Harris County Department Of Education
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 | $98K | $137K | $375K | $148K | $74K | $119K | $117K | $85K | $88K | $93K | $293K | $166K | $174K | $132K | $92K | $223K | $122K | $116K | $69K | $145K | $186K | $113K | $110K | $410K | — | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 90% | 89% | 88% | 89% | 87% | 89% | 40% | 53% | 61% | 78% | 88% | 88% | 88% | 84% | 84% | 85% | 83% | 74% | 84% | 84% | 83% | 88% | 89% | — | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,664 | 1,645 | 1,499 | 582 | 605 | 459 | 212 | 210 | 77 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,664 | 1,645 | 1,499 | 582 | 605 | 459 | 212 | 210 | 77 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | $15K | $21K | $51K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $74K | $123K | $78K | $123K | $89K | $117K | $120K | $114K | $67K | $142K | $176K | $95K | $99K | $35K | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | $237K | $70K | — | $53K | $36K | — | — | — | $161K | — | — | — | — | $104K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $363K | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $98K | $137K | $138K | $78K | $74K | $66K | $81K | $80K | $74K | $72K | $6K | $43K | $96K | $10K | $2K | $3K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $2K | $10K | $18K | $11K | $11K | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortis Academy | $8K | $9K | $55K | $41K | $5K | $4K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $8K |
| Humble Head Start | $7K | $6K | $8K | $3K | $3K | $8K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $4K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortis Academy | Houston | 85% | 15 | 15 | 2,000 | 2,000 | Urban |
| Humble Head Start | Humble | 85% | 54 | 47 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS LIGHTWAVE, LLC | $98K | $120K | $122K | $70K | $66K | $66K | $69K | $70K | $74K | $72K | $80K | $88K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $7K | $10K | $42K | $65K | $65K | $23K | $24K | $17K | $18K | $14K | $29K | $99K | $110K | $113K | $99K | $35K | — | — | — | — |
| Phonoscope, LTD | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $96K | $105K | $66K | $101K | $102K | $101K | $39K | $43K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DataVox, Inc. | — | — | $237K | $70K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hewlett Packard Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $212K | — | — | — | — |
| Netsync Network Solutions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $133K | — | — | — | — | $35K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SBC DataComm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $110K | — | — | — | — |
| CDW Government LLC | — | — | — | — | — | $53K | $36K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Total Technologies, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $5K | $8K | $6K | — | — | — | — | $69K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Comcast Business Communications | — | $17K | $16K | $8K | $8K | — | $11K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.