Overview

Indicator2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Total E-Rate subsidies———————$37K$26K$20K——————————————————
Average discount rate———————73%60%69%——————————————————
Schools & libraries (in this area)———————111——————————————————
Service providers———————332——————————————————
Avg download speed (Mbps)———————50050050——————————————————
Avg upload speed (Mbps)———————50050050——————————————————

Subsidies by E-Rate service type

Service type2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998
Voice———————$180$706$2K——————————————————
Telecomm Services————————————————————————————
Internal Connections—————————$6K——————————————————
Data Transmission and/or Internet Access———————$37K$26K$12K——————————————————
Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections————————————————————————————
Managed Internal Broadband Services————————————————————————————

Recipient demographics

RecipientAddressCityDiscount RateStudentsNSLPNSLP %Down MbpsUp MbpsUrban/Rural
Steel City Academy2650 West 35th Avenue, Gary, In 46408 46408Gary30%15213388%500500Urban
Steel City Academy Elementary School2660 W 35th Avenue 46408Gary90%28025089%500500Urban

Overview and provider figures are the entity’s total authorized disbursements (entity-wide, FCC Form 471 FRN Status). Service-provider top 10 ranked by FY2024 disbursements. 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.