Dis State Of Arkansas
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 | — | $6.2M | $6.1M | $6.2M | $6.3M | $6.7M | $6.4M | $6.8M | $6.5M | $6.8M | — | $3.2M | $6.1M | $6.7M | $8.7M | $8.9M | $7.8M | $8.5M | $8.2M | $8.3M | $8.0M | $7.0M | $6.2M | $5.6M | $4.0M | $2.3M | $2.2M | $199K |
| Average discount rate | 79% | 79% | 80% | 81% | 81% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 83% | — | 79% | 80% | 80% | 78% | 77% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 76% | 75% | 75% | 74% | 72% | 71% | 72% | 71% | 72% |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 55 | 51 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 45,404 | 45,257 | 47,374 | 39,231 | 38,898 | 18,613 | 9,961 | 10,512 | 12,197 | 11,919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 45,404 | 45,257 | 47,374 | 39,231 | 38,897 | 18,613 | 9,961 | 10,512 | 12,197 | 11,919 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3.2M | $5.9M | $6.7M | $8.5M | $8.7M | $7.6M | $8.2M | $7.7M | $7.8M | $7.6M | $6.7M | $5.9M | $1.3M | $256K | $294K | $90K | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | $6.2M | $6.1M | $6.2M | $6.3M | $6.7M | $6.4M | $6.8M | $6.5M | $6.8M | — | $2K | $260K | — | $231K | $87K | $208K | $313K | $457K | $505K | $363K | $314K | $348K | $4.3M | $3.8M | $2.0M | $2.1M | $199K |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $55K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Unspecified | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Academy Permian Basin | $1K | $22K | $6K | $2K | $4K | $2K | $14K | — | — | — |
| Coppell Classical Academy | $1K | $16K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $2K | $3K | $18K | $9K | $4K |
| Denton Classical Academy | $1K | $17K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $2K | $11K | $2K | $7K | $1K |
| Founders Classical Academy Conroe | $4K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Founders Classical Academy - Corinth - Upper School | $4K | $21K | $5K | $5K | $11K | $9K | $18K | $36K | $7K | $1K |
| Founders Classical Academy - Tyler | $4K | $22K | $6K | $9K | $10K | $8K | $37K | $4K | $10K | $3K |
| Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Lower | $4K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Founders Classical Academy Of Flower Mound | $4K | $21K | $5K | $5K | $7K | $12K | $7K | $12K | — | — |
| Founders Classical Academy Of Frisco | $4K | $23K | $270 | $285 | $2K | $3 | $32K | — | — | — |
| Founders Classical Academy Of Lewisville | $4K | $21K | $5K | $5K | $16K | $6K | $48K | $11K | $9K | $3K |
| Founders Classical Academy Of Prosper | $4K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton | $4K | $21K | $2K | $285 | $4K | $2K | $28K | $4K | $9K | $4K |
| Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop | $4K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Founders Classical Academy-East Lewisville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Founders Classical Academy-Fort Worth | $4K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| I School Virtual Academy Of Texas | $1K | $21K | $5K | $2K | $4K | $8K | $3K | $3K | $8K | $3K |
| Ignite Community School Fort Worth | $1K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ignite Community School - Garland | $1K | $16K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $2K | $10K | $5K | $9K | $4K |
| Ignite Community School - Mesquite | $1K | $17K | $1K | $1K | $4K | $2K | $29K | $4K | $9K | $3K |
| Ignite Community School-Fort Worth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ischool High - Atascocita | $1K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ischool High Fort Worth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ischool-Creekside | $1K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewisville School Of Science And Technology - Lower - K-6 | $1K | $20K | $3K | $3K | $7K | $5K | $129K | $3K | $9K | $3K |
| Lewisville School Of Science And Technology Upper | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plainview Classical Academy | $1K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro) | $1K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside) | $1K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier H S - Houston - Hobby | $1K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier High School Texas - Online | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier High School - Houston - Gallery Furniture North | $1K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier High School - Canyon | $1K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier High School Of Abilene | $1K | $20K | $4K | $6K | $7K | $6K | $6K | $15K | $8K | $3K |
| Premier High School Of Amarillo | $1K | $20K | $4K | $6K | $7K | $6K | $3K | $15K | $8K | $2K |
| Premier High School Of Arlington | $1K | $21K | $1K | $1K | $4K | $2K | $10K | $2K | $9K | $4K |
| Premier High School Of Corpus Christi | $1K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier High School Of Desoto | $1K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier High School Of El Paso Mesa | $1K | $21K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $2K | $14K | $3K | $8K | $3K |
| Premier High School Of Fort Worth | $1K | $16K | $2K | $2K | $4K | $2K | $11K | $2K | $7K | $2K |
| Premier High School Of Granbury | $1K | $21K | $5K | $5K | $4K | $6K | $17K | $7K | $10K | $5K |
| Premier High School Of Houston - Sharpstown | $1K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier High School Of Irving South | $1K | $16K | $270 | $285 | $14K | $13K | $21K | $3K | $7K | $2K |
| Premier High School Of Longview | $1K | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier High School Of Lubbock | $1K | $20K | $4K | $5K | $7K | $5K | $10K | $3K | $8K | $3K |
| Premier High School Of Lubbock-Briercroft | $1K | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier High School Of Midland | $1K | $20K | $4K | $5K | $7K | $5K | $3K | $16K | $8K | $3K |
| Premier High School Of Odessa | $1K | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier High School Of Texarkana | $1K | $23K | $7K | $3K | $9K | $3 | $8K | $4K | — | — |
| Premier High School Of Tyler | $1K | $19K | $3K | $2K | $4K | $3K | $10K | $4K | $8K | $3K |
| Premier High School Of Wichita Falls | $1K | $22K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier Hs Foundation School Of Autism-Plano | $1K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier Hs Houston - Greenspoint | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier Hs Killeen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier Hs Mcallen | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Premier Hs Mesquite | $1K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah | $1K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright | $1K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Responsive Ed - Online - Texas College Preparatory | $1K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Responsive Education Administration Facility | $1K | $12K | $3K | $3K | $5K | $5K | $24K | $29K | $44K | $40K |
| Vista Academy Of Dallas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $6K | $3K |
| Vista Academyof Hickory Creek | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $2K |
| Westchase Neighborhood School | $1K | $16K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Classical Academy Permian Basin | Midland | 81% | 218 | 76 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Coppell Classical Academy | Coppell | 81% | 432 | 94 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Denton Classical Academy | Denton | 81% | 190 | 55 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Rural |
| Founders Classical Academy Conroe | Conroe | 81% | 921 | 325 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Founders Classical Academy - Corinth - Upper School | Corinth | 81% | 509 | 100 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Founders Classical Academy - Tyler | Tyler | 81% | 480 | 188 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Founders Classical Academy Corinth - Lower | Hickory Creek | 81% | 578 | 107 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Founders Classical Academy Of Flower Mound | Flower Mound | 81% | 949 | 97 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Founders Classical Academy Of Frisco | Frisco | 81% | 1,013 | 120 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Founders Classical Academy Of Lewisville | Lewisville | 81% | 912 | 188 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Founders Classical Academy Of Prosper | Prosper | 81% | 929 | 84 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Rural |
| Founders Classical Academy- Carrollton | Carrollton | 81% | 579 | 262 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Founders Classical Academy-Bastrop | Bastrop | 81% | 226 | 61 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Rural |
| Founders Classical Academy-East Lewisville | Lewisville | 81% | 30 | 10 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Founders Classical Academy-Fort Worth | Fort Worth | 81% | 38 | 16 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| I School Virtual Academy Of Texas | Lewisville | 81% | 778 | 305 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Ignite Community School Fort Worth | Fort Worth | 79% | 124 | 124 | 100,000 | 100,000 | Urban |
| Ignite Community School - Garland | Garland | 81% | 330 | 330 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Ignite Community School - Mesquite | Mesquite | 81% | 594 | 535 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Ignite Community School-Fort Worth | Fort Worth | 81% | 30 | 10 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Ischool High - Atascocita | Houston | 81% | 148 | 54 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Rural |
| Ischool High Fort Worth | Fort Worth | 81% | 30 | 10 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Ischool-Creekside | Tomball | 81% | 130 | 28 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Rural |
| Lewisville School Of Science And Technology - Lower - K-6 | Lewisville | 81% | 207 | 101 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Lewisville School Of Science And Technology Upper | Lewisville | 81% | 91 | 31 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Plainview Classical Academy | Plainview | 81% | 262 | 117 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Rural |
| Premier H S - Fort Worth (Jacksboro) | Fort Worth | 81% | 101 | 97 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier H S - Fort Worth (Southside) | Fort Worth | 81% | 118 | 99 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier H S - Houston - Hobby | Houston | 81% | 74 | 69 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Texas - Online | Lewisville | 81% | 2,728 | 1,132 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School - Houston - Gallery Furniture North | Houston | 81% | 96 | 92 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School - Canyon | Canyon | 81% | 32 | 13 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Rural |
| Premier High School Of Abilene | Abilene | 81% | 185 | 120 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of Amarillo | Amarillo | 81% | 250 | 148 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of Arlington | Arlington | 81% | 176 | 139 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | 81% | 137 | 119 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of Desoto | Desoto | 81% | 72 | 47 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of El Paso Mesa | El Paso | 81% | 123 | 89 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of Fort Worth | Forthworth | 81% | 149 | 140 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of Granbury | Granbury | 81% | 142 | 84 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of Houston - Sharpstown | Houston | 81% | 91 | 85 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of Irving South | Irving | 81% | 18 | 6 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of Longview | Longview | 81% | 43 | 28 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of Lubbock | Lubbock | 81% | 175 | 134 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of Lubbock-Briercroft | Lubbock | 81% | 140 | 130 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of Midland | Midland | 81% | 162 | 75 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of Odessa | Odessa | 81% | 99 | 68 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of Texarkana | Texarkana | 81% | 88 | 59 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of Tyler | Tyler | 81% | 38 | 31 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier High School Of Wichita Falls | Wichita Falls | 81% | 88 | 65 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier Hs Foundation School Of Autism-Plano | Plano | 81% | 10 | 6 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier Hs Houston - Greenspoint | Houston | 81% | 60 | 39 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier Hs Killeen | Killeen | 81% | 30 | 10 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier Hs Mcallen | Mcallen | 81% | 30 | 10 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Premier Hs Mesquite | Mesquite | 81% | 103 | 92 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Quest Collegiate Academy - Shenandoah | Shenandoah | 81% | 406 | 119 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Quest Collegiate Academy-Whitewright | Whitewright | 81% | 105 | 47 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Rural |
| Responsive Ed - Online - Texas College Preparatory | Lewisville | 81% | 173 | 0 | 200,000 | 200,000 | Urban |
| Responsive Education Administration Facility | Lewisville | 81% | — | — | 200,000 | 200,000 | — |
| Vista Academy Of Dallas | Dallas | 80% | 246 | 210 | 80,000 | 80,000 | Urban |
| Vista Academyof Hickory Creek | Hickory Creek | 80% | 188 | 3 | 80,000 | 80,000 | Urban |
| Westchase Neighborhood School | Houston | 81% | 370 | 370 | 200,000 | 200,000 | 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 Company | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $358K | $2.4M | $3.6M | $4.1M | $3.1M | $3.8M | $3.9M | $3.9M | $4.3M | $2.9M | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $1.4M | $2.6M | $13K | $1.5M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.0M | $1.5M | $3.9M | $3.5M | $2.6M | $2.0M | $1.7M | $171K |
| Windstream Communications, LLC | — | $643K | $580K | $588K | $655K | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.0M | — | $678K | $854K | $779K | $996K | $1.1M | $936K | $1.1M | $1.1M | $944K | $94K | $84K | $90K | $104K | — | — | — | — |
| E. Ritter Communications Holdings, LLC. | — | $2.1M | $2.0M | $2.1M | $2.0M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.8M | $1.7M | $1.3M | — | $3K | $15K | $41K | $45K | $28K | $33K | $32K | $30K | $29K | $9K | $22K | $21K | $17K | — | — | — | — |
| CenturyTel of Mammoth Spring Jacksonville | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $244K | — | $221K | $1.3M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $1.3M | $893K | $1.3M | $776K | $968K | $842K | $782K | $596K | $222K | — | — |
| AT&T Corp. | — | $1000K | $1.0M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.0M | $2.0M | — | $761K | $762K | $1.4M | $95K | $38K | $137K | $85K | $16K | $51K | $159K | $112K | $82K | $51K | — | — | $4K | — |
| Cox Arkansas Telecom, LLC | — | $691K | $670K | $652K | $722K | $794K | $703K | $690K | $694K | $606K | — | $96K | $192K | $105K | $62K | $69K | $73K | $29K | $10K | $9K | $6K | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AllTel Communications Inc. - Arkansas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $857K | $861K | $933K | $845K | $812K | $105K | $199K | $13K |
| Qwest Communications Corporation | — | $567K | $581K | $558K | $624K | $770K | $5K | $20K | $33K | $546K | — | — | — | — | — | $31K | $36K | $15K | $31K | $28K | $99K | $125K | — | $66K | — | — | — | — |
| CenturyLink CenturyTel of Arkansas, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | $695K | $668K | $679K | $49K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.