State overview

E-Rate in California.

Quick answer

The stored funding subtotal for California is $317.4 million for FY2026, the most recent funding year available here. Funding coverage is unverified. The stored USAC registry includes 27,284 California entities.

FY2026 stored funding
$317.4M
Stored registry entities
27,284
Years with data
10

Funding history

Stored funding subtotals for California applicants by funding year. The available USAC records may be incomplete.

Funding yearStored funding subtotalApplicants
FY2026$317.4M1,759
FY2025$380.7M1,805
FY2024$294.2M1,808
FY2023$109.2M1,812
FY2022$199.6M1,805
FY2021$84.3M1,806
FY2020$65.0M1,779
FY2019Unavailable1,784
FY2018Unavailable1,761
FY2017Unavailable1,785

Stored registry entities by type

USAC registry entities stored for California by entity type. This is distinct from billed applicants with Form 471 filings.

  • Schools21,205 · 77.7%
  • Non-instructional facilities3,007 · 11.0%
  • School districts1,572 · 5.8%
  • Libraries1,422 · 5.2%
  • Consortia78 · 0.3%

FY2026 category mix

Distribution of FY2026 stored funding in California between Category 1 (connectivity) and Category 2 (internal connections).

Category 2$161.4M · 50.8%
Category 1$156.0M · 49.2%

FY2026 average discount

Average discount applied to FY2026 Form 471 filings in California. Discount rates are determined by the FCC discount matrix using NSLP eligibility and urban/rural classification.

Avg Category 1 discount
72%
Avg Category 2 discount
70%
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