State overview

E-Rate in Pennsylvania.

Quick answer

E-Rate applicants in Pennsylvania received $9.1 million in committed funding for FY2026, the most recent funding year with public USAC data. Pennsylvania has 9,100 active E-Rate applicants — including schools, school districts, libraries, and consortia.

FY2026 committed
$9.1M
Applicants
9,100
Years with data
10

Funding history

Total committed E-Rate funding for Pennsylvania applicants by funding year, drawn from public USAC Form 471 commitment data.

Funding yearTotal committedApplicants
FY2026$9.1M980
FY2025$63.1M1,031
FY2024$55.4M1,040
FY2023$36.0M1,211
FY2022$2.5M1,305
FY2021$1.1M1,267
FY2020$737K1,375
FY2019$3.1M1,315
FY2018$159K1,287
FY2017$135K1,481

Applicants by entity type

Total registered E-Rate applicants in Pennsylvania by USAC entity type (current as of last sync from USAC public data).

  • Schools6,433 · 70.7%
  • Nif1,051 · 11.5%
  • Libraries828 · 9.1%
  • School districts714 · 7.8%
  • Consortia74 · 0.8%

FY2026 category mix

Distribution of FY2026 committed dollars in Pennsylvania between Category 1 (connectivity) and Category 2 (internal connections).

FY2026 average discount

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

Avg Category 1 discount
74%
Avg Category 2 discount
72%
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