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Newport School District
Newport, AR · Billed Entity Number (BEN) 139521
From the latest Form 471 on file (FY2026): 1255 full-time students · NSLP 86% · Category 1 discount 90% · Category 2 discount 85%.
Open Form 470s (FY2027)
No certified FY2027 Form 470 found for this district in the data pulled.
Prior-cycle Form 470s (1)
| Application | FY | Nickname | Certified | Services | Doc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 260005685 | FY2026 | Form 470 - Newport SD - Cat 1 and 2 - KMB 26.27 | Nov 10, 2025 | 14 service line(s) | Form PDF |
Category 2 budget
| Cycle | Version | C2 budget (pre-discount) | Funded | Pending | Available | Students | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026-2030 | Confirmed | $235,434 | $76,815 | $0 | $158,619 | 1168 | 2 |
| FY2021-2025 | Confirmed | $195,056 | $82,167 | $0 | $112,889 | 1168 | 2 |
Contract expirations
Upcoming expirations (on or after Oct 16, 2026), from Form 471 FRN data. Latest FRN per contract/provider/service.
| Expires | Provider | Service type | Contract # | Latest FY seen | FRN status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2027 | JSK Company, Inc | Internal Connections | — | FY2026 | Pending |
| Jun 30, 2028 | E. Ritter Communications Holdings, LLC. | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | FY2026 | Pending |
| Jun 30, 2031 extended | E. Ritter Communications Holdings, LLC. | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | FY2026 | Pending |
11 additional contract(s) in the data show an expiration date already past.
Past winning providers (Form 471, funded FRNs)
| Provider (SPIN name) | Funded FRNs | Funding years | Service types | Funding requested* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSK Company, Inc | 6 | FY2023, FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access, Internal Connections | $171,848 |
| E. Ritter Communications Holdings, LLC. | 10 | FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $638,701 |
| E. Ritter Communications Holdings, Inc. | 5 | FY2017, FY2018, FY2019 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access, Voice | $174,089 |
| Southwestern Bell Telephone Company | 2 | FY2017, FY2018 | Voice | $20,371 |
| SBC Long Distance, LLC. | 2 | FY2017, FY2018 | Voice | $3,067 |
*Sum of funding_commitment_request on FRNs with status Funded — the requested amount, not necessarily the final committed or disbursed amount.
All FRNs on file: 31 pending, 25 funded, 2 cancelled, 1 denied (FY2017–FY2026).
Source: USAC Open Data datasets jt8s-3q52 (Form 470), qdmp-ygft (Form 471 FRN status), 6brt-5pbv (C2 budget), 9s6i-myen (Form 471 basic info). Data pulled 2026-10-16.