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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

2,558,623

Count of Completed Questions

851,868

Percent Completed

33.29% of Enrolled

SubgroupYesNo
#%#%
All Students714,895 83.92136,973 16.08
Female349,615 83.8467,387 16.16
Male364,860 83.9969,558 16.01
Nonbinary420 93.7528 6.25
American Indian/Alaska Native3,302 82.61695 17.39
Black78,495 82.2416,949 17.76
Hispanic144,233 79.9736,123 20.03
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander42,727 79.5510,984 20.45
White419,680 86.4365,888 13.57
Multiracial26,458 80.686,334 19.32
General Education Students605,591 83.92116,047 16.08
Students with Disabilities109,304 83.9320,926 16.07
Not English Language Learner671,804 84.26125,538 15.74
English Language Learner43,091 79.0311,435 20.97
Economically Disadvantaged321,254 82.6667,396 17.34
Not Economically Disadvantaged393,641 84.9869,577 15.02
Migrant934 88.7119 11.3
Not Migrant713,961 83.91136,854 16.09
Homeless15,935 82.283,431 17.72
Not Homeless698,960 83.96133,542 16.04
In Foster Care1,817 85.11318 14.89
Not in Foster Care713,078 83.92136,655 16.08
Parent in Armed Forces4,912 62.542,942 37.46
Parent Not in Armed Forces709,983 84.12134,031 15.88

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

2,558,623

Count of Completed Questions

738,404

Percent Completed

28.86% of Enrolled

SubgroupChromebookDesktopLaptopNo DeviceSmartphoneTablet
#%#%#%#%#%#%
All Students413,170 55.9524,691 3.34137,369 18.651,692 722,409 3.0389,073 12.06
Female203,113 56.218,280 2.2969,325 19.1824,620 6.8111,141 3.0844,887 12.42
Male209,807 55.716,396 4.3567,967 18.0527,062 7.1811,255 2.9944,165 11.73
Nonbinary250 64.7715 3.8977 19.9510 2.5913 3.3721 5.44
American Indian/Alaska Native2,174 58104 2.77557 14.86226 6.03154 4.11533 14.22
Black34,995 46.191,941 2.5621,326 28.155,704 7.533,872 5.117,922 10.46
Hispanic75,494 47.916,536 4.1530,150 19.1310,748 6.828,323 5.2826,315 16.7
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander20,516 44.422,812 6.0910,348 22.412,539 5.5905 1.969,066 19.63
White264,620 6212,377 2.969,918 16.3829,989 7.038,178 1.9241,727 9.78
Multiracial15,371 54.25921 3.255,070 17.892,486 8.77977 3.453,510 12.39
General Education Students349,744 55.7221,779 3.47118,880 18.9442,907 6.8418,863 3.0175,458 12.02
Students with Disabilities63,426 57.262,912 2.6318,489 16.698,785 7.933,546 3.213,615 12.29
Not English Language Learner394,706 57.0122,470 3.25129,439 18.747,513 6.8619,091 2.7679,106 11.43
English Language Learner18,464 40.072,221 4.827,930 17.214,179 9.073,318 7.29,967 21.63
Economically Disadvantaged170,056 52.3210,591 3.2660,657 18.6625,800 7.9415,751 4.8542,177 12.98
Not Economically Disadvantaged243,114 58.8114,100 3.4176,712 18.5625,892 6.266,658 1.6146,896 11.34
Migrant584 65.1826 2.962 6.9292 10.2759 6.5873 8.15
Not Migrant412,586 55.9424,665 3.34137,307 18.6251,600 722,350 3.0389,000 12.07
Homeless7,758 48.72443 2.783,301 20.731,494 9.38986 6.191,943 12.2
Not Homeless405,412 56.1124,248 3.36134,068 18.5650,198 6.9521,423 2.9787,130 12.06
In Foster Care1,020 59.9322 1.29235 13.81176 10.3458 3.41191 11.22
Not in Foster Care412,150 55.9524,669 3.35137,134 18.6151,516 6.9922,351 3.0388,882 12.06
Parent in Armed Forces2,012 28.43429 6.061,646 23.261,273 17.99323 4.561,394 19.7
Parent Not in Armed Forces411,158 56.2224,262 3.32135,723 18.5650,419 6.8922,086 3.0287,679 11.99

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

2,558,623

Count of Completed Questions

730,781

Percent Completed

28.56% of Enrolled

SubgroupNo DevicePersonalSchool
#%#%#%
All Students47,101 6.45157,662 21.57526,018 71.98
Female22,473 6.2878,000 21.81257,219 71.91
Male24,620 6.6179,591 21.35268,496 72.04
Nonbinary8 2.0971 18.59303 79.32
American Indian/Alaska Native210 5.25666 16.663,122 78.09
Black5,405 7.2716,918 22.7652,024 69.97
Hispanic10,114 6.4735,809 22.89110,491 70.64
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander2,272 5.0114,440 31.8428,644 63.15
White26,834 6.3583,108 19.67312,566 73.98
Multiracial2,266 8.056,721 23.8719,171 68.08
General Education Students39,098 6.29137,097 22.06445,177 71.64
Students with Disabilities8,003 7.3120,565 18.880,841 73.89
Not English Language Learner42,977 6.27148,327 21.66493,619 72.07
English Language Learner4,124 8.999,335 20.3632,399 70.65
Economically Disadvantaged24,122 7.4867,257 20.87230,943 71.65
Not Economically Disadvantaged22,979 5.6390,405 22.13295,075 72.24
Migrant83 9.44102 11.6694 78.95
Not Migrant47,018 6.44157,560 21.59525,324 71.97
Homeless1,430 9.072,852 18.111,477 72.83
Not Homeless45,671 6.39154,810 21.65514,541 71.96
In Foster Care172 10.12243 14.291,285 75.59
Not in Foster Care46,929 6.44157,419 21.59524,733 71.97
Parent in Armed Forces1,211 17.172,610 37.013,232 45.82
Parent Not in Armed Forces45,890 6.34155,052 21.42522,786 72.24

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

2,558,623

Count of Completed Questions

719,747

Percent Completed

28.13% of Enrolled

SubgroupNo DeviceNot SharedShared
#%#%#%
All Students48,878 6.79603,171 83.867,698 9.41
Female23,338 6.62296,182 84.0632,835 9.32
Male25,533 6.96306,638 83.5534,847 9.49
Nonbinary7 1.87351 93.8516 4.28
American Indian/Alaska Native215 5.853,149 85.64313 8.51
Black5,660 7.6558,781 79.459,547 12.9
Hispanic10,692 6.87128,414 82.5316,486 10.6
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander2,386 5.2837,248 82.465,538 12.26
White27,538 6.66353,160 85.3633,011 7.98
Multiracial2,387 8.6522,419 81.22,803 10.15
General Education Students40,544 6.62514,216 8457,425 9.38
Students with Disabilities8,334 7.7588,955 82.710,273 9.55
Not English Language Learner44,576 6.61567,469 84.1862,067 9.21
English Language Learner4,302 9.4335,702 78.235,631 12.34
Economically Disadvantaged25,304 7.97259,251 81.6632,930 10.37
Not Economically Disadvantaged23,574 5.86343,920 85.534,768 8.64
Migrant72 8.33728 84.2664 7.41
Not Migrant48,806 6.79602,443 83.867,634 9.41
Homeless1,476 9.4412,509 80.011,650 10.55
Not Homeless47,402 6.73590,662 83.8966,048 9.38
In Foster Care176 10.51,347 80.37153 9.13
Not in Foster Care48,702 6.78601,824 83.8167,545 9.41
Parent in Armed Forces1,245 17.694,578 65.061,214 17.25
Parent Not in Armed Forces47,633 6.68598,593 83.9966,484 9.33

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

2,558,623

Count of Completed Questions

690,617

Percent Completed

26.99% of Enrolled

SubgroupNot SufficientSufficient
#%#%
All Students81,980 11.87608,637 88.13
Female39,788 11.76298,445 88.24
Male42,166 11.98309,868 88.02
Nonbinary26 7.43324 92.57
American Indian/Alaska Native430 11.973,162 88.03
Black10,493 14.860,428 85.2
Hispanic20,666 14.11125,782 85.89
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander5,402 12.2138,830 87.79
White41,502 10.4357,490 89.6
Multiracial3,487 13.1922,945 86.81
General Education Students67,774 11.53520,260 88.47
Students with Disabilities14,206 13.8588,377 86.15
Not English Language Learner74,050 11.44573,384 88.56
English Language Learner7,930 18.3635,253 81.64
Economically Disadvantaged44,426 14.68258,156 85.32
Not Economically Disadvantaged37,554 9.68350,481 90.32
Migrant118 14.23711 85.77
Not Migrant81,862 11.87607,926 88.13
Homeless2,672 18.0812,106 81.92
Not Homeless79,308 11.73596,531 88.27
In Foster Care216 13.971,330 86.03
Not in Foster Care81,764 11.87607,307 88.13
Parent in Armed Forces1,708 24.45,293 75.6
Parent Not in Armed Forces80,272 11.74603,344 88.26

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

2,558,623

Count of Completed Questions

622,525

Percent Completed

24.33% of Enrolled

SubgroupNoYes
#%#%
All Students21,116 3.39601,409 96.61
Female10,181 3.34294,837 96.66
Male10,930 3.45306,268 96.55
Nonbinary5 1.62304 98.38
American Indian/Alaska Native221 7.132,880 92.87
Black4,006 6.0362,450 93.97
Hispanic6,867 5.34121,624 94.66
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander1,103 2.6840,120 97.32
White8,048 2.24351,270 97.76
Multiracial871 3.6423,065 96.36
General Education Students16,957 3.19514,686 96.81
Students with Disabilities4,159 4.5886,723 95.42
Not English Language Learner17,121 2.93567,446 97.07
English Language Learner3,995 10.5233,963 89.48
Economically Disadvantaged15,367 5.72253,360 94.28
Not Economically Disadvantaged5,749 1.62348,049 98.38
Migrant74 10.9605 89.1
Not Migrant21,042 3.38600,804 96.62
Homeless1,731 12.8511,744 87.15
Not Homeless19,385 3.18589,665 96.82
In Foster Care87 6.541,243 93.46
Not in Foster Care21,029 3.39600,166 96.61
Parent in Armed Forces364 5.296,523 94.71
Parent Not in Armed Forces20,752 3.37594,886 96.63

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

2,558,623

Count of Completed Questions

613,156

Percent Completed

23.96% of Enrolled

SubgroupCellularCommunity Wi-FiDial-upDSLMobile HotspotNoneOtherBroadbandSatellite
#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
All Students34,302 5.5934,477 5.621,665 .2712,334 2.0110,879 1.7710,112 1.6560,420 9.85439,915 71.759,052 1.48
Female18,247 6.0817,081 5.69750 .255,903 1.975,812 1.944,851 1.6230,345 10.1212,963 70.94,403 1.47
Male16,034 5.1317,383 5.56915 .296,427 2.065,061 1.625,259 1.6830,055 9.62226,707 72.554,643 1.49
Nonbinary21 6.6213 4.10 04 1.266 1.892 .6320 6.31245 77.296 1.89
American Indian/Alaska Native202 6.54169 5.478 .2667 2.17145 4.69115 3.72410 13.261,885 60.9890 2.91
Black4,047 6.134,362 6.6102 .151,245 1.881,844 2.791,657 2.5113,210 2038,917 58.91676 1.02
Hispanic10,079 7.9511,444 9.02875 .692,384 1.883,273 2.583,346 2.6417,205 13.5775,840 59.82,369 1.87
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander1,945 4.792,505 6.1755 .14674 1.66487 1.2570 1.414,148 10.2229,863 73.61321 .79
White16,870 4.7814,853 4.21581 .167,538 2.144,734 1.344,015 1.1423,267 6.59275,777 78.135,332 1.51
Multiracial1,159 4.91,144 4.8444 .19426 1.8396 1.67409 1.732,180 9.2217,633 74.54264 1.12
General Education Students29,550 5.6428,731 5.481,389 .2710,298 1.978,941 1.717,974 1.5249,939 9.53379,339 72.397,871 1.5
Students with Disabilities4,752 5.335,746 6.45276 .312,036 2.281,938 2.172,138 2.410,481 11.7660,576 67.971,181 1.33
Not English Language Learner30,680 5.3329,182 5.071,123 .211,737 2.049,519 1.658,261 1.4455,813 9.7420,736 73.118,450 1.47
English Language Learner3,622 9.625,295 14.06542 1.44597 1.591,360 3.611,851 4.924,607 12.2319,179 50.93602 1.6
Economically Disadvantaged18,103 6.7920,931 7.851,170 .445,810 2.187,651 2.877,455 2.7940,033 15.01160,855 60.34,745 1.78
Not Economically Disadvantaged16,199 4.6813,546 3.91495 .146,524 1.883,228 .932,657 .7720,387 5.89279,060 80.564,307 1.24
Migrant76 11.3698 14.652 .37 1.0530 4.4845 6.7370 10.46328 49.0313 1.94
Not Migrant34,226 5.5934,379 5.611,663 .2712,327 2.0110,849 1.7710,067 1.6460,350 9.85439,587 71.779,039 1.48
Homeless1,061 7.931,263 9.4485 .64246 1.84726 5.42694 5.192,415 18.056,722 50.23171 1.28
Not Homeless33,241 5.5433,214 5.541,580 .2612,088 2.0210,153 1.699,418 1.5758,005 9.67433,193 72.238,881 1.48
In Foster Care54 4.0993 7.055 .3832 2.4339 2.9645 3.41176 13.34861 65.2814 1.06
Not in Foster Care34,248 5.634,384 5.621,660 .2712,302 2.0110,840 1.7710,067 1.6560,244 9.85439,054 71.769,038 1.48
Parent in Armed Forces487 7.08295 4.2943 .63124 1.8177 2.57211 3.07623 9.064,791 69.66127 1.85
Parent Not in Armed Forces33,815 5.5834,182 5.641,622 .2712,210 2.0110,702 1.779,901 1.6359,797 9.86435,124 71.778,925 1.47

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

2,558,623

Count of Completed Questions

613,974

Percent Completed

24% of Enrolled

SubgroupNoYes
#%#%
All Students59,968 9.77554,006 90.23
Female29,585 9.83271,317 90.17
Male30,360 9.71282,410 90.29
Nonbinary23 7.62279 92.38
American Indian/Alaska Native516 16.762,563 83.24
Black7,697 11.6358,486 88.37
Hispanic17,067 13.3111,224 86.7
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander3,745 9.1137,360 90.89
White28,706 8.16323,128 91.84
Multiracial2,237 9.5321,245 90.47
General Education Students48,959 9.34475,446 90.66
Students with Disabilities11,009 12.2978,560 87.71
Not English Language Learner52,781 9.16523,242 90.84
English Language Learner7,187 18.9430,764 81.06
Economically Disadvantaged37,524 14.13227,976 85.87
Not Economically Disadvantaged22,444 6.44326,030 93.56
Migrant120 17.96548 82.04
Not Migrant59,848 9.76553,458 90.24
Homeless2,554 19.0510,851 80.95
Not Homeless57,414 9.56543,155 90.44
In Foster Care164 12.581,140 87.42
Not in Foster Care59,804 9.76552,866 90.24
Parent in Armed Forces763 11.216,046 88.79
Parent Not in Armed Forces59,205 9.75547,960 90.25

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

2,558,623

Count of Completed Questions

605,102

Percent Completed

23.65% of Enrolled

SubgroupAvailabilityCostNoneOther
#%#%#%#%
All Students51,827 8.5759,748 9.87461,343 76.2432,184 5.32
Female25,552 8.6229,282 9.88225,354 76.0316,216 5.47
Male26,259 8.5130,435 9.87235,740 76.4415,953 5.17
Nonbinary16 5.1431 9.97249 80.0615 4.82
American Indian/Alaska Native469 15.43463 15.231,909 62.8199 6.55
Black6,907 10.538,639 13.1746,634 71.073,438 5.24
Hispanic15,043 11.8620,105 15.8583,347 65.698,387 6.61
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander4,631 11.365,223 12.8128,983 71.11,926 4.72
White23,107 6.6923,006 6.66282,391 81.7117,118 4.95
Multiracial1,670 7.212,312 9.9818,079 781,116 4.82
General Education Students42,793 8.2849,264 9.53397,767 76.9826,911 5.21
Students with Disabilities9,034 10.2210,484 11.8663,576 71.955,273 5.97
Not English Language Learner46,358 8.1752,683 9.28439,426 77.4229,089 5.13
English Language Learner5,469 14.577,065 18.8221,917 58.373,095 8.24
Economically Disadvantaged30,504 11.6641,612 15.91173,325 66.2616,130 6.17
Not Economically Disadvantaged21,323 6.2118,136 5.28288,018 83.8416,054 4.67
Migrant114 17.54127 19.54349 53.6960 9.23
Not Migrant51,713 8.5659,621 9.86460,994 76.2732,124 5.31
Homeless1,602 12.092,571 19.417,909 59.711,164 8.79
Not Homeless50,225 8.4957,177 9.66453,434 76.6131,020 5.24
In Foster Care140 10.92131 10.22938 73.1773 5.69
Not in Foster Care51,687 8.5659,617 9.87460,405 76.2532,111 5.32
Parent in Armed Forces910 13.491,074 15.924,330 64.19432 6.4
Parent Not in Armed Forces50,917 8.5158,674 9.81457,013 76.3831,752 5.31
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