E-Rate Funding in South Carolina
Data updated Oct 21, 2026 · from USAC open data
Schools and libraries in South Carolina have received $444,108,734 in committed E-Rate funding across 7,313 funding requests from 237 applicants. The largest provider by committed dollars is BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC.
See also Rural Health Care (RHC) funding in South Carolina.
Schools and libraries in South Carolina account for 2% of all committed E-Rate funding nationwide. Category 2 equipment makes up 39% of that funding, with Category 1 services accounting for the rest. Annual committed funding was highest in FY2021 at $61.3M.
Committed (all years)
$444.1M
Funding requests
7,313
Applicants
237
Top E-Rate providers in South Carolina, ranked by funding
| Provider | Committed | FRNs |
|---|---|---|
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | $167.4M | 342 |
| South Carolina Net, LLC | $63M | 362 |
| BridgeTek Solutions LLC | $34.8M | 695 |
| Encore Technology Group LLC | $28.4M | 621 |
| A3 Communications, Inc. | $24.8M | 834 |
| Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC | $10.4M | 48 |
| Applied Network Consulting Group | $7.7M | 339 |
| NetSource ET, llc | $7.6M | 210 |
| WCFIBER | $7M | 13 |
| MXN Corporation | $6.2M | 177 |
E-Rate funding in South Carolina by year
| Funding year | Committed | FRNs |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $16.5M | 319 |
| 2025 | $36.6M | 490 |
| 2024 | $46.2M | 599 |
| 2023 | $39.6M | 390 |
| 2022 | $44.1M | 518 |
| 2021 | $61.3M | 639 |
| 2020 | $43.6M | 1067 |
| 2019 | $35.1M | 796 |
| 2018 | $36M | 691 |
| 2017 | $36.6M | 812 |
| 2016 | $48.4M | 992 |
Largest E-Rate applicants in South Carolina
- Division Of Technology$227M
- Beaufort County School Dist$11.9M
- Charleston County School Dist$10.9M
- Greenville County School Dist$10.7M
- Horry County School District$9.6M
- Darlington County School District$9.2M
- Berkeley County School Dist$8.9M
- Oconee Co School District$8.6M
- Pickens County School District$8.4M
- Dorchester County Sch Dist 2$7.5M
- Anderson County School Dist 5$6.8M
- Aiken County Schools$6.5M
- Richland County School Dist 1$5.4M
- Lancaster County School District$5.2M
- Sumter School District$4.6M
All 95 qualifying E-Rate applicants in South Carolina
- Florence Public School Dist 1
- Rock Hill School District 3
- Lexington County School Dist 1
- School District 5 Of Lexington And Richland Counties
- Orangeburg County School District
- Richland County School Dist 2
- Georgetown County School Dist
- Fort Mill School District 4
- Anderson County School Dist 1
- Chester County School District
- Kershaw County School District
- Greenwood School District 50
- Spartanburg County Sch Dist 5
- Newberry County School Dist
- Cherokee County School District 1
- Spartanburg County School District 7
- Spartanburg County School District Two
- Colleton County School Dist
- York County School District 2
- Spartanburg County Sch Dist 6
- Richland Library
- Laurens County School Dist 55
- Union County School District
- York County School District 1
- Lexington County School Dist 2
- Chesterfield County Sch Dist
- Jasper County School District
- Lee County School District
- Dillon County School District Four
- Diocese Of Charleston Schools
- Williamsburg Co School Dist
- Saluda County School Dist 1
- Charleston County Library
- Fairfield County School Dist
- South Carolina Virtual Charter School
- Laurens County School Dist 56
- Spartanburg County Sch Dist 1
- Clarendon County School District
- Marlboro County School Dist
- Anderson County School Dist 2
- Edgefield County School Dist
- Anderson County School Dist 3
- Anderson County School Dist 4
- Calhoun County School District
- Marion County School District
- Spartanburg County Sch Dist 3
- Florence County School Dist 3
- Barnwell County School District
- Lexington County School Dist 4
- Abbeville County School Dist
- Spartanburg County Public Libraries
- Lexington County School Dist 3
- Anderson County Library System
- Dorchester County Sch Dist 4
- Royal Live Oaks Academy Of Arts & Sciences Charter School
- Bamberg County School District
- Spartanburg County Sch Dist 4
- Sumter County Library
- Legacy Early College
- Greenwood School District 52
- Dillon County School Dist 3
- Florence County School Dist 2
- Greenville County Library System
- Amikids Sand Hills
- Amikids Georgetown
- Dorchester County Library
- Hampton County School Dist 2
- Porter-Gaud School
- Hampton County School District
- Horse Creek Academy
- Midlands Stem Institute
- Lexington County Public Library
- Hampton County School Dist 1
- High Point Academy
- Hilton Head Preparatory School
- Georgetown County Library
- Allendale County School District
- Abbe Regional Library
- Fox Creek High School
- Orangeburg County Library
E-Rate in South Carolina: common questions
- How much E-Rate funding has South Carolina received?
- Schools and libraries in South Carolina have received $444,108,734 in committed E-Rate funding across 7,313 funding requests since FY2016.
- Who are the top E-Rate providers in South Carolina?
- Ranked by committed funding, the largest E-Rate service providers in South Carolina are BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC, South Carolina Net, LLC, and BridgeTek Solutions LLC.
- How many applicants receive E-Rate funding in South Carolina?
- 237 schools, libraries, and consortia in South Carolina have received committed E-Rate funding.
88 funded E-Rate contracts in South Carolina (Category 1 and managed internal broadband) end in the next 12 months.
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