Kansas City Public Library
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 | $45K | $73K | $74K | $101K | $1.0M | $115K | $78K | $113K | $116K | $120K | $163K | $215K | $254K | $213K | $173K | $182K | $192K | $726K | $154K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 88% | 88% | 87% | 88% | 86% | 89% | 87% | 55% | 49% | 58% | 77% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 5,500 | 2,636 | 2,636 | 2,636 | 2,636 | 5,083 | 118 | 127 | 617 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 5,500 | 2,636 | 2,636 | 2,636 | 2,636 | 5,044 | 118 | 127 | 127 | 231 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $24K | $47K | $68K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $73K | $215K | $254K | $166K | $163K | $181K | $167K | $182K | $154K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | $899K | — | — | $13K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $523K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $45K | $61K | $60K | $68K | $68K | $82K | $78K | $72K | $77K | $73K | — | — | — | $10K | $9K | $868 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | $12K | $14K | $33K | $33K | $33K | — | $22K | $15K | — | $22K | — | — | $37K | — | — | $25K | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I H Ruiz Branch Library | $7K | $7K | $7K | $10K | $100K | $10K | $7K | $9K | $11K | $19K |
| L H Bluford Branch Library | $7K | $7K | $7K | $10K | $100K | $10K | $9K | $9K | $11K | $20K |
| North East Branch Library | $7K | $7K | $7K | $10K | $100K | $23K | $25K | $10K | $11K | $20K |
| Plaza Branch Library | $7K | $18K | $10K | $14K | $111K | $22K | $17K | $18K | $18K | $34K |
| South East Branch Library | $7K | $7K | $7K | $10K | $100K | $10K | $8K | $9K | $11K | $20K |
| Sugar Creek Branch Library | $7K | $7K | $7K | $10K | $100K | $10K | $7K | $9K | $11K | $20K |
| Trails West Branch Library | $7K | $7K | $7K | $10K | $100K | $10K | $8K | $10K | $11K | $20K |
| Waldo Community Branch Library | $7K | $7K | $7K | $10K | $100K | $10K | $8K | $9K | $11K | $19K |
| Westport Branch Library | $7K | $7K | $13K | $16K | $100K | $10K | $15K | $15K | $18K | $19K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I H Ruiz Branch Library | Kansas City | 85% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| L H Bluford Branch Library | Kansas City | 85% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| North East Branch Library | Kansas City | 85% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Plaza Branch Library | Kansas City | 85% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| South East Branch Library | Kansas City | 85% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Sugar Creek Branch Library | Sugar Creek | 85% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Trails West Branch Library | Independence | 85% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Waldo Community Branch Library | Kansas City | 85% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Westport Branch Library | Kansas City | 85% | — | — | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | $17K | $78K | $74K | $81K | $83K | $80K | $108K | $159K | $142K | $142K | $143K | $136K | $143K | $148K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| World Wide Technology, LLC | — | — | $14K | $33K | $933K | $33K | — | $36K | $15K | — | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SBC Datacomm, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $25K | $452K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unite Private Networks, LLC | $45K | $61K | $60K | $68K | $68K | $65K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Netelligent Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $19K | $33K | $53K | $73K | $60K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $7K | $33K | $34K | $33K | $30K | $34K | $25K | $33K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calence, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $85K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Processing Sciences Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $37K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Communications Co. L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $5K | $6K | $6K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SHI International Corpo. | — | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.