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Van Buren School District 42
Van Buren, AR · Billed Entity Number (BEN) 139728
From the latest Form 471 on file (FY2026): 5593 full-time students · NSLP 68% · Category 1 discount 80% · Category 2 discount 80%.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 260023014 | FY2026 | 470-2026WLAN | Feb 24, 2026 | 1 service line(s) | Form PDF |
Category 2 budget
| Cycle | Version | C2 budget (pre-discount) | Funded | Pending | Available | Students | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026-2030 | Preliminary | $1,127,381 | $0 | $31,753 | $1,095,628 | 5593 | 11 |
| FY2021-2025 | Confirmed | $902,802 | $421,679 | $0 | $481,123 | 5406 | 12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2029 | Cox Arkansas Telecom, LLC | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | FY2024 | Funded |
| Jun 30, 2030 | Cox Arkansas Telecom, LLC | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | — | FY2026 | Pending |
9 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* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Arkansas Telecom, LLC | 11 | FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2021, FY2022, FY2023, FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access, Voice | $831,919 |
| Arkansas K12 LLC | 3 | FY2021, FY2022 | Internal Connections | $337,343 |
| AT&T DataComm, LLC | 1 | FY2018 | Internal Connections | $20,728 |
*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: 16 pending, 15 funded (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.