Overview

Indicator2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Total E-Rate subsidies$404K$547K$543K$471K$499K$452K$479K$504K$1.1M$1.1M$1.4M$1.5M$1.2M$1.4M$1.3M$920K$871K$840K$742K$670K$1.0M$1.0M$983K$864K$873K$852K$714K$931K
Average discount rate68%70%71%63%66%68%68%69%51%56%65%68%68%68%67%60%60%60%60%60%60%60%61%60%61%61%58%59%
Schools & libraries (in this area)84848587776564588486
Service providers1111211133711112111111111111
Avg download speed (Mbps)1,0501,0749419168597697164911,4331,446
Avg upload speed (Mbps)1,0501,0749419168597697164911,4331,446

Subsidies by E-Rate service type

Service type2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Voice$12K$33K$54K
Telecomm Services$965K$1.5M$1.2M$1.4M$1.3M$920K$871K$840K$742K$670K$1.0M$1.0M$983K$864K$873K$852K$714K$931K
Internal Connections$347K
Data Transmission and/or Internet Access$404K$547K$543K$471K$499K$452K$479K$504K$1.0M$1.0M
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections
Managed Internal Broadband Services$5K$4K$2K

Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution

Recipient2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Armstrong School$58K$10K$10K$8K$160$480$2K$20K
Belle Plaine Junior High School$12K$5K$13K$5K$9K$3K$1K$2K$37K$755
Belle Plaine Sr High School$12K$5K$13K$5K$9K$3K$1K$2K$40K$18K
Blue Earth Area Elementary School$3K$3K$4K$3K$1K$1K$1K$1K$22K$4K
Blue Earth Area High School$3K$3K$3K$3K$8K$19K$20K$19K$52K$21K
Blue Earth Area Middle School$3K$3K$3K$3K$720$720$720$720$21K$3K
Chatfield Elementary School$12K$5K$13K$5K$2K$3K$1K$2K$40K$755
Cleveland Elementary School$12K$6K$5K$31K$6K$5K$14K$932$3K
Cleveland Secondary School$12K$6K$5K$31K$7K$18K$27K$13K$18K$21K
Community Education$3K$3K$3K$7K$3K$3K$3K
Dakota Meadows Middle School$6K$37K$5K$6K$7K$10K$9K$16K$8K$25K
Darfur Branch Library$139
District Office$6K$5K$5K$4K$533$672$292$788
District Transportation Office$6K$6K$7K$6K$9K$8K$8K$10K
Early Childhood$10K$7K$3K
Fairmont Elementary School$6K$67K$48K$9K$10K$6K$14K$52K$45K
Fairmont Junior Senior High School$6K$64K$48K$9K$25K$18K$20K$13K$63K$55K
Food Service$10K$10K$8K$7K$3K
Futures Sun$6K$30K$42K
G F W Elementary School$6K$36K$5K$4K$4K$13K$13K$13K$20K$47K
G F W Middle School$6K$36K$5K$4K$3K$3K$26K
G F W Public School$29K
G F W Senior High School$6K$36K$5K$4K$3K$3K$34K
Granada Huntley East Chain Elementary School$13K$6K$5K$13K$6K$7K$142$139
Granada Huntley East Chain High School$13K$6K$5K$13K$7K$18K$21K$14K$15K$17K
Granada Huntley East Chain Middle School$13K$6K$5K$13K$6K$7K
Hartley Elementary School$12K$18K$10K$8K$2K$9K$16K$1K$2K$4K
Hilltop Alp$5K$5K$5K$4K$2K$292$788
Hilltop Elementary School$5K$10K$15K$13K$9K$9K$8K$11K$26K$10K
Isd #88 Administration Building$2K$2K$2K$3K$7K$895$893$142$139
Isd 77 Early Childhood Center$7K
Janesville-Wldorf-Pmbrtn Elem$33K$6K$5K$8K$3K$12K$3K$16K$4K$5K
Janesville-Wldorf-Pmbrtn H S$33K$6K$5K$8K$3K$12K$3K$16K$4K$5K
Jefferson Elementary School$13K$2K$2K$7K$372$370$367$799$3K$16K
Le Center Pre K-8$6K$6K$29K$28K$16K$27K$13K$32K$19K$30K
Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary School$6K$5K$43K
Le Sueur-Henderson Middle School$6K$5K$48K$4K$6K$23K$788
Le Sueur-Henderson Middlehigh$6K$5K$48K$4K$7K$13K$13K$13K$40K$18K
Lewisville Branch Library$142$139
Lhs Middle School Alternative$4K$292$788
Lonsdale Pre K-6$6K$6K$29K$28K$16K$18K$13K$24K$18K$29K
Loyola Catholic School$6K$6K$5K$4K$27K$25K$5K$7K$11K$4K
Mankato Area Public Schools Administration Center$6K$6K$5K$4K$7K$6K$9K$8K$8K$10K
Mankato East Sr High School$6K$37K$5K$6K$7K$12K$9K$16K$8K$10K
Maple River School District 2135 - New Bldg 2022$6K$6K$5K$4K$94K
Minnesota Valley School$10K$6K$12K$2K$4K$21K$14K$14K$783$3K
Morristown Elementary School$3K$3K$3K$6K$3K$12K$13K$13K$26K$16K
Morristown Middle School$3K$3K$3K$6K$2K$11K$704
New Ulm High School$17K$2K$2K$7K$898$895$893$799$3K$16K
Nicollet Elementary$11K$6K$7K$4K$12K$4K$142$3K
Nicollet Middle School$4K$12K$4K$142$3K
Nicollet Senior High School$11K$6K$7K$4K$14K$23K$19K$18K$20K$21K
Nrheg Elementary$23K$12K$13K$7K$7K$13K$13K$31K$18K$21K
Nrheg Secondary$26K$12K$13K$10K$7K$13K$13K$45K$18K$21K
Oak Crest Elementary$12K$5K$13K$5K$2K$3K$1K$2K$40K$755
Oshawa Learning Academy$20K$18K$3K$7K$3K$7K$10K$6K$7K$12K
Park Elementary School$10K$10K$13K$9K$9K$8K$8K$18K$10K
Regl Mgmt Info Ctr Region 5$6K$6K$5K$2K$3K$12K$13K$13K$15K$15K
Ridgeview Arlington Clinic (Arl Hs Classroom Wing)$10K$10K
River Bend Area Learning Center (Alc)$8K$15K$5K$4K$1K$14K$14K$14K$14K$19K
River Bend Ed Dist - Rise Program$11K$14K$5K$4K$5K$5K
River Bend Education District$5K$4K$6K$7K$7K
Roosevelt Elementary School$6K$37K$5K$6K$7K$4K$9K$16K$8K$10K
Scsc Data Center$7K$7K$7K$6K
Sibley East - Gaylord Elementary$29K$40K$11K$9K$5K$5K$22K$7K$38K$139
Sibley East Elem Sch-Arlington$5K$4K$142$5K
Sibley East Elem Sch-Gaylord$142$6K
Sibley East Junior H S-Gaylord$5K$4K$7K$7K
Sibley East Middle School$29K
Sibley East-Arlington Senior High$29K$40K$11K$9K$12K$18K$43K$34K$65K$24K
Socrates Isd 6036$142$139
Socrates Staff Development Center North$14K$14K
South Central Service Co-Op$6K$6K$5K$4K$1K$14K$14K$14K$14K$14K
South Elementary School$19K$18K$5K$7K$3K$4K$7K$23K$241$12K
Southern Plains Area Learning Center$14K$8K$8K$2K$8K$23K$13K$15K$15K
Southern Plains Education Coop$1K$6K
Southern Plains Education Cooperative Bridges$11K$8K$8K$2K$8K$10K
Southern Plains Education Cooperative Ecse$12K$8K$8K$2K$8K$10K
Southern Plains Positive Approach To Learning$11K$8K$8K$2K$8K$10K
St James Senior High School$56K$4K$4K$4K$8K$13K$13K$14K$35K$54K
St Peter Ecse$19K$20K$5K$4K$816$241$1K
St Peter High School$19K$18K$31K$7K$5K$4K$11K$2K
St Peter Middle$30K$28K$37K$11K$23K$26K$11K$28K$241$1K
St. Clair Elementary School$5K$5K$5K$2K$6K$34K$142$139
St. Clair Secondary School$5K$5K$5K$2K$8K$53K$19K$18K$20K$19K
Tcu: District Office$6K$6K$5K$4K$2K$6K
Team Academy$4K$4K$2K$2K$4K$13K$13K$13K$18K$21K
The District Data Center$6K$10K$10K$8K$8K
Trimont Branch Library$139
United South Central Elementary$32K$26K$5K$4K$6K$19K$32K$4K$2K
United South Central High Sch$35K$26K$5K$4K$7K$24K$13K$45K$22K$20K
Waldorf Public Library$142$139
Waseca Area Learning Center$10K$17K$9K$11K$2K$19K$20K$20K$22K$21K
Waseca County Off Campus$10K$17K$9K$11K$854$5K$4K$1K$2K$4K
Waseca Early Childhood$10K$17K$9K$11K$854
Waseca Intermediate School$11K$18K$10K$7K$854$8K$14K$1K$958$3K
Waseca Junior High School$11K$18K$9K$5K$2K$5K$7K$16K$2K$4K
Waseca Middle Level Alc$11K$14K
Waseca Senior High School$11K$18K$10K$5K$17K$5K$10K$20K$5K$4K
Washington Learning Center$16K$2K$2K$7K$898$895$893$799$3K$16K
Waterville-Elysian Elem School$2K$2K$2K$4K$6K$11K$1K
Waterville-Elysian-Mor High Sc$2K$2K$2K$4K$8K$19K$19K$18K$31K$19K
Winnebago Atc$142$139
Ziebarth Alternative Learning Ctr./Abe$4K$936$1K$292$788

Recipient demographics

RecipientCityDiscount RateStudentsNSLPDown MbpsUp MbpsUrban/Rural
Armstrong SchoolSaint James68%72491,0001,000Rural
Belle Plaine Junior High SchoolBelle Plaine68%255562,0002,000Rural
Belle Plaine Sr High SchoolBelle Plaine68%485962,0002,000Rural
Blue Earth Area Elementary SchoolBlue Earth68%4812281,0001,000Rural
Blue Earth Area High SchoolBlue Earth68%3441451,0001,000Rural
Blue Earth Area Middle SchoolBlue Earth68%164771,0001,000Rural
Chatfield Elementary SchoolBelle Plaine68%3501082,0002,000Rural
Cleveland Elementary SchoolCleveland68%390911,0001,000Rural
Cleveland Secondary SchoolCleveland68%260441,0001,000Rural
Community EducationSt. Peter68%1,0001,000
Dakota Meadows Middle SchoolMankato68%8522571,0001,000Urban
Darfur Branch LibraryDarfur69%2,0002,000Rural
District OfficeLe Sueur68%2,0002,000
District Transportation OfficeMankato68%1,0001,000
Early ChildhoodMankato62%278981,0001,000Urban
Fairmont Elementary SchoolFairmont68%9985922,0002,000Rural
Fairmont Junior Senior High SchoolFairmont68%8393942,0002,000Rural
Food ServiceNorth Mankato69%1,0001,000
Futures SunNorth Mankato68%21131,0001,000Urban
G F W Elementary SchoolGibbon68%2381271,0001,000Rural
G F W Middle SchoolWinthrop68%121601,0001,000Rural
G F W Public SchoolGibbon68%001,0001,000Rural
G F W Senior High SchoolWinthrop68%211791,0001,000Rural
Granada Huntley East Chain Elementary SchoolGranada68%137811,0001,000Rural
Granada Huntley East Chain High SchoolGranada68%98401,0001,000Rural
Granada Huntley East Chain Middle SchoolGranada68%69391,0001,000Rural
Hartley Elementary SchoolWaseca68%4282291,0001,000Rural
Hilltop AlpHenderson68%18141,0001,000Rural
Hilltop Elementary SchoolHenderson68%001,0001,000Rural
Isd #88 Administration BuildingNew Ulm68%1,2501,000
Isd 77 Early Childhood CenterNorth Mankato65%001,0001,000Rural
Janesville-Wldorf-Pmbrtn ElemJanesville68%310821,0001,000Rural
Janesville-Wldorf-Pmbrtn H SJanesville68%305821,0001,000Rural
Jefferson Elementary SchoolNew Ulm68%6432421,2501,000Rural
Le Center Pre K-8Le Center68%3851501,0001,000Rural
Le Sueur-Henderson Elementary SchoolLe Sueur68%3901752,0002,000Rural
Le Sueur-Henderson Middle SchoolLe Sueur68%002,0002,000Rural
Le Sueur-Henderson MiddlehighLe Sueur68%5001532,0002,000Rural
Lewisville Branch LibraryLewisville69%2,0002,000Rural
Lhs Middle School AlternativeLe Sueur62%1471,0001,000Rural
Lonsdale Pre K-6Lonsdale68%331781,0001,000Rural
Loyola Catholic SchoolMankato68%567421,0001,000Urban
Mankato Area Public Schools Administration CenterMankato68%1,0001,000
Mankato East Sr High SchoolMankato68%1,3024801,0001,000Urban
Maple River School District 2135 - New Bldg 2022Mapleton68%9463711,0001,000Rural
Minnesota Valley SchoolSaint Peter68%41251,0001,000Rural
Morristown Elementary SchoolMorristown68%115321,0001,000Rural
Morristown Middle SchoolMorristown68%105321,0001,000Rural
New Ulm High SchoolNew Ulm68%6861701,2501,000Rural
Nicollet ElementaryNicollet68%156401,0001,000Rural
Nicollet Middle SchoolNicollet62%124171,0001,000Rural
Nicollet Senior High SchoolNicollet68%151221,0001,000Rural
Nrheg ElementaryEllendale68%3421401,0001,000Rural
Nrheg SecondaryNew Richland68%4151421,0001,000Rural
Oak Crest ElementaryBelle Plaine68%4321332,0002,000Rural
Oshawa Learning AcademySaint Peter68%25251,0001,000Rural
Park Elementary SchoolLe Sueur69%3691781,0001,000Rural
Regl Mgmt Info Ctr Region 5Mankato68%109,39342,0781,0001,000Urban
Ridgeview Arlington Clinic (Arl Hs Classroom Wing)Arlington69%30112,0002,000Rural
River Bend Area Learning Center (Alc)New Ulm68%60301,0001,000Rural
River Bend Ed Dist - Rise ProgramNew Ulm68%1121,0001,000Rural
River Bend Education DistrictNew Ulm71%1,0001,000
Roosevelt Elementary SchoolMankato68%3021171,0001,000Urban
Scsc Data CenterMankato68%1,0001,000
Sibley East - Gaylord ElementaryGaylord68%5032191,0001,000Rural
Sibley East Elem Sch-ArlingtonArlington71%001,0001,000Rural
Sibley East Elem Sch-GaylordGaylord69%002,0002,000Rural
Sibley East Junior H S-GaylordGaylord71%001,0001,000Rural
Sibley East Middle SchoolArlington68%2481101,0001,000Rural
Sibley East-Arlington Senior HighArlington68%3381231,0001,000Rural
Socrates Isd 6036North Mankato69%20,7747,8912,0002,000Rural
Socrates Staff Development Center NorthSt Peter69%2,0002,000
South Central Service Co-OpNorth Mankato68%33,51313,2261,0001,000Urban
South Elementary SchoolSaint Peter68%2691161,0001,000Rural
Southern Plains Area Learning CenterFairmont68%4133500500Rural
Southern Plains Education CoopFairmont69%2,0002,000
Southern Plains Education Cooperative BridgesFairmont68%2116500500Rural
Southern Plains Education Cooperative EcseFairmont68%2719500500Rural
Southern Plains Positive Approach To LearningFairmont68%65500500Rural
St James Senior High SchoolSaint James68%5422731,0001,000Rural
St Peter EcseSaint Peter68%61261,0001,000Rural
St Peter High SchoolSt Peter68%6922201,0001,000Rural
St Peter MiddleSaint Peter68%6172422,0002,000Rural
St. Clair Elementary SchoolSt. Clair68%411842,0002,000Rural
St. Clair Secondary SchoolSt. Clair68%4091032,0002,000Rural
Tcu: District OfficeMontgomery68%1,0001,000
Team AcademyWaseca68%101101100100Rural
The District Data CenterMankato68%1,0001,000
Trimont Branch LibraryTrimont69%2,0002,000Rural
United South Central ElementaryWells68%4141871,0001,000Rural
United South Central High SchWells68%3431521,0001,000Rural
Waldorf Public LibraryWaldorf69%2,0002,000Rural
Waseca Area Learning CenterWaseca68%65461,0001,000Rural
Waseca County Off CampusWaseca68%001,0001,000Rural
Waseca Early ChildhoodWaseca68%38201,0001,000Rural
Waseca Intermediate SchoolWaseca68%3801701,0001,000Rural
Waseca Junior High SchoolWaseca68%2801131,0001,000Rural
Waseca Middle Level AlcWaseca68%531,0001,000Rural
Waseca Senior High SchoolWaseca68%5552021,0001,000Rural
Washington Learning CenterNew Ulm68%180791,2501,000Rural
Waterville-Elysian Elem SchoolWaterville68%264941,0001,000Rural
Waterville-Elysian-Mor High ScWaterville68%232571,0001,000Rural
Winnebago AtcWinnebago69%1292,0002,000Rural
Ziebarth Alternative Learning Ctr./AbeLe Sueur62%541,0001,000Rural

Subsidies by service provider (top 10)

Service provider2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Crystal Communications, Inc.dba Hickory Tech$249K$1.5M$1.2M$1.4M$1.3M$878K$1.0M$1.0M$983K$864K
Onvoy, Inc.$43K$871K$840K$742K$670K$873K$852K$714K$931K
Twin Valley-Ulen Telephone Company$1.0M$1.0M$877K
Fidium Enterprise Services, LLC$404K$547K$543K$471K$467K$23K$34K
Tekstar Communications, Inc.$32K$452K$479K$504K
ByteSpeed, LLC$131K
EarthBend LLC$62K
Core BTS, Inc.$25K
Muska Electric Company$16K
Summit Information Resources Inc$8K

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.