Sumter County 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 | $40K | $196K | $95K | $95K | $95K | $95K | $95K | $143K | $154K | $162K | $388K | $220K | $400K | $164K | $342K | $680K | $351K | $349K | $542K | $266K | $242K | $870K | $72K | $72K | $72K | $84K | $239K | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 88% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 50% | 60% | 70% | 82% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | 90% | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 1,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $2K | $12K | $21K | $50K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $151K | $220K | $400K | $140K | $292K | $329K | $245K | $244K | $384K | $81K | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $46K | — |
| Internal Connections | — | $156K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $186K | — | — | — | — | $242K | — | — | $72K | — | — | $534K | — | — | — | — | $125K | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $40K | $40K | $95K | $95K | $95K | $95K | $95K | $141K | $141K | $141K | — | — | — | $15K | $13K | $15K | $11K | $11K | $13K | $108K | $108K | $336K | $72K | $72K | $72K | $72K | $67K | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | $36K | $95K | $94K | $94K | $74K | $77K | $134K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Back of Envelope Estimate of Equal Distribution
| Recipient | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinterbish Junior High School | — | — | — | $14K | $20K | $20K | $19K | $25K | $27K | $24K |
| North Sumter Jr High School | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $24K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kinterbish Junior High School | Cuba | 90% | 175 | 175 | 1,000 | 1,000 | Rural |
| North Sumter Jr High School | Panola | 90% | 98 | 98 | 1,000 | 1,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information Transport Solutions, Inc. | — | — | $95K | $95K | $95K | $95K | $95K | $143K | $154K | $162K | $388K | $220K | $400K | $164K | $190K | $555K | $240K | $240K | $444K | $185K | $242K | $867K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $92K | $65K | $55K | $65K | $46K | $42K | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | $46K | — |
| Trillion Digital Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $72K | $72K | $72K | $67K | — |
| KAM Technologies | $40K | $196K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southern Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $34K | $47K | $37K | $42K | $31K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James M. Lawley dba Blue Star Partners/Creek Street Assoc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $125K | — |
| Affiniti, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $72K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $52K | $17K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CenturyTel of Alabama, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $8K | $8K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alabama Supercomputer Authority | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | — | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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.