Burke County Public Schools
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 | $197K | $197K | $961K | $1.2M | $250K | $966K | $240K | $698K | $443K | $377K | $892K | $564K | $496K | $308K | $289K | $344K | $312K | $321K | $270K | $240K | $127K | $133K | $132K | $220K | $240K | — | — | — |
| Average discount rate | 90% | 90% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 71% | 60% | 75% | 89% | 82% | 79% | 78% | 77% | 73% | 75% | 73% | 73% | 69% | 66% | 62% | 61% | 58% | — | — | — |
| Schools & libraries (in this area) | 26 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Service providers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — |
| Avg download speed (Mbps) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 4,462 | 4,462 | 4,333 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 4,536 | 6,500 | 1,333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Avg upload speed (Mbps) | 10,000 | 10,000 | 4,462 | 4,462 | 4,333 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 4,536 | 6,500 | 1,333 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8K | $23K | $50K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Telecomm Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | $227K | $539K | $462K | $276K | $256K | $252K | $250K | $257K | $216K | $187K | $91K | $100K | $101K | $203K | $228K | — | — | — |
| Internal Connections | — | — | $713K | $999K | — | $710K | — | $466K | $170K | — | $614K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $197K | $197K | $248K | $240K | $250K | $256K | $240K | $231K | $265K | $354K | — | $24K | $33K | $33K | $34K | $92K | $62K | $63K | $53K | $53K | $36K | $34K | $32K | $17K | $12K | — | — | — |
| Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Managed Internal Broadband Services | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Subsidies by service provider (top 10, FY2024)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC | $197K | $197K | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Recipient demographics
| Recipient | Address | City | Discount Rate | Students | NSLP | NSLP % | Down Mbps | Up Mbps | Urban/Rural |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burke Middle College | 1001 Burkemont Ave 28655 | Morganton | 85% | 126 | 56 | 44% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Chesterfield Elementary School | 2145 Pax Hill Rd 28655 | Morganton | 80% | 0 | 0 | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| College Street | 510 College Street 28655 | Morganton | 80% | — | — | — | 1,000 | 1,000 | — |
| Drexel Elementary School | 100 Alta Vista St 28655 | Morganton | 85% | 476 | 464 | 97% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| East Burke High School | 3695 East Burke Boulevard 28666 | Connelly Springs | 85% | 867 | 683 | 79% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| East Burke Middle School | 3519 Miller Bridge Rd 28612 | Connelly Springs | 85% | 602 | 587 | 98% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Forest Hill Elementary School | 304 Ann St 28655 | Morganton | 85% | 298 | 291 | 98% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Freedom High School | 511 Independence Blvd 28655 | Morganton | 85% | 1,238 | 975 | 79% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| George Hildebrand Elem School | 8078 George Hildebran Sch Rd 28612 | Connelly Spg | 85% | 312 | 305 | 98% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Glen Alpine Elementary School | 302 London St 28655 | Morganton | 85% | 308 | 301 | 98% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Hallyburton Academy | 205 S Main St 28619 | Drexel | 85% | 45 | 44 | 98% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Heritage Middle School | 1951 Enon Rd 28690 | Valdese | 85% | 507 | 417 | 82% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Hildebran Elementary School | 703 Us Highway 70 W 28637 | Hildebran | 85% | 292 | 285 | 98% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | 201 Tennessee Street 28655 | Morganton | 85% | 258 | 252 | 98% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Icard Elementary School | 3087 Icard School Rd 28612 | Connelly Springs | 85% | 254 | 248 | 98% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Jimmy C. Draughn High School | 709 Lovelady Raod 28690 | Valdese | 85% | 620 | 488 | 79% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Liberty Middle School | 529 Enola Rd 28655 | Morganton | 85% | 491 | 404 | 82% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Maintenance-Transportation Department | 412 Kirksey Drive 28655 | Morganton | 90% | — | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | — |
| Mountain View Elementary School | 805 Bouchelle St 28655 | Morganton | 85% | 762 | 743 | 98% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Mull Elementary School | 1140 Old Nc 18 South 28655 | Morganton | 85% | 297 | 290 | 98% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| North Liberty School | 523 Enola Road 28655 | Morganton | 85% | 76 | 63 | 83% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Oak Hill Elementary School | 2363 Nc 181, Po Box 1389 28655 | Morganton | 85% | 306 | 299 | 98% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Ray Childers Elementary School | 1183 Cape Hickory Rd 28601 | Hickory | 85% | 466 | 455 | 98% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Robert L. Patton High School | 701 Enola Rd 28655 | Morganton | 85% | 776 | 611 | 79% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Rutherford College Elem School | 170 Honeycutt Dr 28671 | Rutherfrd Col | 80% | 0 | 0 | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Salem Elementary School | 1329 Salem Rd 28655 | Morganton | 85% | 473 | 461 | 97% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Stem | 517 W. Fleming Drive 28655 | Morganton | 80% | — | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | — |
| Table Rock Middle School | 1585 Nc 126 28665 | Morganton | 85% | 443 | 432 | 98% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Rural |
| Valdese Elementary School | 298 Praley St 28690 | Valdese | 85% | 513 | 500 | 97% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| W.A. Young Elementary School | 325 Conley Road 28655 | Morganton | 85% | 291 | 284 | 98% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| Walter R. Johnson Middle School | 701 Lenoir Rd 28655 | Morganton | 85% | 432 | 421 | 97% | 10,000 | 10,000 | Urban |
| West Concord Resource Center | 509 West Concord Street 28655 | Morganton | 90% | — | — | — | 10,000 | 10,000 | — |
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.