State overview

E-Rate in South Carolina.

Quick answer

E-Rate applicants in South Carolina received $332 thousand in committed funding for FY2026, the most recent funding year with public USAC data. South Carolina has 2,986 active E-Rate applicants — including schools, school districts, libraries, and consortia.

FY2026 committed
$332K
Applicants
2,986
Years with data
10

Funding history

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

Funding yearTotal committedApplicants
FY2026$332K163
FY2025$31.3M163
FY2024$37.2M150
FY2023$16.1M151
FY2022$13.9M159
FY2021$10.7M173
FY2020$20.7M224
FY2019$626K216
FY2018$18.7M179
FY2017$422K232

Applicants by entity type

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

  • Schools2,217 · 74.2%
  • Libraries314 · 10.5%
  • Nif286 · 9.6%
  • School districts162 · 5.4%
  • Consortia7 · 0.2%

FY2026 category mix

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

FY2026 average discount

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

Avg Category 1 discount
81%
Avg Category 2 discount
78%
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