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NY STATE - STUDENT DIGITAL RESOURCES

Annually, school districts and charter schools are required to conduct a survey concerning student digital resources and Internet access in their homes. Required by Commissioner’s Regulation 155.17, the Student Digital Resources and Access data provides information about student access to devices and internet at their place of residence. It is imperative that districts, BOCES, charter schools, and the New York State Education Department maintain an updated, accurate, complete picture of the digital access status for each individual student. The data will help identify specific needs and target resources. The data should also be used at local level for instructional and programmatic decision-making.

Information is reported to the State Education Department through the Student Information Repository System (SIRS). The count of enrolled includes students enrolled at any time during the school year in that location. The following data points are collected by school districts by surveying students’ households.

SCHOOL PROVIDED DEVICE

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

Indication of whether the school or district issued the student a dedicated school- or district-owned device for the student’s use during the school year.

1. Did the school district issue your child a dedicated school or district-owned device for their use during the school year?

Enrollment

2,570,739

Count of Completed Questions

900,996

Percent Completed

35.05% of Enrolled

SubgroupYesNo
#%#%
All Students739,853 82.12161,143 17.88
Female361,900 8279,426 18
Male377,764 82.2281,705 17.78
Nonbinary189 94.0312 5.97
American Indian/Alaska Native3,490 80.32855 19.68
Black72,317 80.2617,782 19.74
Hispanic141,352 80.2634,774 19.74
Asian/Pacific Islander47,649 77.9213,504 22.08
Asian46,789 77.9113,268 22.09
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander860 78.47236 21.53
White447,915 83.7986,642 16.21
Multiracial27,130 78.157,586 21.85
General Education Students631,848 82.03138,461 17.97
Students with Disabilities108,005 82.6422,682 17.36
Former Students with Disabilities8,851 78.682,398 21.32
Not English Language Learner697,922 82.39149,139 17.61
English Language Learner41,931 77.7412,004 22.26
Formerly English Language Learner14,668 82.643,082 17.36
Economically Disadvantaged298,927 81.2169,148 18.79
Not Economically Disadvantaged440,926 82.7491,995 17.26
Migrant1,006 89.18122 10.82
Not Migrant738,847 82.11161,021 17.89
Homeless12,826 82.122,793 17.88
Not Homeless727,027 82.11158,350 17.89
In Foster Care1,557 82.12339 17.88
Not in Foster Care738,296 82.12160,804 17.88
Parent in Armed Forces3,952 61.172,509 38.83
Parent Not in Armed Forces735,901 82.27158,634 17.73

PRIMARY DEVICE

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

2. What is the device your child uses most often to complete learning activities away from school? (This can be a school-provided device or another device, whichever the student is most often using to complete their schoolwork.)

Enrollment

2,570,739

Count of Completed Questions

846,529

Percent Completed

32.93% of Enrolled

SubgroupChromebookDesktopLaptopNo DeviceSmartphoneTablet
#%#%#%#%#%#%
All Students468,479 55.3431,794 3.76175,523 20.7351,563 6.0921,911 2.5997,259 11.49
Female231,303 55.799,721 2.3489,493 21.5824,583 5.9310,884 2.6348,624 11.73
Male237,046 54.9122,068 5.1185,996 19.9226,975 6.2511,023 2.5548,627 11.26
Nonbinary130 69.895 2.6934 18.285 2.694 2.158 4.3
American Indian/Alaska Native2,314 55.08133 3.17751 17.88258 6.14136 3.24609 14.5
Black40,414 48.552,282 2.7421,589 25.935,482 6.593,802 4.579,678 11.63
Hispanic81,295 48.37,787 4.6340,883 24.299,070 5.396,916 4.1122,366 13.29
Asian/Pacific Islander24,891 43.513,802 6.6513,941 24.372,337 4.09910 1.5911,320 19.79
Asian24,398 43.453,754 6.6913,656 24.322,287 4.07885 1.5811,170 19.89
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander493 46.9148 4.57285 27.1250 4.7625 2.38150 14.27
White302,512 60.3116,684 3.3392,186 18.3831,847 6.359,159 1.8349,241 9.82
Multiracial17,053 53.41,106 3.466,173 19.332,569 8.04988 3.094,045 12.67
General Education Students399,745 55.1628,234 3.9152,467 21.0442,692 5.8918,430 2.5483,079 11.46
Students with Disabilities68,734 56.393,560 2.9223,056 18.928,871 7.283,481 2.8614,180 11.63
Former Students with Disabilities5,479 51.77299 2.831,645 15.541,165 11.01191 1.81,804 17.05
Not English Language Learner447,916 56.3229,153 3.67163,504 20.5647,368 5.9619,032 2.3988,309 11.1
English Language Learner20,563 40.132,641 5.1512,019 23.454,195 8.192,879 5.628,950 17.46
Formerly English Language Learner7,959 47.38907 5.44,714 28.06375 2.23568 3.382,276 13.55
Economically Disadvantaged181,811 52.8111,773 3.4272,133 20.9524,035 6.9813,993 4.0640,500 11.76
Not Economically Disadvantaged286,668 57.0720,021 3.99103,390 20.5827,528 5.487,918 1.5856,759 11.3
Migrant637 65.2727 2.77102 10.4581 8.342 4.387 8.91
Not Migrant467,842 55.3331,767 3.76175,421 20.7551,482 6.0921,869 2.5997,172 11.49
Homeless7,280 50.01430 2.952,986 20.511,142 7.85732 5.031,987 13.65
Not Homeless461,199 55.4331,364 3.77172,537 20.7450,421 6.0621,179 2.5595,272 11.45
In Foster Care1,093 61.8626 1.47237 13.41197 11.1534 1.92180 10.19
Not in Foster Care467,386 55.3331,768 3.76175,286 20.7551,366 6.0821,877 2.5997,079 11.49
Parent in Armed Forces1,955 32.86391 6.571,494 25.11857 14.4196 3.291,057 17.76
Parent Not in Armed Forces466,524 55.531,403 3.74174,029 20.750,706 6.0321,715 2.5896,202 11.44

PRIMARY LEARNING DEVICE PROVIDER

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

3. Who is the provider of the primary learning device identified in question 2? (This can be a school-provided device or another device, whichever the student is most often using to complete their schoolwork.)

Enrollment

2,570,739

Count of Completed Questions

842,402

Percent Completed

32.77% of Enrolled

SubgroupNo DevicePersonalSchool
#%#%#%
All Students47,283 5.61195,684 23.23599,435 71.16
Female22,588 5.4796,143 23.3293,868 71.22
Male24,690 5.7599,512 23.16305,418 71.09
Nonbinary5 2.7329 15.85149 81.42
American Indian/Alaska Native241 5.77795 19.043,139 75.19
Black5,217 6.3917,827 21.8258,643 71.79
Hispanic8,634 5.1537,657 22.44121,518 72.41
Asian/Pacific Islander2,125 3.7219,513 34.1535,501 62.13
Asian2,076 3.719,219 34.2634,801 62.04
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander49 4.7294 28.19700 67.11
White28,711 5.75111,716 22.36359,302 71.9
Multiracial2,355 7.398,176 25.6621,332 66.95
General Education Students39,183 5.43172,141 23.87509,735 70.69
Students with Disabilities8,100 6.6823,543 19.489,700 73.92
Former Students with Disabilities1,070 10.152,390 22.667,086 67.19
Not English Language Learner43,157 5.45185,282 23.42562,813 71.13
English Language Learner4,126 8.0710,402 20.3436,622 71.6
Formerly English Language Learner372 2.223,888 23.2212,486 74.56
Economically Disadvantaged22,604 6.6170,632 20.67248,487 72.72
Not Economically Disadvantaged24,679 4.93125,052 24.98350,948 70.09
Migrant75 8.0696 10.31760 81.63
Not Migrant47,208 5.61195,588 23.24598,675 71.15
Homeless1,103 7.652,515 17.4410,799 74.9
Not Homeless46,180 5.58193,169 23.33588,636 71.09
In Foster Care186 10.68233 13.381,323 75.95
Not in Foster Care47,097 5.6195,451 23.25598,112 71.15
Parent in Armed Forces811 13.642,272 38.22,864 48.16
Parent Not in Armed Forces46,472 5.56193,412 23.12596,571 71.32

PRIMARY LEARNING DEVICE ACCESS

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

4. Is the primary learning device (identified in question 2) shared with anyone else in the household?

Enrollment

2,570,739

Count of Completed Questions

822,052

Percent Completed

31.98% of Enrolled

SubgroupNo DeviceNot SharedShared
#%#%#%
All Students49,269 5.99696,450 84.7276,333 9.29
Female23,576 5.85342,740 85.0836,551 9.07
Male25,688 6.13353,539 84.3839,777 9.49
Nonbinary5 2.76171 94.485 2.76
American Indian/Alaska Native257 6.383,442 85.39332 8.24
Black5,674 7.2563,029 80.59,598 12.26
Hispanic9,080 5.64136,572 84.8715,273 9.49
Asian/Pacific Islander2,237 446,835 83.786,830 12.22
Asian2,180 3.9746,009 83.86,713 12.23
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander57 5.7826 82.6117 11.7
White29,564 6.01421,581 85.6441,110 8.35
Multiracial2,457 8.0224,991 81.573,190 10.41
General Education Students40,755 5.79598,357 84.9765,072 9.24
Students with Disabilities8,514 7.2298,093 83.2211,261 9.55
Former Students with Disabilities1,090 10.567,984 77.331,251 12.12
Not English Language Learner45,020 5.82657,155 85.0270,724 9.15
English Language Learner4,249 8.6439,295 79.945,609 11.41
Formerly English Language Learner424 2.6114,348 88.21,496 9.2
Economically Disadvantaged23,928 7.27272,561 82.8432,524 9.89
Not Economically Disadvantaged25,341 5.14423,889 85.9743,809 8.89
Migrant78 8.62771 85.1956 6.19
Not Migrant49,191 5.99695,679 84.7276,277 9.29
Homeless1,147 8.4811,099 82.071,278 9.45
Not Homeless48,122 5.95685,351 84.7775,055 9.28
In Foster Care192 11.551,338 80.51132 7.94
Not in Foster Care49,077 5.98695,112 84.7376,201 9.29
Parent in Armed Forces826 13.923,987 67.21,120 18.88
Parent Not in Armed Forces48,443 5.94692,463 84.8575,213 9.22

PRIMARY LEARNING DEVICE SUFFICIENCY

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

5. Is the primary learning device (identified in question 2) sufficient for your child to fully participate in all learning activities away from school?

Enrollment

2,570,739

Count of Completed Questions

813,967

Percent Completed

31.66% of Enrolled

SubgroupNot SufficientSufficient
#%#%
All Students99,958 12.28714,009 87.72
Female48,306 12.11350,598 87.89
Male51,635 12.45363,248 87.55
Nonbinary17 9.44163 90.56
American Indian/Alaska Native534 13.263,493 86.74
Black11,624 14.9266,309 85.08
Hispanic20,217 12.61140,090 87.39
Asian/Pacific Islander6,445 11.6648,826 88.34
Asian6,314 11.6347,967 88.37
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander131 13.23859 86.77
White56,710 11.66429,471 88.34
Multiracial4,428 14.6425,820 85.36
General Education Students82,913 11.89614,383 88.11
Students with Disabilities17,045 14.6199,626 85.39
Former Students with Disabilities1,661 16.168,616 83.84
Not English Language Learner91,368 11.94673,602 88.06
English Language Learner8,590 17.5340,407 82.47
Formerly English Language Learner1,537 9.4814,669 90.52
Economically Disadvantaged48,050 14.73278,135 85.27
Not Economically Disadvantaged51,908 10.64435,874 89.36
Migrant132 14.7766 85.3
Not Migrant99,826 12.28713,243 87.72
Homeless2,317 17.2211,138 82.78
Not Homeless97,641 12.2702,871 87.8
In Foster Care252 15.271,398 84.73
Not in Foster Care99,706 12.27712,611 87.73
Parent in Armed Forces1,191 20.084,740 79.92
Parent Not in Armed Forces98,767 12.22709,269 87.78

INTERNET ACCESS IN RESIDENCE

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

6. Is your child able to access the internet in their primary place of residence?

Enrollment

2,570,739

Count of Completed Questions

777,194

Percent Completed

30.23% of Enrolled

SubgroupNoYes
#%#%
All Students22,488 2.89754,706 97.11
Female11,040 2.9369,766 97.1
Male11,442 2.89384,773 97.11
Nonbinary6 3.47167 96.53
American Indian/Alaska Native217 5.613,651 94.39
Black3,438 4.6370,869 95.37
Hispanic6,668 4.59138,528 95.41
Asian/Pacific Islander1,107 2.0652,706 97.94
Asian1,079 2.0451,797 97.96
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander28 2.99909 97.01
White10,220 2.17460,629 97.83
Multiracial838 2.8728,323 97.13
General Education Students18,072 2.71649,101 97.29
Students with Disabilities4,416 4.01105,605 95.99
Former Students with Disabilities248 2.59,658 97.5
Not English Language Learner18,499 2.52714,335 97.48
English Language Learner3,989 8.9940,371 91.01
Formerly English Language Learner428 3.1113,328 96.89
Economically Disadvantaged15,030 4.93289,762 95.07
Not Economically Disadvantaged7,458 1.58464,944 98.42
Migrant96 12.12696 87.88
Not Migrant22,392 2.88754,010 97.12
Homeless1,252 9.9311,360 90.07
Not Homeless21,236 2.78743,346 97.22
In Foster Care83 5.451,441 94.55
Not in Foster Care22,405 2.89753,265 97.11
Parent in Armed Forces222 3.795,631 96.21
Parent Not in Armed Forces22,266 2.89749,075 97.11

INTERNET ACCESS TYPE

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

7. What is the primary type of internet service used in your child’s primary place of residence?

Enrollment

2,570,739

Count of Completed Questions

775,080

Percent Completed

30.15% of Enrolled

SubgroupCellularCommunity Wi-FiDial-upDSLMobile HotspotNoneOtherBroadbandSatellite
#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
All Students33,255 4.2941,062 5.32,492 .3217,738 2.2914,949 1.9312,787 1.6558,456 7.54583,522 75.2910,819 1.4
Female17,891 4.7120,502 5.41,203 .328,598 2.267,772 2.056,250 1.6529,164 7.68283,009 74.535,325 1.4
Male15,359 3.8920,551 5.21,289 .339,135 2.317,173 1.826,534 1.6529,282 7.41300,377 76.015,493 1.39
Nonbinary5 2.899 5.20 05 2.894 2.313 1.7310 5.78136 78.611 .58
American Indian/Alaska Native213 5.53203 5.276 .1661 1.58228 5.91117 3.04376 9.752,539 65.86112 2.91
Black3,673 4.954,093 5.52161 .221,094 1.482,854 3.852,384 3.228,822 11.950,172 67.68878 1.18
Hispanic9,177 6.3411,551 7.981,144 .791,953 1.353,900 2.693,583 2.4715,218 10.5195,600 66.022,671 1.84
Asian/Pacific Islander2,079 3.873,105 5.78135 .25780 1.45592 1.1822 1.534,145 7.7141,659 77.5434 .81
Asian2,020 3.823,067 5.81132 .25755 1.43572 1.08807 1.534,040 7.6541,005 77.63421 .8
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander59 6.3338 4.083 .3225 2.6820 2.1515 1.61105 11.27654 70.1713 1.39
White17,157 3.6520,635 4.4999 .2113,193 2.816,871 1.465,345 1.1427,611 5.88371,208 79.076,428 1.37
Multiracial956 3.291,475 5.0747 .16657 2.26504 1.73536 1.842,284 7.8522,344 76.79296 1.02
General Education Students28,849 4.3434,564 5.192,092 .3115,088 2.2712,280 1.8510,022 1.5148,216 7.25504,912 75.889,407 1.41
Students with Disabilities4,406 4.026,498 5.93400 .362,650 2.422,669 2.432,765 2.5210,240 9.3478,610 71.691,412 1.29
Former Students with Disabilities301 3.05471 4.7719 .19274 2.77148 1.5146 1.48567 5.747,834 79.28121 1.22
Not English Language Learner30,069 4.1135,925 4.921,866 .2617,239 2.3613,250 1.8110,515 1.4453,933 7.38557,849 76.3410,124 1.39
English Language Learner3,186 7.195,137 11.59626 1.41499 1.131,699 3.832,272 5.134,523 10.2125,673 57.94695 1.57
Formerly English Language Learner776 5.651,218 8.8789 .65199 1.45350 2.55261 1.91,370 9.989,241 67.32222 1.62
Economically Disadvantaged15,510 5.1120,661 6.81,432 .477,067 2.339,807 3.238,883 2.9235,741 11.77199,186 65.585,450 1.79
Not Economically Disadvantaged17,745 3.7620,401 4.331,060 .2210,671 2.265,142 1.093,904 .8322,715 4.82384,336 81.545,369 1.14
Migrant47 5.9591 11.525 .6311 1.3955 6.9664 8.179 10414 52.4124 3.04
Not Migrant33,208 4.2940,971 5.292,487 .3217,727 2.2914,894 1.9212,723 1.6458,377 7.54583,108 75.3110,795 1.39
Homeless747 5.941,057 8.4186 .68202 1.61721 5.74742 5.91,639 13.047,208 57.34169 1.34
Not Homeless32,508 4.2640,005 5.252,406 .3217,536 2.314,228 1.8712,045 1.5856,817 7.45576,314 75.5810,650 1.4
In Foster Care32 2.1186 5.6710 .6631 2.0444 2.949 3.23143 9.431,096 72.2526 1.71
Not in Foster Care33,223 4.2940,976 5.32,482 .3217,707 2.2914,905 1.9312,738 1.6558,313 7.54582,426 75.2910,793 1.4
Parent in Armed Forces338 5.78214 3.6632 .55211 3.61129 2.2130 2.22454 7.764,213 71.99131 2.24
Parent Not in Armed Forces32,917 4.2840,848 5.312,460 .3217,527 2.2814,820 1.9312,657 1.6558,002 7.54579,309 75.3110,688 1.39

INTERNET PERFORMANCE CODE

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

8. In their primary residence, can your child complete the full range of learning activities, including video streaming and assignment upload, without interruptions caused by slow or poor internet performance?

Enrollment

2,570,739

Count of Completed Questions

776,243

Percent Completed

30.2% of Enrolled

SubgroupNoYes
#%#%
All Students86,523 11.15689,720 88.85
Female42,546 11.19337,802 88.81
Male43,963 11.11351,759 88.89
Nonbinary14 8.09159 91.91
American Indian/Alaska Native707 18.323,152 81.68
Black10,576 14.2563,630 85.75
Hispanic19,588 13.51125,376 86.49
Asian/Pacific Islander5,327 9.948,475 90.1
Asian5,225 9.8847,644 90.12
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander102 10.93831 89.07
White47,080 10.01423,216 89.99
Multiracial3,245 11.1525,871 88.85
General Education Students71,142 10.68595,283 89.32
Students with Disabilities15,381 14.0194,437 85.99
Former Students with Disabilities1,052 10.638,847 89.37
Not English Language Learner77,589 10.6654,290 89.4
English Language Learner8,934 20.1435,430 79.86
Formerly English Language Learner1,771 12.8811,979 87.12
Economically Disadvantaged48,172 15.83256,126 84.17
Not Economically Disadvantaged38,351 8.13433,594 91.87
Migrant179 22.63612 77.37
Not Migrant86,344 11.13689,108 88.87
Homeless2,584 20.5310,000 79.47
Not Homeless83,939 10.99679,720 89.01
In Foster Care240 15.761,283 84.24
Not in Foster Care86,283 11.14688,437 88.86
Parent in Armed Forces632 10.85,219 89.2
Parent Not in Armed Forces85,891 11.15684,501 88.85

INTERNET ACCESS BARRIER

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

9. What, if any, is the primary barrier to having sufficient and reliable internet access in your child’s primary place of residence?

Enrollment

2,570,739

Count of Completed Questions

773,345

Percent Completed

30.08% of Enrolled

SubgroupAvailabilityCostNoneOther
#%#%#%#%
All Students75,037 9.781,504 10.54571,947 73.9644,857 5.8
Female36,920 9.7439,918 10.53279,749 73.8322,322 5.89
Male38,108 9.6741,573 10.54292,063 74.0822,524 5.71
Nonbinary9 5.3613 7.74135 80.3611 6.55
American Indian/Alaska Native607 15.74632 16.392,331 60.44287 7.44
Black9,487 12.811,873 16.0247,787 64.484,963 6.7
Hispanic20,584 14.2425,442 17.689,079 61.619,488 6.56
Asian/Pacific Islander6,409 11.946,479 12.0737,594 70.013,213 5.98
Asian6,289 11.926,354 12.0436,968 70.073,151 5.97
Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander120 12.86125 13.4626 67.162 6.65
White35,732 7.6333,703 7.2373,554 79.7925,183 5.38
Multiracial2,218 7.673,375 11.6721,602 74.71,723 5.96
General Education Students62,473 9.4167,404 10.15496,337 74.7537,745 5.68
Students with Disabilities12,564 11.4914,100 12.8975,610 69.127,112 6.5
Former Students with Disabilities780 7.92906 9.27,647 77.63518 5.26
Not English Language Learner67,217 9.2272,522 9.95548,347 75.2141,005 5.62
English Language Learner7,820 17.678,982 20.323,600 53.333,852 8.7
Formerly English Language Learner2,155 15.712,270 16.558,255 60.181,038 7.57
Economically Disadvantaged40,197 13.2653,689 17.71187,683 61.921,648 7.14
Not Economically Disadvantaged34,840 7.4127,815 5.92384,264 81.7423,209 4.94
Migrant133 16.96158 20.15413 52.6880 10.2
Not Migrant74,904 9.781,346 10.53571,534 73.9844,777 5.8
Homeless1,782 14.212,737 21.826,953 55.441,070 8.53
Not Homeless73,255 9.6378,767 10.35564,994 74.2643,787 5.76
In Foster Care199 13.12156 10.281,049 69.15113 7.45
Not in Foster Care74,838 9.781,348 10.54570,898 73.9744,744 5.8
Parent in Armed Forces667 11.46758 13.034,007 68.86387 6.65
Parent Not in Armed Forces74,370 9.6980,746 10.52567,940 7444,470 5.79
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