Blum Indep 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 | $32K | $15K | $48K | $13K | — | $52K | $50K | $46K | $36K | $26K | $59K | $44K | $43K | $26K | $23K | $24K | $22K | $19K | $24K | $23K | $14K | $13K | $12K | $6K | $4K | $3K | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 44% | 56% | 68% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 75% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 74% | 75% | — | 65% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 5,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 100 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 5,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 100 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1K | $3K | $4K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $6K | $5K | $6K | $6K | $6K | $2K | $7K | $6K | $3K | $3K | $2K | $6K | $4K | $3K | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | $34K | — | — | $13K | $10K | — | $7K | $2K | $28K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $32K | $15K | $15K | $13K | — | $40K | $40K | $40K | $27K | $22K | $27K | $38K | $38K | $20K | $18K | $18K | $17K | $17K | $17K | $17K | $11K | $10K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blum Elementary School | $16K | $7K | $11K | $7K | $7K | $20K | $20K | — | $22K | $16K |
| Blum School | $16K | $7K | $37K | $7K | $7K | $32K | $30K | $46K | $14K | $16K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blum Elementary School | Blum | 70% | 0 | 0 | 5,000 | 5,000 | Rural |
| Blum School | Blum | 70% | 336 | 153 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDLINK12 Telecommunications Network | — | — | — | — | — | $40K | $40K | $40K | $27K | $22K | $27K | $35K | $36K | $18K | $18K | $18K | $17K | $17K | $17K | $17K | $11K | $10K | $10K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | $15K | $15K | $13K | — | — | — | — | $1K | $2K | $3K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $4K | $3K | $2K | $3K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CMC Network Solutions | — | — | — | — | — | $13K | — | — | $7K | $2K | $28K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDW Government LLC | — | — | $34K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LightStream Networks, LLC | $32K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cingular Wireless Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $159 | $711 | $1K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | $2K | — | $4K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AllTel Communications | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $3K | $2K | $3K | $2K | $3K | — | — |
| Advanced Networks of Texas | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Edlio Inc | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $2K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Netsync Network Solutions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.