Table 418. | Percent of public schools and school classrooms having access to the Internet, by school characteristics: 1994 to 1999 |
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | |Instructional | Size of school | Metropolitan status |Percent of students eligible for | All | level\1\ | enrollment | | free or reduced-price lunch Schools, computers, |public |_______________|______________________|_______________________________|________________________________ instruction rooms, |schools| | | Less | 300 |1,000 | | | | | Less | 11 to | 31 to | 71 and access | |Elemen-|Secon- | than | to | or | City | Urban | Town | Rural |than 11| 30 | 70 |percent | | tary | dary | 300 | 999 | more | |fringe | | |percent|percent|percent|or more | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 ________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________ Estimated | | | | | | | | | | | | | | number of schools | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1995 ...................|77,853 |57,705 |18,083 |20,673 |50,044 |7,136 |17,906 |18,464 |19,539 |21,944 |13,192 |21,876 |28,017 | 14,651 1997 ...................|79,125 |59,695 |19,430 |20,540 |51,169 |7,416 |21,071 |23,419 |12,637 |21,998 |10,677 |21,686 |32,666 | 14,097 1998 ...................|78,727 |59,173 |19,555 |20,095 |50,591 |8,041 |20,635 |26,265 |11,306 |20,522 |10,860 |22,916 |29,450 | 15,462 1999 ...................|78,399 |59,575 |17,110 |20,018 |50,389 |7,992 |21,034 |26,245 |11,235 |19,885 |13,377 |20,201 |31,725 | 13,096 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1998 (standard error) ..| (339)| (293)| (203)| (479)| (473)| (165)| (96)| (98)| (182)| (273)|(1,030)|(1,357)|(1,547)| (1,288) 1999 (standard error) ..| (665)| (722)| (521)|(1,263)| (681)| (291)| (605)| (514)| (343)| (506)|(1,054)|(1,058)|(1,563)| (958) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent of schools | | | | | | | | | | | | | | having access to the | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Internet | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1994 ...................| 35 | 30 | 49 | 30 | 35 | 58 | 40 | 38 | 29 | 35 | --- | --- | --- | --- 1995 ...................| 50 | 46 | 65 | 39 | 52 | 69 | 47 | 59 | 47 | 48 | 62 | 59 | 47 | 31 1996 ...................| 65 | 61 | 77 | 57 | 66 | 80 | 64 | 75 | 61 | 60 | 78 | 72 | 58 | 53 1997 ...................| 78 | 75 | 89 | 75 | 78 | 89 | 74 | 78 | 84 | 79 | 88 | 83 | 78 | 63 1998 ...................| 89 | 88 | 94 | 87 | 89 | 95 | 92 | 85 | 90 | 92 | 87 | 94 | 91 | 80 1999 ...................| 95 | 94 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 93 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 94 | 96 | 97 | 90 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1998 (standard error) ..| (1.3)| (1.6)| (2.1)| (3.4)| (1.4)| (2.4)| (2.1)| (2.8)| (3.2)| (3.4)| (5.6)| (2.0)| (3.7)| (3.3) 1999 (standard error) ..| (0.8)| (1.0)| (0.8)| (1.5)| (1.0)| (1.7)| (1.5)| (1.2)| (2.5)| (1.4)| (2.2)| (1.4)| (2.0)| (2.8) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Number of computers for | | | | | | | | | | | | | | instructional purposes, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | in thousands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1995\2\ ................| 5,621 | 3,453 | 2,021 | 850 | 3,600 |1,171 | 1,497 | 1,526 | 1,404 | 1,195 | 1,017 | 1,712 | 1,919 | 951 1997 ...................| 5,959 | 3,701 | 2,258 | 839 | 3,767 |1,353 | 1,727 | 2,084 | 934 | 1,214 | 1,008 | 1,782 | 2,211 | 959 1998 ...................| 7,111 | 4,519 | 2,592 | 952 | 4,414 |1,744 | 2,148 | 2,606 | 1,047 | 1,311 | 1,074 | 2,232 | 2,474 | 1,317 1999 ...................| 7,806 | 4,923 | 2,728 | 1,021 | 4,952 |1,834 | 2,320 | 2,975 | 1,022 | 1,489 | 1,523 | 2,205 | 2,811 | 1,267 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1998 (standard error) ..| (183)| (145)| (94)| (53)| (136)| (106)| (74)| (129)| (58)| (77)| (96)| (196)| (153)| (153) 1999 (standard error) ..| (665)| (722)| (521)|(1,263)| (681)| (291)| (605)| (514)| (343)| (506)|(1,054)|(1,058)|(1,563)| (958) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Mean number of | | | | | | | | | | | | | | computers per school | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1995 ...................| 72 | 60 | 112 | 41 | 72 | 164 | 84 | 83 | 72 | 54 | 77 | 78 | 68 | 65 1997 ...................| 75 | 62 | 116 | 41 | 74 | 183 | 82 | 89 | 74 | 55 | 94 | 82 | 68 | 68 1998 ...................| 90 | 76 | 133 | 47 | 87 | 218 | 104 | 99 | 93 | 64 | 99 | 97 | 84 | 85 1999 ...................| 100 | 83 | 159 | 51 | 99 | 229 | 111 | 114 | 91 | 75 | 114 | 110 | 89 | 97 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1998 (standard error) ..| (2.3)| (2.4)| (4.8)| (2.6)| (2.5)|(12.8)| (3.7)| (4.8)| (5.2)| (3.6)| (7.3)| (5.7)| (7.3)| (7.2) 1999 (standard error) ..| (2.2)| (2.2)| (6.4)| (2.5)| (2.4)|(10.7)| (4.7)| (4.2)| (4.2)| (3.6)| (6.1)| (4.8)| (8.3)| (5.1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Number of computers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | with Internet access, | | | | | | | | | | | | | | in thousands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1995 ...................| 448 | 232 | 187 | 59 | 315 | 73 | 96 | 131 | 126 | 94 | 111 | 163 | 123 | 39 1998 ...................| 3,940 | 2,306 | 1,634 | 456 | 2,516 | 968 | 1,114 | 1,472 | 536 | 818 | 723 | 1,341 | 1,346 | 529 1999 ...................| 5,388 | 3,110 | 2,180 | 736 | 3,353 |1,299 | 1,425 | 2,096 | 781 | 1087 | 1,230 | 1,665 | 1,959 | 533 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1998 (standard error) ..| (190)| (155)| (90)| (39)| (152)| (78)| (94)| (113)| (47)| (77)| (79)| (149)| (108)| (87) 1999 (standard error) ..| (153)| (115)| (97)| (64)| (142)| (68)| 105 | (98)| (51)| (79)| (109)| (124)| (120)| (60) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent of all | | | | | | | | | | | | | | computers with access | | | | | | | | | | | | | | to the Internet | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1995 ...................| 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 1998 ...................| 55 | 51 | 63 | 48 | 57 | 56 | 52 | 56 | 51 | 62 | 67 | 60 | 54 | 40 1999 ...................| 69 | 63 | 80 | 72 | 68 | 71 | 61 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 81 | 76 | 70 | 42 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1998 (standard error) ..| (1.7)| (2.5)| (2.1)| (3.4)| (2.2)| (3.4)| (3.0)| (2.8)| (4.1)| (3.4)| (3.8)| (2.7)| (4.8)| (4.3) 1999 (standard error) ..| (1.4)| (1.6)| (2.4)| (3.0)| (1.7)| (3.6)| (2.6)| (2.4)| (3.1)| (2.7)| (3.1)| (2.8)| (4.3)| (3.6) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Number of instructional | | | | | | | | | | | | | | rooms,\3\ in thousands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1997 ...................| 2,625 | 1,720 | 906 | 335 | 1,725 | 566 | 830 | 902 | 388 | 505 | 412 | 758 | 976 | 480 1998 ...................| 2,709 | 1,772 | 937 | 349 | 1,740 | 620 | 839 | 981 | 390 | 498 | 406 | 838 | 958 | 505 1999 ...................| 2,811 | 1,830 | 926 | 360 | 1,805 | 645 | 857 | 1,049 | 375 | 530 | 502 | 750 | 1,087 | 472 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1998 (standard error) ..| (41)| (29)| (26)| (15)| (34)| (21)| (22)| (24)| (14)| (17)| (35)| (52)| (48)| (42) 1999 (standard error) ..| (36)| (33)| (29)| (26)| (39)| (30)| (29)| (33)| (16)| (23)| (39)| (42)| (60)| (33) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Percent of instruc- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | tional rooms\3\ with | | | | | | | | | | | | | | access to the Internet | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1994 ...................| 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | --- | --- | --- | --- 1995 ...................| 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 3 1996 ...................| 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 7 1997 ...................| 27 | 24 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 29 | 34 | 30 | 36 | 32 | 27 | 14 1998 ...................| 51 | 51 | 52 | 54 | 53 | 45 | 47 | 50 | 55 | 57 | 62 | 53 | 52 | 39 1999 ...................| 63 | 62 | 67 | 71 | 64 | 58 | 52 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 39 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1998 (standard error) ..| (1.7)| (2.3)| (2.1)| (5.4)| (5.3)| (4.5)| (3.2)| (2.9)| (4.0)| (3.6)| (4.0)| (3.1)| (6.1)| (4.1) 1999 (standard error) ..| (1.6)| (1.8)| (2.6)| (3.2)| (1.9)| (3.0)| (2.6)| (2.5)| (3.4)| (3.0)| (4.0)| (2.9)| (4.9)| (4.3) ________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|________ |
---Not Available. NOTE: Data are derived from sample surveys and are subject to sampling error. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding of weighted estimates. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fast Response Survey System, Internet Access in U.S. Public Elementary and Secondary Schools; Advanced Telecommunications in U.S. Public Elementary and Secondary Schools, 1995; and unpublished data. (This table was prepared April 2000.)
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