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NIAGARA FALLS CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT - 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

6,678

Count of Completed Questions

1,554

Percent Completed

23.27% of Enrolled

Subgroup	Yes		No
Subgroup	#	%	#	%
All Students	899	57.85	655	42.15
Female	472	58.27	338	41.73
Male	427	57.39	317	42.61
American Indian/Alaska Native	11	45.83	13	54.17
Black	250	53.3	219	46.7
Hispanic	91	59.48	62	40.52
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	50	60.98	32	39.02
White	372	62.31	225	37.69
Multiracial	125	54.59	104	45.41
General Education Students	719	57.34	535	42.66
Students with Disabilities	180	60	120	40
Not English Language Learner	870	57.58	641	42.42
English Language Learner	29	67.44	14	32.56
Economically Disadvantaged	636	57.71	466	42.29
Not Economically Disadvantaged	263	58.19	189	41.81
Not Migrant	899	57.85	655	42.15
Homeless	24	61.54	15	38.46
Not Homeless	875	57.76	640	42.24
In Foster Care	0	0	0	0
Not in Foster Care	899	57.85	655	42.15
Parent in Armed Forces	2	33.33	4	66.67
Parent Not in Armed Forces	897	57.95	651	42.05

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

6,678

Count of Completed Questions

1,572

Percent Completed

23.54% of Enrolled

Subgroup	Chromebook		Desktop		Laptop		No Device		Smartphone		Tablet
Subgroup	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
All Students	78	4.96	98	6.23	658	41.86	150	9.54	479	30.47	109	6.93
Female	47	5.74	34	4.15	322	39.32	72	8.79	263	32.11	81	9.89
Male	31	4.12	64	8.5	336	44.62	78	10.36	216	28.69	28	3.72
American Indian/Alaska Native	1	4.17	2	8.33	10	41.67	2	8.33	6	25	3	12.5
Black	28	5.89	32	6.74	195	41.05	40	8.42	151	31.79	29	6.11
Hispanic	7	4.52	13	8.39	58	37.42	13	8.39	46	29.68	18	11.61
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	2	2.41	3	3.61	38	45.78	11	13.25	19	22.89	10	12.05
White	30	4.98	33	5.47	260	43.12	59	9.78	189	31.34	32	5.31
Multiracial	10	4.31	15	6.47	97	41.81	25	10.78	68	29.31	17	7.33
General Education Students	67	5.28	81	6.38	530	41.73	109	8.58	393	30.94	90	7.09
Students with Disabilities	11	3.64	17	5.63	128	42.38	41	13.58	86	28.48	19	6.29
Not English Language Learner	77	5.04	95	6.21	644	42.12	141	9.22	467	30.54	105	6.87
English Language Learner	1	2.33	3	6.98	14	32.56	9	20.93	12	27.91	4	9.3
Economically Disadvantaged	60	5.38	75	6.72	453	40.59	109	9.77	341	30.56	78	6.99
Not Economically Disadvantaged	18	3.95	23	5.04	205	44.96	41	8.99	138	30.26	31	6.8
Not Migrant	78	4.96	98	6.23	658	41.86	150	9.54	479	30.47	109	6.93
Homeless	3	7.5	0	0	16	40	2	5	18	45	1	2.5
Not Homeless	75	4.9	98	6.4	642	41.91	148	9.66	461	30.09	108	7.05
In Foster Care	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not in Foster Care	78	4.96	98	6.23	658	41.86	150	9.54	479	30.47	109	6.93
Parent in Armed Forces	0	0	0	0	4	66.67	0	0	1	16.67	1	16.67
Parent Not in Armed Forces	78	4.98	98	6.26	654	41.76	150	9.58	478	30.52	108	6.9

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

6,678

Count of Completed Questions

1,564

Percent Completed

23.42% of Enrolled

Subgroup	No Device		Personal		School
Subgroup	#	%	#	%	#	%
All Students	117	7.48	906	57.93	541	34.59
Female	58	7.13	498	61.18	258	31.7
Male	59	7.87	408	54.4	283	37.73
American Indian/Alaska Native	2	8.33	15	62.5	7	29.17
Black	31	6.57	259	54.87	182	38.56
Hispanic	13	8.44	87	56.49	54	35.06
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	10	12.2	53	64.63	19	23.17
White	44	7.33	365	60.83	191	31.83
Multiracial	17	7.33	127	54.74	88	37.93
General Education Students	84	6.65	766	60.6	414	32.75
Students with Disabilities	33	11	140	46.67	127	42.33
Not English Language Learner	109	7.17	893	58.71	519	34.12
English Language Learner	8	18.6	13	30.23	22	51.16
Economically Disadvantaged	82	7.4	618	55.78	408	36.82
Not Economically Disadvantaged	35	7.68	288	63.16	133	29.17
Not Migrant	117	7.48	906	57.93	541	34.59
Homeless	1	2.5	17	42.5	22	55
Not Homeless	116	7.61	889	58.33	519	34.06
In Foster Care	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not in Foster Care	117	7.48	906	57.93	541	34.59
Parent in Armed Forces	0	0	4	66.67	2	33.33
Parent Not in Armed Forces	117	7.51	902	57.89	539	34.6

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

6,678

Count of Completed Questions

1,570

Percent Completed

23.51% of Enrolled

Subgroup	No Device		Not Shared		Shared
Subgroup	#	%	#	%	#	%
All Students	158	10.06	1,075	68.47	337	21.46
Female	81	9.91	578	70.75	158	19.34
Male	77	10.23	497	66	179	23.77
American Indian/Alaska Native	4	16.67	16	66.67	4	16.67
Black	39	8.19	332	69.75	105	22.06
Hispanic	22	14.29	103	66.88	29	18.83
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	9	10.84	47	56.63	27	32.53
White	57	9.48	411	68.39	133	22.13
Multiracial	27	11.64	166	71.55	39	16.81
General Education Students	113	8.91	875	69.01	280	22.08
Students with Disabilities	45	14.9	200	66.23	57	18.87
Not English Language Learner	149	9.75	1,056	69.11	323	21.14
English Language Learner	9	21.43	19	45.24	14	33.33
Economically Disadvantaged	116	10.4	768	68.88	231	20.72
Not Economically Disadvantaged	42	9.23	307	67.47	106	23.3
Not Migrant	158	10.06	1,075	68.47	337	21.46
Homeless	1	2.56	30	76.92	8	20.51
Not Homeless	157	10.25	1,045	68.26	329	21.49
In Foster Care	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not in Foster Care	158	10.06	1,075	68.47	337	21.46
Parent in Armed Forces	0	0	4	66.67	2	33.33
Parent Not in Armed Forces	158	10.1	1,071	68.48	335	21.42

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

6,678

Count of Completed Questions

1,529

Percent Completed

22.9% of Enrolled

Subgroup	Not Sufficient		Sufficient
Subgroup	#	%	#	%
All Students	368	24.07	1,161	75.93
Female	179	22.6	613	77.4
Male	189	25.64	548	74.36
American Indian/Alaska Native	5	20.83	19	79.17
Black	112	24.62	343	75.38
Hispanic	33	21.71	119	78.29
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	17	21.25	63	78.75
White	140	23.73	450	76.27
Multiracial	61	26.75	167	73.25
General Education Students	273	22.12	961	77.88
Students with Disabilities	95	32.2	200	67.8
Not English Language Learner	353	23.74	1,134	76.26
English Language Learner	15	35.71	27	64.29
Economically Disadvantaged	268	24.81	812	75.19
Not Economically Disadvantaged	100	22.27	349	77.73
Not Migrant	368	24.07	1,161	75.93
Homeless	10	26.32	28	73.68
Not Homeless	358	24.01	1,133	75.99
In Foster Care	0	0	0	0
Not in Foster Care	368	24.07	1,161	75.93
Parent in Armed Forces	1	16.67	5	83.33
Parent Not in Armed Forces	367	24.1	1,156	75.9

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

6,678

Count of Completed Questions

1,553

Percent Completed

23.26% of Enrolled

Subgroup	No		Yes
Subgroup	#	%	#	%
All Students	68	4.38	1,485	95.62
Female	35	4.32	775	95.68
Male	33	4.44	710	95.56
American Indian/Alaska Native	1	4.17	23	95.83
Black	23	4.91	445	95.09
Hispanic	7	4.52	148	95.48
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	3	3.75	77	96.25
White	22	3.67	577	96.33
Multiracial	12	5.29	215	94.71
General Education Students	40	3.19	1,213	96.81
Students with Disabilities	28	9.33	272	90.67
Not English Language Learner	67	4.44	1,443	95.56
English Language Learner	1	2.33	42	97.67
Economically Disadvantaged	54	4.91	1,046	95.09
Not Economically Disadvantaged	14	3.09	439	96.91
Not Migrant	68	4.38	1,485	95.62
Homeless	4	10.26	35	89.74
Not Homeless	64	4.23	1,450	95.77
In Foster Care	0	0	0	0
Not in Foster Care	68	4.38	1,485	95.62
Parent in Armed Forces	0	0	6	100
Parent Not in Armed Forces	68	4.4	1,479	95.6

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

6,678

Count of Completed Questions

1,556

Percent Completed

23.3% of Enrolled

Subgroup	Cellular		Community Wi-Fi		Dial-up		DSL		Mobile Hotspot		None		Other		Broadband		Satellite
Subgroup	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
All Students	364	23.39	141	9.06	3	.19	16	1.03	62	3.98	48	3.08	356	22.88	501	32.2	65	4.18
Female	193	23.92	72	8.92	1	.12	9	1.12	38	4.71	24	2.97	184	22.8	258	31.97	28	3.47
Male	171	22.83	69	9.21	2	.27	7	.93	24	3.2	24	3.2	172	22.96	243	32.44	37	4.94
American Indian/Alaska Native	3	13.04	1	4.35	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	34.78	9	39.13	2	8.7
Black	122	25.79	55	11.63	1	.21	4	.85	24	5.07	18	3.81	106	22.41	129	27.27	14	2.96
Hispanic	36	23.53	16	10.46	0	0	1	.65	6	3.92	7	4.58	36	23.53	47	30.72	4	2.61
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	18	21.69	9	10.84	0	0	1	1.2	3	3.61	0	0	18	21.69	30	36.14	4	4.82
White	136	22.82	42	7.05	2	.34	8	1.34	20	3.36	13	2.18	134	22.48	210	35.23	31	5.2
Multiracial	49	21.49	18	7.89	0	0	2	.88	9	3.95	10	4.39	54	23.68	76	33.33	10	4.39
General Education Students	318	25.36	106	8.45	3	.24	12	.96	42	3.35	23	1.83	299	23.84	392	31.26	59	4.7
Students with Disabilities	46	15.23	35	11.59	0	0	4	1.32	20	6.62	25	8.28	57	18.87	109	36.09	6	1.99
Not English Language Learner	358	23.66	134	8.86	3	.2	16	1.06	60	3.97	48	3.17	343	22.67	488	32.25	63	4.16
English Language Learner	6	13.95	7	16.28	0	0	0	0	2	4.65	0	0	13	30.23	13	30.23	2	4.65
Economically Disadvantaged	233	21.05	114	10.3	2	.18	12	1.08	56	5.06	40	3.61	268	24.21	346	31.26	36	3.25
Not Economically Disadvantaged	131	29.18	27	6.01	1	.22	4	.89	6	1.34	8	1.78	88	19.6	155	34.52	29	6.46
Not Migrant	364	23.39	141	9.06	3	.19	16	1.03	62	3.98	48	3.08	356	22.88	501	32.2	65	4.18
Homeless	11	27.5	7	17.5	0	0	0	0	1	2.5	2	5	11	27.5	6	15	2	5
Not Homeless	353	23.28	134	8.84	3	.2	16	1.06	61	4.02	46	3.03	345	22.76	495	32.65	63	4.16
In Foster Care	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not in Foster Care	364	23.39	141	9.06	3	.19	16	1.03	62	3.98	48	3.08	356	22.88	501	32.2	65	4.18
Parent in Armed Forces	4	66.67	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	16.67	1	16.67	0	0
Parent Not in Armed Forces	360	23.23	141	9.1	3	.19	16	1.03	62	4	48	3.1	355	22.9	500	32.26	65	4.19

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

6,678

Count of Completed Questions

1,561

Percent Completed

23.38% of Enrolled

Subgroup	No		Yes
Subgroup	#	%	#	%
All Students	245	15.7	1,316	84.3
Female	135	16.56	680	83.44
Male	110	14.75	636	85.25
American Indian/Alaska Native	2	8.33	22	91.67
Black	69	14.5	407	85.5
Hispanic	30	20.27	118	79.73
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	14	16.87	69	83.13
White	87	14.5	513	85.5
Multiracial	43	18.7	187	81.3
General Education Students	194	15.37	1,068	84.63
Students with Disabilities	51	17.06	248	82.94
Not English Language Learner	229	15.07	1,291	84.93
English Language Learner	16	39.02	25	60.98
Economically Disadvantaged	183	16.53	924	83.47
Not Economically Disadvantaged	62	13.66	392	86.34
Not Migrant	245	15.7	1,316	84.3
Homeless	8	20	32	80
Not Homeless	237	15.58	1,284	84.42
In Foster Care	0	0	0	0
Not in Foster Care	245	15.7	1,316	84.3
Parent in Armed Forces	1	16.67	5	83.33
Parent Not in Armed Forces	244	15.69	1,311	84.31

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

6,678

Count of Completed Questions

1,533

Percent Completed

22.96% of Enrolled

Subgroup	Availability		Cost		None		Other
Subgroup	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
All Students	419	27.33	154	10.05	750	48.92	210	13.7
Female	219	27.41	81	10.14	375	46.93	124	15.52
Male	200	27.25	73	9.95	375	51.09	86	11.72
American Indian/Alaska Native	3	13.04	2	8.7	16	69.57	2	8.7
Black	160	34.63	46	9.96	200	43.29	56	12.12
Hispanic	43	29.05	24	16.22	59	39.86	22	14.86
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	6	7.32	8	9.76	47	57.32	21	25.61
White	143	24.32	49	8.33	326	55.44	70	11.9
Multiracial	64	27.83	25	10.87	102	44.35	39	16.96
General Education Students	332	26.71	124	9.98	613	49.32	174	14
Students with Disabilities	87	30	30	10.34	137	47.24	36	12.41
Not English Language Learner	413	27.7	149	9.99	732	49.09	197	13.21
English Language Learner	6	14.29	5	11.9	18	42.86	13	30.95
Economically Disadvantaged	315	28.93	123	11.29	491	45.09	160	14.69
Not Economically Disadvantaged	104	23.42	31	6.98	259	58.33	50	11.26
Not Migrant	419	27.33	154	10.05	750	48.92	210	13.7
Homeless	11	27.5	4	10	22	55	3	7.5
Not Homeless	408	27.33	150	10.05	728	48.76	207	13.86
In Foster Care	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not in Foster Care	419	27.33	154	10.05	750	48.92	210	13.7
Parent in Armed Forces	2	33.33	1	16.67	3	50	0	0
Parent Not in Armed Forces	417	27.31	153	10.02	747	48.92	210	13.75

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