Sarasota 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 | $1.2M | $32K | $1.6M | $1.1M | $591K | $1.4M | $2.1M | $1.0M | $727K | $80K | $141K | $208K | $174K | $376K | $379K | $322K | $17K | $194K | $288K | $66K | $383K | $291K | $206K | $246K | $323K | $225K | $107K | — |
| Average discount rate | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 78% | 36% | 65% | 68% | 68% | 68% | 67% | 65% | 63% | 57% | 55% | 58% | 59% | 59% | 59% | 59% | 57% | 53% | 55% | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 2,000 | 7,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 2,000 | 7,500 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 2,000 | 2,000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $25K | $26K | $79K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $156K | $122K | $376K | $292K | $288K | $17K | $176K | $240K | $66K | $383K | $282K | $196K | $246K | $306K | $225K | $107K | — |
| Internal Connections | $1.2M | — | $1.6M | $974K | $541K | $1.3M | $2.0M | $928K | $635K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $9K | $10K | — | $17K | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $8K | $32K | $32K | $106K | $49K | $101K | $80K | $80K | $67K | $54K | $61K | $52K | $52K | — | $87K | $34K | — | $19K | $48K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Elementary School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $44K | $20K | — | $57K | $2K |
| Atwater Elementary School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $31K | $59K | $4K | $4K | $3K |
| Booker High School | $102K | $62K | $56K | $24K | $13K | $43K | $115K | $15K | $6K | $4K |
| Booker Middle School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $23K | $48K | $33K | $4K | $2K |
| Brentwood Elementary School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $37K | $10K | — | $74K | $4K |
| Brookside Middle School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $25K | $70K | $14K | $6K | $2K |
| Cranberry Elementary School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $17K | — | — | $98K | $2K |
| Emma Booker Elementary School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $20K | $44K | — | $4K | $2K |
| Fruitville Elementary School | $102K | $62K | $56K | $24K | $13K | $25K | $60K | $11K | $6K | $2K |
| Garden Elementary School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $19K | $37K | $7K | $4K | $3K |
| Gocio Elementary School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $38K | $15K | — | $68K | $2K |
| Gulf Gate Elementary School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $31K | $62K | — | $4K | $2K |
| Heron Creek Middle School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $21K | $20K | $86K | $6K | $2K |
| Lakeview Elementary School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $20K | $44K | — | $6K | $5K |
| Mcintosh Middle School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $24K | $72K | — | $6K | $2K |
| North Port High School | $102K | $62K | $56K | $24K | $13K | $69K | $123K | $137K | $6K | $5K |
| Phillippi Shores Elem School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $29K | $37K | — | $4K | $3K |
| Sarasota High School | $102K | $181K | $56K | $24K | $13K | $81K | $188K | $22K | $6K | $4K |
| Tatum Ridge Elementary School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $17K | $7K | $64K | $6K | $2K |
| Taylor Ranch Elementary School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $18K | $18K | $54K | $4K | $2K |
| Triad Alternative School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $2K | $2K | — | $3K | $1K |
| Venice Elementary School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $34K | $4K | — | $69K | $2K |
| Venice High School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $67K | $203K | $11K | $6K | $5K |
| Wellen Park High School | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wilkinson Elementary School | $102K | $62K | $56K | $24K | $13K | $32K | — | — | $54K | $2K |
| Woodland Middle School | $29K | — | $56K | $24K | $13K | $43K | $82K | — | $4K | $2K |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Elementary School | Sarasota | 80% | 982 | 286 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Atwater Elementary School | North Port | 80% | 853 | 566 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Booker High School | Sarasota | 80% | 1,395 | 951 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Booker Middle School | Sarasota | 80% | 961 | 769 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Brentwood Elementary School | Sarasota | 80% | 562 | 389 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Brookside Middle School | Sarasota | 80% | 703 | 458 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Cranberry Elementary School | North Port | 80% | 779 | 543 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Emma Booker Elementary School | Sarasota | 80% | 435 | 408 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Fruitville Elementary School | Sarasota | 80% | 747 | 430 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Garden Elementary School | Venice | 80% | 509 | 278 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Gocio Elementary School | Sarasota | 80% | 636 | 546 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Gulf Gate Elementary School | Sarasota | 80% | 624 | 380 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Heron Creek Middle School | North Port | 80% | 909 | 657 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Lakeview Elementary School | Sarasota | 80% | 728 | 228 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Mcintosh Middle School | Sarasota | 80% | 761 | 491 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| North Port High School | North Port | 80% | 2,577 | 1,448 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Phillippi Shores Elem School | Sarasota | 80% | 709 | 271 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Sarasota High School | Sarasota | 80% | 2,509 | 1,071 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Tatum Ridge Elementary School | Sarasota | 80% | 833 | 237 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Taylor Ranch Elementary School | Venice | 80% | 882 | 338 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Triad Alternative School | Sarasota | 80% | 115 | 102 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Venice Elementary School | Venice | 80% | 631 | 255 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Venice High School | Venice | 80% | 2,562 | 791 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Wellen Park High School | Venice | 80% | 0 | 0 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Rural |
| Wilkinson Elementary School | Sarasota | 80% | 436 | 331 | 40,000 | 40,000 | Urban |
| Woodland Middle School | North Port | 80% | 1,016 | 571 | 40,000 | 40,000 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDW Government LLC | $1.2M | — | — | — | — | $1.3M | $2.0M | $928K | $635K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Florida LLC. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $15K | $15K | $45K | $51K | $59K | $244K | $250K | $226K | $5K | $160K | $176K | $66K | $366K | $271K | $193K | $246K | $304K | $182K | $107K | — |
| United Data Technologies, Inc. | — | — | $1.4M | — | $541K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Netsync Network Solutions | — | — | $156K | $974K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sprint Spectrum, L.P. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $10K | $12K | $34K | $103K | $61K | $120K | $122K | $87K | $12K | $35K | $106K | — | $5K | — | $3K | — | — | — | — | — |
| Crown Castle Fiber LLC | $8K | $32K | $32K | $106K | $49K | $101K | $80K | $80K | $67K | $54K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fibernet Direct Florida, LLC | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $61K | $52K | $52K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Verizon Wireless fka Cellco Partnership | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $20K | $3K | — | $3K | $43K | — | — |
| Qwest Communications Corporation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $4K | $4K | $6K | — | — | $7K | — | $12K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLTEL Communications, Inc. | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $7K | — | $10K | — | — | — |
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.