Illinois's 1st District
Funding overview
| Indicator | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total E-Rate subsidies | $1,878,865 | $2,658,614 | $1,792,697 | $3,507,860 | $3,493,914 | $2,876,958 | $3,687,649 | $3,506,166 | $3,991,186 | $4,739,548 |
| Average discount rate | 71% | 70% | 66% | 69% | 70% | 71% | 64% | 52% | 55% | 59% |
| Service providers | 35 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 32 | 42 | 45 | 43 | 50 | 60 |
| Billed entities | 38 | 39 | 37 | 44 | 42 | 46 | 47 | 51 | 51 | 51 |
Subsidies by service type
| Service type | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voice | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $69K | $269K | $513K |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | $1.3M | $1.5M | $665K | $1.7M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $859K | $639K | $1.5M |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $554K | $1.1M | $1.0M | $1.7M | $2.1M | $1.7M | $2.5M | $2.6M | $3.1M | $2.7M |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | $59K | $41K | $38K | $32K | $37K | $10K | $36K | $8K | $7K | $13K |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | $84K | $52K | $123K | $139K | $117K | $4K | — | — | — |
| Wi-Fi Hotspots Services and Equipment | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Top billed entities
| Billed entity | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community High School Dist 218 | $338K | $400K | $405K | $547K | $456K | $408K | $326K | $305K | $494K | $331K | $2.1M | $429K |
| Bremen Community High School District 228 | — | $113K | $82K | $415K | $910K | $172K | $172K | $95K | $204K | $116K | $1.5M | $304K |
| Chicago Charter Schools Foundation | $254K | $225K | $125K | $256K | $43K | $215K | $504K | $914K | $718K | $1.1M | $903K | $181K |
| Arbor Park School District 145 | $31K | $164K | $39K | $493K | $32K | $44K | $28K | $62K | $28K | $26K | $758K | $152K |
| Perspectives Charter School-Administration | $39K | $101K | $107K | $84K | $291K | $135K | $265K | $315K | $257K | $481K | $622K | $124K |
| West Harvey-Dixmoor P S D 147 | $94K | $108K | $110K | $89K | $172K | $161K | $103K | $81K | $110K | $106K | $573K | $115K |
| Lincoln Way Comm H S Dist 210 | $289K | $35K | $105K | $49K | $49K | $77K | $335K | $53K | $42K | $50K | $528K | $106K |
| University Of Chicago Charter Schools Corporation | $55K | $167K | $80K | $94K | $86K | $52K | $16K | $65K | $187K | $150K | $482K | $96K |
| Posen-Robbins Sch Dist 143 1/2 | $48K | $48K | $66K | $228K | $73K | $78K | $91K | $116K | $106K | $176K | $462K | $92K |
| Cook County School District 130 | $89K | $338K | — | — | — | $18K | $126K | $142K | $182K | $569K | $427K | $85K |
Top service providers
| Service provider | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 5-yr Total | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comcast Business Communications | $71K | $204K | $412K | $485K | $501K | $574K | $812K | $964K | $1.1M | $978K | $1.7M | $335K |
| CDW Government LLC | $490K | $146K | $154K | $197K | $151K | $219K | $353K | $170K | $187K | $403K | $1.1M | $228K |
| Zayo Education, LLC | — | $64K | $64K | $76K | $910K | $90K | $84K | $43K | $26K | — | $1.1M | $223K |
| Unite Private Networks, LLC-Illinois | $201K | $219K | $218K | $217K | $214K | $214K | $248K | $248K | $241K | $220K | $1.1M | $214K |
| Sentinel Technologies, Inc. | $199K | $459K | — | $103K | $293K | $127K | $78K | $33K | $24K | $240K | $1.1M | $211K |
| AT&T Enterprises, LLC | $116K | $156K | $149K | $145K | $165K | $323K | $625K | $621K | $627K | $305K | $731K | $146K |
| Illinois Bell Telephone Company, LLC | $90K | $135K | $137K | $163K | $167K | $194K | $330K | $278K | $277K | $313K | $692K | $138K |
| Wanrack LLC | $6K | $164K | $4K | $451K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $624K | $125K |
| Logicalis Inc | $88K | — | $138K | $149K | $147K | $131K | — | $22K | $166K | $80K | $521K | $104K |
| E2 Services, Inc. | $89K | $338K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $427K | $85K |
Each billed entity is assigned to the congressional district (119th Congress boundaries, U.S. Census TIGER/Line 2024) containing the largest number of its recipient sites, located by their USAC-reported coordinates; entities without usable coordinates use the district in their USAC profile. Funding totals are total authorized disbursements (FCC Form 471 FRN Status, USAC dataset qdmp-ygft); speeds are from Recipient Details and Commitments (avi8-svp9); pre-2016 history is from USAC legacy data (1998-2015). Note: the last year or two in any disbursement series always looks artificially low (FY2025 invoices are still being paid) — that’s the real state of USAC’s data, not an error.