E-Rate Funding for Marion City School District

Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data

Marion City School District in Ohio has received $2,508,393 in committed E-Rate funding across 74 funding requests. Their FY2026 discount rate is 90% on Category 1 services and 85% on Category 2 equipment. Activity runs from FY2016 to FY2026, with $882.9K in Category 1 services and $1.6M in Category 2 equipment. Its largest provider by committed dollars is The Northern Buckeye Education Council at $662K.

Marion City School District accounts for less than 1% of Ohio's committed E-Rate funding. Its largest provider, The Northern Buckeye Education Council, holds 26% of that committed funding. Category 2 equipment accounts for 65% of Marion City School District's committed funding, and Category 1 services the remainder.

Committed (all years)
$2.5M
Category 1
$882.9K
Category 2
$1.6M
Funding requests
74

Marion City School District's E-Rate providers, ranked by funding

ProviderCommitted
The Northern Buckeye Education Council$662K
Ahead in the Cloud, LLC$655.9K
Metropolitan Educational Technology Association$549.5K
Crown Castle Fiber LLC$530.2K
Total Systems Integration (TSI), Inc.$39K
Charter Communications Operating, LLC$23.8K
Frontier North, Inc.$21.8K
Time Warner Cable Business LLC$18.3K
Verizon Wireless (Cellco Partnership)$6.5K
CenturyLink Qwest Communications Company, LLC$1.3K

E-Rate funding by year

Funding yearCommittedFRNs
2026$455.5K6
2025$108.6K4
2024$125.8K5
2023$323.5K7
2022$208.7K7
2021$297.6K9
2020$275.1K7
2019$180.1K5
2018$165.4K8
2017$173.3K8
2016$194.8K8

Who handles E-Rate for Marion City School District?

The contact listed on Marion City School District's most recent Form 470 (FY2026) is Eric Spencer, typically the district's E-Rate coordinator or consultant. Email, phone, and the filing history behind every applicant contact are available inside FRNHQ.

Marion City School District E-Rate funding: common questions

How much E-Rate funding has Marion City School District received?
Marion City School District in Ohio has received $2,508,393 in committed E-Rate funding across 74 funding requests.
Who provides E-Rate services to Marion City School District?
Marion City School District's E-Rate service providers by committed funding include The Northern Buckeye Education Council, Ahead in the Cloud, LLC, and Metropolitan Educational Technology Association.
What is Marion City School District's E-Rate discount rate?
Their FY2026 discount rate is 90% on Category 1 services and 85% on Category 2 equipment. 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 Marion City School District?
USAC filings do not name a coordinator role directly, but the contact person listed on Marion City School District's most recent FCC Form 470 (FY2026) is Eric Spencer. Districts typically list their E-Rate coordinator or consultant as the Form 470 contact.
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