K | $6K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $7K | $7K | $9K | $13K | $12K | $11K | $13K | $19K | $17K | $23K | $40K | $21K |
| Average discount rate | — | 70% | 70% | — | 70% | 70% | 70% | 70% | 36% | 43% | 54% | 63% | 64% | 64% | 64% | 63% | 64% | 64% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | $3K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | $8K | $8K | $7K | $7K | $7K | $6K | $8K | $12K | $11K | $10K | $11K | $11K | $14K | $13K | $17K | $5K |
| Internal Connections | — | $10K | $5K | — | — | — | $66K | — | $5K | $26K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | — | — | — | $732 | $504 | $400 | $411 | $378 | $369 | $302 | $774 | $787 | $475 | $942 | $910 | $852 | $749 | $1K | $1K | $1K | $696 | $864 | $8K | $3K | $10K | $11K | $16K |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | $375 | — | — | — | $1K | — | $847 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unspecified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $629 | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Day Treatment | — | $2K | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $12K | $8K | $14K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Day Treatment | Benson | 70% | 0 | 0 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint- Minnesota, Inc. | — | — | — | — | $732 | $504 | $400 | $411 | $1K | $3K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $6K | $6K | $6K | $5K | $5K | $6K | $10K | $10K | $9K | $10K | $9K | $9K | $13K | $19K | $5K |
| Tech Check, LLC | — | $10K | $5K | — | — | — | $68K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Optimum Communications Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $26K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bennett Office Supplies, Inc. DBA Computerland of Willmar | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $1K | $1K | $696 | $864 | $3K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $6K |
| Rochester Telecom Systems, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $1K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $1K | $629 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Communications Company L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $2K | $5K | $4K | $2K | $4K |
| Minnesota River Vally Education District | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | — | — | $12K | — |
| U S WEST Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K |
| Qwest Communications Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $3K | — |
| Rural Cellular Corporation dba Cellular 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $101 | $122 | $140 | $424 | $435 | — | — | $199 | — | — | — | $868 |
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.