Western Buckeye Educational Service Center
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 |
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| Total E-Rate subsidies | $5K | $8K | $7K | $7K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $7K | $9K | $9K | $6K | $5K | $1K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $4K | $8K | $6K | $6K | $6K | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 80% | 70% | 75% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 32% | 58% | 57% | 66% | 62% | 58% | 66% | 64% | 60% | 58% | 60% | 55% | 50% | 50% | 50% | 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $580 | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $1K | $1K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $5K | $4K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $5K | $8K | $7K | $7K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $7K | $8K | $7K | $5K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $6K | $6K | $6K | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulding County Opportunity School | $9K | $8K | $7K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Student Learning Center | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $4K |
| Wbesc - Paulding Office | — | — | — | $7K | $8K | $4K | $4K | $4K | — | $5K |
| Wbesc - Thomas Edison Early Childhood Center | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | — |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paulding County Opportunity School | Paulding | 90% | 40 | 40 | 200 | 200 | Rural |
| Student Learning Center | Van Wert | 10% | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | Rural |
| Wbesc - Paulding Office | Paulding | 70% | — | — | 100 | 100 | — |
| Wbesc - Thomas Edison Early Childhood Center | Van Wert | 80% | 81 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Ohio Area Computer Services Cooperative | $5K | $8K | $7K | $7K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $7K | $8K | $7K | $5K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $6K | $6K | $6K | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $263 | $744 | $840 | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint - Local Telephone Division | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $45 | $288 | $294 | — | — | — | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| First Communications, LLC. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $39 | $240 | $300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $510 | $282 | $421 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AllTel Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TSC Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $234 | $528 | $558 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $597 | $660 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SBC Long Distance, LLC. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arch Wireless Operating Company, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.