Gaston County School District
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 | — | $223K | $2.1M | $2.2M | $798K | $313K | $303K | $291K | $1.2M | $3.6M | $810K | $752K | $878K | $952K | $862K | $625K | $553K | $895K | $624K | $549K | $1.2M | $465K | $433K | $835K | $400K | $290K | $152K | $176K |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 70% | 84% | 82% | 84% | 83% | 79% | 75% | 83% | 78% | 70% | 75% | 76% | 65% | 74% | 57% | 67% | 54% | 56% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,645 | 1,247 | 1,247 | 1,247 | 1,247 | 1,123 | 1,123 | 1,103 | 125 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,645 | 1,247 | 1,247 | 1,247 | 1,247 | 1,123 | 1,123 | 1,103 | 125 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $130K | $191K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $553K | $710K | $312K | $303K | $646K | $530K | $482K | $486K | $519K | $453K | $465K | $369K | $407K | $382K | $386K | $245K | $152K | $169K |
| Internal Connections | — | — | $1.8M | $1.9M | $493K | — | — | — | $599K | $2.9M | $66K | — | — | $133K | $172K | $48K | — | $338K | $18K | $6K | $667K | $69K | — | $427K | — | $37K | — | $7K |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $223K | $277K | $307K | $305K | $313K | $303K | $291K | $612K | $608K | — | $42K | $566K | $516K | $44K | $46K | $71K | $71K | $87K | $90K | $34K | $27K | $26K | $26K | $14K | $8K | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbrook High School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $92K |
| Belmont Central Elem School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $81K |
| Belmont Middle School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $88K |
| Bess Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $81K |
| Bessemer City Ctrl Elem School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $68K | $17K |
| Bessemer City Middle School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $87K |
| Bessemer City Primary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $71K | $22K |
| Bessemer City Senior High School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $87K |
| Brookside Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $82K |
| Carr Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $71K | $17K |
| Catawba Heights Elem School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $81K |
| Chapel Grove Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $71K | $17K |
| Cherryville Elem School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $81K |
| Cherryville Sr High School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $87K |
| Costner Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $82K |
| Cramerton Middle School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $87K |
| East Gaston High School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $88K |
| Edward D. Sadler Jr. Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $69K | $21K |
| Forest Heights Building | $3K | $6K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | — |
| Forestview High School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $88K |
| Friday Middle School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $87K |
| Gardner Park Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $81K |
| Gaston County School District Division Of Resource Managment Technology Support Services | $10K | $40K | $36K | $36K | $36K | $36K | $36K | $35K | $58K | $61K |
| Gaston County School District Nutrition/Food Service | $3K | $5K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $4K | $7K |
| Gaston County School District Rader Staff Development Center | $3K | $6K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $12K |
| Gaston County School District Teacher Resource Center | $3K | $6K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $12K |
| Gaston County Schools Armstrong Building | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gaston County Schools Student Records | $283 | $721 | $641 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K |
| Gaston Couty School District Central Office | $3K | $6K | $5K | $5K | $180K | $255K | $284K | $280K | $171K | $192K |
| Gaston Early College High School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $73K |
| Gaston Early College Of Medical Sciences | $283 | $721 | $33K | $35K | $9K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grier Middle School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $87K |
| Hawks Nest Steam Academy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $12K |
| Hawks Nest Steam Academy | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $74K | — |
| Hershal H Beam Ele School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $71K | $17K |
| Highland School Of Technology | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $12K |
| Holbrook Middle School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $89K |
| Hunter Huss High School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $88K |
| Ida Rankin Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $81K |
| J B Page Primary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $81K |
| John Chavis Middle School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $88K |
| Kiser Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $82K |
| Lingerfeldt Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $70K | $21K |
| Lowell Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $81K |
| Mcadenville Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $60K |
| Mount Holly Middle School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $87K |
| New Hope Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $81K |
| North Belmont Elem School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $81K |
| North Gaston High School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $88K |
| Pinewood Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $81K |
| Pleasant Ridge Elem School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $12K |
| Robinson Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $63K |
| Ruth Angel Building For Exceptional Children | $3K | $6K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $12K |
| Sherwood Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $81K |
| South Point High School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $89K |
| Southwest Middle School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $88K |
| Springfield Primary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $81K |
| Stanley Middle School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $62K | $12K |
| Stuart W. Cramer High School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $69K |
| Tryon Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $58K | $17K |
| Tss Data Center 2 | $10K | $40K | $36K | $36K | $36K | $36K | $36K | — | $58K | $61K |
| Warlick School | $3K | $5K | $36K | $39K | $13K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $4K | $31K |
| Webb Street School | $3K | $5K | $36K | $39K | $13K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $4K | $55K |
| William Blaine Beam Intermediate School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $63K |
| Woodhill Elementary School | $3K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $81K |
| York Chester Middle School | $6K | $6K | $37K | $40K | $14K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $57K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashbrook High School | Gastonia | 85% | 1,454 | 1,396 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| Belmont Central Elem School | Belmont | 85% | 727 | 220 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Belmont Middle School | Belmont | 85% | 747 | 286 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| Bess Elementary School | Gastonia | 85% | 702 | 674 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Bessemer City Ctrl Elem School | Bessemer City | 85% | 442 | 425 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Bessemer City Middle School | Bessemer City | 85% | 472 | 454 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| Bessemer City Primary School | Bessemer City | 85% | 435 | 418 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Bessemer City Senior High School | Bessemer City | 85% | 586 | 563 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| Brookside Elementary School | Gastonia | 85% | 474 | 456 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Carr Elementary School | Dallas | 85% | 676 | 649 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Catawba Heights Elem School | Belmont | 85% | 253 | 243 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Chapel Grove Elementary School | Gastonia | 85% | 369 | 355 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Cherryville Elem School | Cherryville | 85% | 372 | 358 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Cherryville Sr High School | Cherryville | 85% | 487 | 468 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Rural |
| Costner Elementary School | Dallas | 85% | 444 | 427 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Cramerton Middle School | Cramerton | 85% | 962 | 338 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| East Gaston High School | Mount Holly | 85% | 913 | 877 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| Edward D. Sadler Jr. Elementary School | Gastonia | 85% | 373 | 359 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Forest Heights Building | Gastonia | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Forestview High School | Gastonia | 85% | 1,124 | 1,080 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Rural |
| Friday Middle School | Dallas | 85% | 587 | 564 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Rural |
| Gardner Park Elementary School | Gastonia | 85% | 556 | 534 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Gaston County School District Division Of Resource Managment Technology Support Services | Gastonia | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | — |
| Gaston County School District Nutrition/Food Service | Lowell | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Gaston County School District Rader Staff Development Center | Cramerton | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Gaston County School District Teacher Resource Center | Gastonia | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Gaston County Schools Armstrong Building | Gastonia | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Gaston County Schools Student Records | Gastonia | 90% | — | — | 10 | 10 | — |
| Gaston Couty School District Central Office | Gastonia | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | — |
| Gaston Early College High School | Dallas | 90% | 241 | 100 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| Gaston Early College Of Medical Sciences | Dallas | 90% | 159 | 83 | — | — | Urban |
| Grier Middle School | Gastonia | 85% | 718 | 690 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| Hawks Nest Steam Academy | Gastonia | 40% | 176 | 89 | 100 | 100 | Urban |
| Hawks Nest Steam Academy | Gastonia | 85% | 367 | 141 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Hershal H Beam Ele School | Gastonia | 85% | 619 | 595 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Highland School Of Technology | Gastonia | 85% | 556 | 150 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| Holbrook Middle School | Lowell | 85% | 602 | 578 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| Hunter Huss High School | Gastonia | 85% | 1,201 | 1,153 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| Ida Rankin Elementary School | Mount Holly | 85% | 501 | 481 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| J B Page Primary School | Belmont | 85% | 352 | 113 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| John Chavis Middle School | Cherryville | 85% | 394 | 379 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Rural |
| Kiser Elementary School | Stanley | 85% | 328 | 315 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Lingerfeldt Elementary School | Gastonia | 85% | 454 | 436 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Lowell Elementary School | Lowell | 85% | 401 | 385 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Mcadenville Elementary School | Mc Adenville | 85% | 183 | 176 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Mount Holly Middle School | Mount Holly | 85% | 591 | 568 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| New Hope Elementary School | Gastonia | 85% | 601 | 199 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| North Belmont Elem School | Belmont | 85% | 346 | 333 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| North Gaston High School | Dallas | 85% | 1,047 | 1,006 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Rural |
| Pinewood Elementary School | Mount Holly | 85% | 503 | 483 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Pleasant Ridge Elem School | Gastonia | 85% | 800 | 768 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Robinson Elementary School | Gastonia | 85% | 466 | 448 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Ruth Angel Building For Exceptional Children | Gastonia | 90% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Sherwood Elementary School | Gastonia | 85% | 558 | 536 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| South Point High School | Belmont | 85% | 1,074 | 372 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| Southwest Middle School | Gastonia | 85% | 727 | 698 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| Springfield Primary School | Stanley | 85% | 352 | 338 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Stanley Middle School | Stanley | 85% | 627 | 602 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| Stuart W. Cramer High School | Belmont | 85% | 975 | 936 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| Tryon Elementary School | Bessemer City | 85% | 285 | 274 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Tss Data Center 2 | Belmont | 90% | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | — |
| Warlick School | Gastonia | 85% | 159 | 153 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| Webb Street School | Gastonia | 85% | 165 | 159 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| William Blaine Beam Intermediate School | Cherryville | 85% | 183 | 176 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| Woodhill Elementary School | Gastonia | 85% | 519 | 499 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Urban |
| York Chester Middle School | Gastonia | 85% | 383 | 368 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | — | $223K | $277K | $307K | $305K | $313K | $303K | $291K | — | — | — | — | $353K | $303K | $90K | $451K | $500K | $507K | $560K | $497K | $427K | $335K | $374K | $354K | $356K | $245K | $152K | $169K |
| Time Warner Cable Business LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $612K | $672K | $642K | $564K | $524K | $516K | $482K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| immixGroup Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $599K | $2.9M | $66K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NWN Corporation-Raleigh | — | — | — | $1.9M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $39K | $143K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DISYS Solutions, Inc | — | — | $1.7M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IP Technologies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $423K | — | — | — | — |
| Internetwork Services, Inc. | — | — | — | — | $405K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TICS Corp. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $368K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AT&T Mobility | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $66K | $102K | $188K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Performance Data Corp | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $303K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.