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Arista on E-rate: who runs it and who still has budget

Arista equipment appears on 586 Form 471 line items from 101 schools and libraries in FY2024-2026, $14.2M requested in all. 97 of those applicants have Category 2 budget left in the FY2026-2030 cycle.

19 states · updated nightly from USAC open data
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101applicants

Running Arista today

Schools and libraries with Arista on a funded request since FY2024, across 19 states.

Most in Ohio
$42.4MC2 unspent

Budget left at those applicants

97 of them still have Category 2 money in the FY2026-2030 cycle. Those are the refresh and expansion deals.

Largest: $4.7M at one applicant
$102median

What districts paid for the SFP-10G-SR-P

The median unit price applicants entered for the most requested model, from 22 line items.

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586
line items
101
applicants
$14.2M
requested
$42.4M
C2 budget left at those applicants

What districts buy

FunctionLine itemsUnitsRequested
Data Distribution1671,814$8,506,268
License14144,755$2,080,207
Transceiver1012,365$317,093
Cabling/Connectors921,039$55,482
Wireless Data Distribution444,763$2,856,574
Data Protection3254$107,930
Module323$7,917
Software3329$211,173
Other24$5,947
Switches12$16,904

Most requested models

The median of the unit prices applicants entered on their requests.

ModelLine itemsUnitsMedian unit price
SFP-10G-SR-P22813$102
NG-10-PSCMPLT-0150-3YEAR2023$1,950
SS-CVS-LT-G3-SWITCH-1M-EDU214177$469
SS-CVS-LT-SWITCH-1M-EDU21315$982
CCA-ETM-Q121214$2,945
CCS-720XP-48ZC2-2F-NA-5Y-EDU212130$2,252
SFP-10G-LR-P1267$144
LIC-FIX-1-E1165$759
DCS-7050SX3-24YC4C-S-F-5Y-EDU21015$3,617
NG-10-PSCMPLT-0250-3YEAR1015$2,359
CAB-Q-Q-100G-1M-P918$181
CCS-720XP-48ZC2-2F-NA-3Y-EDU2932$5,546
MNT-AP-FLAT-14CM9350$7.52
SFP-1G-SX957$57.33
Q1277$4,059

By state

Ohio 285California 85Kentucky 54Arizona 44Louisiana 38Pennsylvania 18Iowa 16Texas 16Hawaii 7Oregon 5Indiana 3Massachusetts 3Michigan 3Florida 2Maryland 2New Jersey 2Kansas 1Missouri 1New Hampshire 1

Applicants running Arista with Category 2 budget left

ApplicantStateBudgetLeftStatus
FORT WAYNE COMM SCHOOL DISTIN$5,358,738$4,682,482Confirmed
NORTH KANSAS CITY SCH DIST 74MO$4,164,638$3,654,251Preliminary
SOUTH-WESTERN CITY SCHOOL DISTOH$4,447,037$2,668,549Confirmed
NATIONAL WWII MUSEUM TEACHER RESOURCE LIBRARYLA$2,468,500$2,468,500Forecast
PARMA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTOH$1,729,874$1,729,874Forecast
OAK GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICTCA$1,685,528$1,685,528Forecast
WEST DES MOINES COMM SCH DISTIA$1,662,751$1,641,281Confirmed
SYLVANIA SCHOOL DISTRICTOH$1,525,885$1,408,727Confirmed
WASHINGTON LOCAL SCHOOL DISTOH$1,281,380$1,281,380Forecast
FINDLAY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTOH$1,083,237$1,083,237Forecast
SUNNYVALE SCHOOL DISTRICTCA$1,101,378$1,059,178Confirmed
KIPP NEW ORLEANS SCHOOLSLA$1,234,213$1,033,605Confirmed
ASU PREPARATORY ACADEMYAZ$1,451,304$928,425Preliminary
MOUNTAIN VIEW WHISMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICTCA$907,871$907,871Forecast
BEVERLY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTMA$886,908$886,908Forecast
CITY OF MCALLENTX$787,350$787,350Forecast
ALUM ROCK UNION ELEM SCH DISTCA$1,455,739$783,970Confirmed
OREGON TRAIL SCHOOL DIST 46OR$849,355$759,341Confirmed
LIMA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTOH$686,144$630,816Confirmed
OREGON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTOH$665,786$624,136Confirmed
MARYSVILLE EXEMPT VILLAGE SCHOOL DISTRICTOH$1,107,224$604,036Confirmed
BLOOM-CARROLL LOCAL SCH DISTOH$486,933$438,959Confirmed
DEFIANCE CITY SCHOOLSOH$480,543$429,506Confirmed
GRANT PARISH SCHOOL BOARDLA$543,030$415,145Confirmed
PULASKI COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARYKY$401,507$387,932Confirmed

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Compiled from public records and refreshed nightly; last updated Oct 18, 2026. Figures are as USAC publishes them; committed amounts are funding commitments, not payments. Contract end dates on June 30 are left out because many applicants enter the funding-year end instead. Check the source before acting. See something wrong? Tell us and we will correct it.