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Benton County School District
Ashland, MS · Billed Entity Number (BEN) 128530
From the latest Form 471 on file (FY2026): 964 full-time students · NSLP 91% · 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.
Category 2 budget
| Cycle | Version | C2 budget (pre-discount) | Funded | Pending | Available | Students | Sites |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026-2030 | Confirmed | $194,313 | $194,313 | $0 | $0 | 964 | 5 |
| FY2021-2025 | Confirmed | $168,670 | $168,670 | $0 | $0 | 1010 | 5 |
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, 2030 | Howard Technology Solutions | Internal Connections | BCSD2025MOU-RFP#2025-1 | FY2026 | Pending |
| Jun 30, 2030 extended | Telepak Networks, Inc. | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | 5000-1 | FY2026 | Funded |
| Jun 30, 2030 | Howard Technology Solutions | Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections | BCSD2025MOU-RFP#2025-1 | FY2026 | Pending |
4 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* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Technology Solutions | 4 | FY2020, FY2025, FY2026 | Basic Maintenance of Internal Connections, Internal Connections | $382,775 |
| Telepak Networks, Inc. | 4 | FY2023, FY2024, FY2025, FY2026 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $144,720 |
| Southern Light, LLC | 3 | FY2020, FY2021, FY2022 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $89,100 |
| CONTACT NETWORK, LLC | 3 | FY2017, FY2018, FY2019 | Data Transmission and/or Internet Access | $140,746 |
| BellSouth Telecommunications, LLC | 2 | FY2017, FY2018 | Voice | $15,840 |
*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: 17 pending, 16 funded, 1 cancelled (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.