Santa Barbara Unified 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 | $559K | $557K | $151K | $341K | $345K | $297K | $1.1M | $404K | $306K | $388K | $677K | $868K | $675K | $822K | $154K | $238K | $173K | $195K | $215K | $218K | $87K | $42K | — | $2K | — | $27K | $30K | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 37% | 49% | 66% | 65% | 70% | 65% | 54% | 54% | 51% | 52% | 52% | 49% | 48% | — | 46% | — | 46% | 46% | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 10,600 | 10,632 | 10,632 | 1,450 | 1,450 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 684 | 545 | 1,042 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 10,600 | 10,632 | 10,632 | 1,450 | 1,450 | 1,050 | 1,050 | 684 | 545 | 1,042 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $79K | $144K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $263K | $799K | $607K | $502K | $154K | $218K | $160K | $187K | $208K | $212K | $87K | $42K | — | $2K | — | $27K | $28K | — |
| Internal Connections | $348K | $351K | — | — | — | — | $699K | $103K | — | — | $246K | — | — | $254K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $211K | $206K | $151K | $341K | $345K | $297K | $368K | $301K | $306K | $309K | $24K | $69K | $68K | $66K | — | $20K | $13K | $8K | $7K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Armory | $8K | $8K | $6K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Armory | Santa Barbara | 80% | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox California Telcom, LLC dba Cox Business Services | $211K | $206K | $151K | $341K | $345K | $297K | $368K | $301K | $306K | $309K | $287K | $465K | $456K | $443K | — | $128K | $85K | $107K | $108K | $107K | — | — | — | — | — | $12K | — | — |
| Red Tail Networks, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | $699K | — | — | — | $246K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon California, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | — | $118K | $79K | $78K | $97K | $60K | $57K | $51K | $77K | $74K | $59K | $17K | — | — | — | $15K | $28K | — |
| Jive Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $66K | $137K | $245K | $95K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Digital Scepter Corporation | — | $351K | — | — | — | — | — | $103K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CDW Government LLC | $348K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $3K | $7K | $39K | $42K | $44K | $54K | $48K | $30K | $25K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AAA SOLAR ELECTRIC, INC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $254K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $17K | $23K | $20K | $21K | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Qwest Communications Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $11K | $13K | $13K | $9K | $4K | — | $2K | — | — | — | — |
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.