State overview

E-Rate in Illinois.

Quick answer

The stored funding subtotal for Illinois is $68.0 million for FY2026, the most recent funding year available here. Funding coverage is unverified. The stored USAC registry includes 9,957 Illinois entities.

FY2026 stored funding
$68.0M
Stored registry entities
9,957
Years with data
10

Funding history

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

Funding yearStored funding subtotalApplicants
FY2026$68.0M1,089
FY2025Unavailable1,094
FY2024$105.3M1,120
FY2023$50.0M1,140
FY2022$34.9M1,171
FY2021$61.3M1,215
FY2020$16.1M1,253
FY2019Unavailable1,269
FY2018Unavailable1,215
FY2017Unavailable1,248

Stored registry entities by type

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

  • Schools7,043 · 70.7%
  • School districts1,189 · 11.9%
  • Libraries902 · 9.1%
  • Non-instructional facilities793 · 8.0%
  • Consortia30 · 0.3%

FY2026 category mix

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

Category 2$47.8M · 70.3%
Category 1$20.2M · 29.7%

FY2026 average discount

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

Avg Category 1 discount
71%
Avg Category 2 discount
69%
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