E-Rate Funding for Lawrence Unified School District #497

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Lawrence Unified School District #497 in Kansas has received $5,212,958 in committed E-Rate funding across 47 funding requests. Their FY2026 Category 1 discount rate is 60%. Activity runs from FY2016 to FY2026, with $2.9M in Category 1 services and $2.3M in Category 2 equipment. Its largest provider by committed dollars is Wanrack LLC at $1.9M.

Lawrence Unified School District #497 accounts for 2% of Kansas's committed E-Rate funding. Its largest provider, Wanrack LLC, holds 37% of that committed funding. Category 2 equipment accounts for 45% of Lawrence Unified School District #497's committed funding, and Category 1 services the remainder.

Committed (all years)
$5.2M
Category 1
$2.9M
Category 2
$2.3M
Funding requests
47

Lawrence Unified School District #497's E-Rate providers, ranked by funding

ProviderCommitted
Wanrack LLC$1.9M
Logicalis Inc$1M
ConvergeOne, Inc.$964.5K
Midcontinent Communications$816.7K
Anixter, Inc.$175.5K
Knology of Kansas Inc.$125.8K
Twotrees Technologies$120.1K
JMA Information Technology Inc.$14.6K

E-Rate funding by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$215.2K4
2025$183.1K4
2024$957K7
2023$87.2K5
2022$1.9M6
2021$237.1K2
2020$317.5K4
2019$580.5K4
2018$263.6K4
2017$148.5K3
2016$346.6K4

Who handles E-Rate for Lawrence Unified School District #497?

The contact listed on Lawrence Unified School District #497's most recent Form 470 (FY2026) is Paula Murrish, typically the district's E-Rate coordinator or consultant. Email, phone, and the filing history behind every applicant contact are available inside FRNHQ.

Lawrence Unified School District #497 E-Rate funding: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Lawrence Unified School District #497 received?
Lawrence Unified School District #497 in Kansas has received $5,212,958 in committed E-Rate funding across 47 funding requests.
Who provides E-Rate services to Lawrence Unified School District #497?
Lawrence Unified School District #497's E-Rate service providers by committed funding include Wanrack LLC, Logicalis Inc, and ConvergeOne, Inc..
What is Lawrence Unified School District #497's E-Rate discount rate?
Their FY2026 Category 1 discount rate is 60%. The discount is the share of eligible costs the program covers; USAC sets it each funding year from the district's student poverty and rurality, so it can change from year to year.
Who is the E-Rate coordinator for Lawrence Unified School District #497?
USAC filings do not name a coordinator role directly, but the contact person listed on Lawrence Unified School District #497's most recent FCC Form 470 (FY2026) is Paula Murrish. Districts typically list their E-Rate coordinator or consultant as the Form 470 contact.

1 funded E-Rate contract for Lawrence Unified School District #497 (Category 1 and managed internal broadband) ends in the next 12 months.

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