Calculating Discounts Created by Jerome Browning State E-Rate
Coordinator Alabama Department of Education
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Calculating Discounts
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Automatically Calculated after data entry on Form 471
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Calculating Discounts SCHOOL Individual Entities EXAMPLE
Calculation for Entities Entity Urban /Rural Total # of Students #
of Students Eligible for NSLP % students Eligible for NSLP Discount
% from Discount Matrix Madison Elementary U127 49 127 49 49/127
38.58% 60% 60% Adams Middle U 195 67 Washington High U 142 47
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Snapshot Calculating Discounts SCHOOL Individual Entities
EXAMPLE Calculation for Entities Entity Urban /Rural Total # of
Students # of Students Eligible for NSLP % students Eligible for
NSLP Discount % from Discount Matrix Central High R45025155.77780%
Career Tech R Madison Elementary U127 49 38.58% 60% Adams Middle U
195 67 Washington High U 142 47 (27) (82) 27 + 82= 109 20 + 53= 73
73/109=66.97% 80% All Keep All Documentation NSLP Forms, State
Calculations, CTC data, etc Keep A AA All Documentation NSLP Forms,
State Calculations, CTC data, etc (20) (53) Pick a Date
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Calculating Shared Discounts SCHOOL DISTRICT EXAMPLE
Calculation for Washington School District Entity Urban/ Rural
Total # of Students # of Students Eligible for NSLP % students
Eligible for NSLP Discount % from Discount Matrix Weighted Product
for Calculating Shared Discount Central High R45025155.77780%
Career Tech R Totals for Calculating Weighted Average discount
Weighted Average Discount Madison Elementary U127 49 38.58% 60%
Adams Middle U 195 67 Washington High U 142 47 (27) (82) 27 + 82=
109 20 + 53= 73 73/109=66.97% 80% 60% of 127 76.2 50% of 195 195
50% 127 60% 97.5 142 71.0 50% of 142 50% 450 80% 360 80% of 450 109
80% 80% of 109 87.2 1023 sumsum 691.9 sumsum sumsum / / 1023
67.6%67.6%
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