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NYC CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE - 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

862,776

Count of Completed Questions

40,055

Percent Completed

4.64% of Enrolled

SubgroupYesNo
#%#%
All Students17,788 44.4122,267 55.59
Female8,232 43.1610,842 56.84
Male9,552 45.5511,419 54.45
Nonbinary4 406 60
American Indian/Alaska Native201 58.09145 41.91
Black2,117 43.662,732 56.34
Hispanic7,069 49.467,224 50.54
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander4,717 50.154,688 49.85
White2,753 31.825,898 68.18
Multiracial931 37.081,580 62.92
General Education Students14,681 43.6918,919 56.31
Students with Disabilities3,107 48.133,348 51.87
Not English Language Learner15,303 42.8520,411 57.15
English Language Learner2,485 57.241,856 42.76
Economically Disadvantaged11,505 49.3611,803 50.64
Not Economically Disadvantaged6,283 37.5210,464 62.48
Migrant0 00 0
Not Migrant17,788 44.4122,267 55.59
Homeless1,470 52.711,319 47.29
Not Homeless16,318 43.7920,948 56.21
In Foster Care24 30.3855 69.62
Not in Foster Care17,764 44.4422,212 55.56
Parent in Armed Forces1,415 53.81,215 46.2
Parent Not in Armed Forces16,373 43.7521,052 56.25

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

862,776

Count of Completed Questions

40,055

Percent Completed

4.64% of Enrolled

SubgroupChromebookDesktopLaptopNo DeviceSmartphoneTablet
#%#%#%#%#%#%
All Students3,819 9.533,122 7.7913,211 32.984,731 11.811,850 4.6213,322 33.26
Female1,813 9.511,015 5.326,563 34.412,216 11.62889 4.666,578 34.49
Male2,004 9.562,107 10.056,643 31.682,514 11.99961 4.586,742 32.15
Nonbinary2 200 05 501 100 02 20
American Indian/Alaska Native29 8.3821 6.07103 29.7737 10.6913 3.76143 41.33
Black485 10268 5.531,498 30.89701 14.46310 6.391,587 32.73
Hispanic1,215 8.5817 5.724,286 29.992,037 14.25917 6.425,021 35.13
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander843 8.961,099 11.692,995 31.84691 7.35262 2.793,515 37.37
White994 11.49709 8.23,392 39.211,005 11.62263 3.042,288 26.45
Multiracial253 10.08208 8.28937 37.32260 10.3585 3.39768 30.59
General Education Students3,137 9.342,697 8.0311,251 33.493,848 11.451,533 4.5611,134 33.14
Students with Disabilities682 10.57425 6.581,960 30.36883 13.68317 4.912,188 33.9
Not English Language Learner3,593 10.063,001 8.412,232 34.253,979 11.141,410 3.9511,499 32.2
English Language Learner226 5.21121 2.79979 22.55752 17.32440 10.141,823 41.99
Economically Disadvantaged1,930 8.281,632 76,924 29.713,067 13.161,434 6.158,321 35.7
Not Economically Disadvantaged1,889 11.281,490 8.96,287 37.541,664 9.94416 2.485,001 29.86
Migrant0 00 00 00 00 00 0
Not Migrant3,819 9.533,122 7.7913,211 32.984,731 11.811,850 4.6213,322 33.26
Homeless185 6.6359 2.12681 24.42579 20.76318 11.4967 34.67
Not Homeless3,634 9.753,063 8.2212,530 33.624,152 11.141,532 4.1112,355 33.15
In Foster Care8 10.133 3.812 15.1920 25.327 8.8629 36.71
Not in Foster Care3,811 9.533,119 7.813,199 33.024,711 11.781,843 4.6113,293 33.25
Parent in Armed Forces173 6.58145 5.51752 28.59394 14.98190 7.22976 37.11
Parent Not in Armed Forces3,646 9.742,977 7.9512,459 33.294,337 11.591,660 4.4412,346 32.99

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

862,776

Count of Completed Questions

40,055

Percent Completed

4.64% of Enrolled

SubgroupNo DevicePersonalSchool
#%#%#%
All Students4,533 11.3221,604 53.9413,918 34.75
Female2,111 11.0710,553 55.336,410 33.61
Male2,421 11.5411,046 52.677,504 35.78
Nonbinary1 105 504 40
American Indian/Alaska Native40 11.56149 43.06157 45.38
Black674 13.92,479 51.121,696 34.98
Hispanic1,998 13.986,391 44.715,904 41.31
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander650 6.915,340 56.783,415 36.31
White909 10.515,666 65.52,076 24
Multiracial262 10.431,579 62.88670 26.68
General Education Students3,685 10.9718,529 55.1511,386 33.89
Students with Disabilities848 13.143,075 47.642,532 39.23
Not English Language Learner3,748 10.4920,160 56.4511,806 33.06
English Language Learner785 18.081,444 33.262,112 48.65
Economically Disadvantaged3,031 1310,935 46.929,342 40.08
Not Economically Disadvantaged1,502 8.9710,669 63.714,576 27.32
Migrant0 00 00 0
Not Migrant4,533 11.3221,604 53.9413,918 34.75
Homeless572 20.51946 33.921,271 45.57
Not Homeless3,961 10.6320,658 55.4312,647 33.94
In Foster Care20 25.3234 43.0425 31.65
Not in Foster Care4,513 11.2921,570 53.9613,893 34.75
Parent in Armed Forces410 15.591,038 39.471,182 44.94
Parent Not in Armed Forces4,123 11.0220,566 54.9512,736 34.03

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

862,776

Count of Completed Questions

40,055

Percent Completed

4.64% of Enrolled

SubgroupNo DeviceNot SharedShared
#%#%#%
All Students4,551 11.3627,690 69.137,814 19.51
Female2,128 11.1613,290 69.683,656 19.17
Male2,422 11.5514,391 68.624,158 19.83
Nonbinary1 109 900 0
American Indian/Alaska Native41 11.85250 72.2555 15.9
Black704 14.523,207 66.14938 19.34
Hispanic1,992 13.949,681 67.732,620 18.33
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander654 6.956,921 73.591,830 19.46
White903 10.445,881 67.981,867 21.58
Multiracial257 10.231,750 69.69504 20.07
General Education Students3,699 11.0123,321 69.416,580 19.58
Students with Disabilities852 13.24,369 67.681,234 19.12
Not English Language Learner3,781 10.5924,974 69.936,959 19.49
English Language Learner770 17.742,716 62.57855 19.7
Economically Disadvantaged3,068 13.1615,744 67.554,496 19.29
Not Economically Disadvantaged1,483 8.8611,946 71.333,318 19.81
Migrant0 00 00 0
Not Migrant4,551 11.3627,690 69.137,814 19.51
Homeless575 20.621,636 58.66578 20.72
Not Homeless3,976 10.6726,054 69.917,236 19.42
In Foster Care21 26.5840 50.6318 22.78
Not in Foster Care4,530 11.3327,650 69.177,796 19.5
Parent in Armed Forces415 15.781,728 65.7487 18.52
Parent Not in Armed Forces4,136 11.0525,962 69.377,327 19.58

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

862,776

Count of Completed Questions

40,055

Percent Completed

4.64% of Enrolled

SubgroupNot SufficientSufficient
#%#%
All Students8,573 21.431,482 78.6
Female4,017 21.0615,057 78.94
Male4,555 21.7216,416 78.28
Nonbinary1 109 90
American Indian/Alaska Native69 19.94277 80.06
Black1,356 27.963,493 72.04
Hispanic3,786 26.4910,507 73.51
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander1,612 17.147,793 82.86
White1,314 15.197,337 84.81
Multiracial436 17.362,075 82.64
General Education Students7,062 21.0226,538 78.98
Students with Disabilities1,511 23.414,944 76.59
Not English Language Learner7,103 19.8928,611 80.11
English Language Learner1,470 33.862,871 66.14
Economically Disadvantaged6,125 26.2817,183 73.72
Not Economically Disadvantaged2,448 14.6214,299 85.38
Migrant0 00 0
Not Migrant8,573 21.431,482 78.6
Homeless1,121 40.191,668 59.81
Not Homeless7,452 2029,814 80
In Foster Care22 27.8557 72.15
Not in Foster Care8,551 21.3931,425 78.61
Parent in Armed Forces766 29.131,864 70.87
Parent Not in Armed Forces7,807 20.8629,618 79.14

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

862,776

Count of Completed Questions

40,055

Percent Completed

4.64% of Enrolled

SubgroupNoYes
#%#%
All Students2,047 5.1138,008 94.89
Female968 5.0718,106 94.93
Male1,079 5.1519,892 94.85
Nonbinary0 010 100
American Indian/Alaska Native22 6.36324 93.64
Black296 6.14,553 93.9
Hispanic1,152 8.0613,141 91.94
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander273 2.99,132 97.1
White229 2.658,422 97.35
Multiracial75 2.992,436 97.01
General Education Students1,734 5.1631,866 94.84
Students with Disabilities313 4.856,142 95.15
Not English Language Learner1,425 3.9934,289 96.01
English Language Learner622 14.333,719 85.67
Economically Disadvantaged1,699 7.2921,609 92.71
Not Economically Disadvantaged348 2.0816,399 97.92
Migrant0 00 0
Not Migrant2,047 5.1138,008 94.89
Homeless562 20.152,227 79.85
Not Homeless1,485 3.9835,781 96.02
In Foster Care2 2.5377 97.47
Not in Foster Care2,045 5.1237,931 94.88
Parent in Armed Forces258 9.812,372 90.19
Parent Not in Armed Forces1,789 4.7835,636 95.22

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

862,776

Count of Completed Questions

40,055

Percent Completed

4.64% of Enrolled

SubgroupCellularCommunity Wi-FiDial-upDSLMobile HotspotNoneOtherBroadbandSatellite
#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
All Students2,319 5.792,107 5.26208 .52667 1.671,045 2.611,035 2.584,219 10.5328,132 70.23323 .81
Female1,157 6.07991 5.2100 .52316 1.66519 2.72456 2.391,997 10.4713,377 70.13161 .84
Male1,162 5.541,116 5.32108 .51351 1.67526 2.51579 2.762,221 10.5914,746 70.32162 .77
Nonbinary0 00 00 00 00 00 01 109 900 0
American Indian/Alaska Native32 9.2521 6.070 08 2.3113 3.7614 4.0568 19.65184 53.186 1.73
Black232 4.78216 4.456 .1287 1.79208 4.29151 3.11722 14.893,193 65.8534 .7
Hispanic1,131 7.91769 5.3899 .69204 1.43443 3.1584 4.092,003 14.018,882 62.14178 1.25
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander464 4.93572 6.0830 .32142 1.51186 1.98140 1.49673 7.167,152 76.0446 .49
White368 4.25466 5.3964 .74189 2.18147 1.7115 1.33544 6.296,710 77.5648 .55
Multiracial92 3.6663 2.519 .3637 1.4748 1.9131 1.23209 8.322,011 80.0911 .44
General Education Students1,983 5.91,785 5.31183 .54584 1.74874 2.6868 2.583,399 10.1223,664 70.43260 .77
Students with Disabilities336 5.21322 4.9925 .3983 1.29171 2.65167 2.59820 12.74,468 69.2263 .98
Not English Language Learner1,739 4.871,488 4.17102 .29591 1.65883 2.47692 1.943,803 10.6526,134 73.18282 .79
English Language Learner580 13.36619 14.26106 2.4476 1.75162 3.73343 7.9416 9.581,998 46.0341 .94
Economically Disadvantaged1,794 7.71,752 7.52183 .79411 1.76851 3.65866 3.723,162 13.5714,041 60.24248 1.06
Not Economically Disadvantaged525 3.13355 2.1225 .15256 1.53194 1.16169 1.011,057 6.3114,091 84.1475 .45
Migrant0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0
Not Migrant2,319 5.792,107 5.26208 .52667 1.671,045 2.611,035 2.584,219 10.5328,132 70.23323 .81
Homeless399 14.31400 14.3426 .9333 1.18191 6.85277 9.93348 12.481,080 38.7235 1.25
Not Homeless1,920 5.151,707 4.58182 .49634 1.7854 2.29758 2.033,871 10.3927,052 72.59288 .77
In Foster Care6 7.592 2.530 05 6.336 7.591 1.2713 16.4641 51.95 6.33
Not in Foster Care2,313 5.792,105 5.27208 .52662 1.661,039 2.61,034 2.594,206 10.5228,091 70.27318 .8
Parent in Armed Forces245 9.32239 9.0928 1.0651 1.94103 3.92155 5.89389 14.791,383 52.5937 1.41
Parent Not in Armed Forces2,074 5.541,868 4.99180 .48616 1.65942 2.52880 2.353,830 10.2326,749 71.47286 .76

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

862,776

Count of Completed Questions

40,055

Percent Completed

4.64% of Enrolled

SubgroupNoYes
#%#%
All Students4,891 12.2135,164 87.79
Female2,303 12.0716,771 87.93
Male2,588 12.3418,383 87.66
Nonbinary0 010 100
American Indian/Alaska Native49 14.16297 85.84
Black701 14.464,148 85.54
Hispanic2,263 15.8312,030 84.17
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander1,092 11.618,313 88.39
White573 6.628,078 93.38
Multiracial213 8.482,298 91.52
General Education Students4,072 12.1229,528 87.88
Students with Disabilities819 12.695,636 87.31
Not English Language Learner3,856 10.831,858 89.2
English Language Learner1,035 23.843,306 76.16
Economically Disadvantaged3,812 16.3519,496 83.65
Not Economically Disadvantaged1,079 6.4415,668 93.56
Migrant0 00 0
Not Migrant4,891 12.2135,164 87.79
Homeless883 31.661,906 68.34
Not Homeless4,008 10.7633,258 89.24
In Foster Care14 17.7265 82.28
Not in Foster Care4,877 12.235,099 87.8
Parent in Armed Forces465 17.682,165 82.32
Parent Not in Armed Forces4,426 11.8332,999 88.17

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

862,776

Count of Completed Questions

40,055

Percent Completed

4.64% of Enrolled

SubgroupAvailabilityCostNoneOther
#%#%#%#%
All Students4,737 11.839,365 23.3823,680 59.122,273 5.67
Female2,243 11.764,389 23.0111,369 59.61,073 5.63
Male2,493 11.894,976 23.7312,302 58.661,200 5.72
Nonbinary1 100 09 900 0
American Indian/Alaska Native72 20.81113 32.66138 39.8823 6.65
Black564 11.631,383 28.522,655 54.75247 5.09
Hispanic1,880 13.154,303 30.117,239 50.65871 6.09
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander1,389 14.772,263 24.065,171 54.98582 6.19
White627 7.25891 10.36,713 77.6420 4.85
Multiracial205 8.16412 16.411,764 70.25130 5.18
General Education Students3,906 11.637,712 22.9520,077 59.751,905 5.67
Students with Disabilities831 12.871,653 25.613,603 55.82368 5.7
Not English Language Learner4,109 11.518,118 22.7321,669 60.671,818 5.09
English Language Learner628 14.471,247 28.732,011 46.33455 10.48
Economically Disadvantaged3,446 14.786,956 29.8411,247 48.251,659 7.12
Not Economically Disadvantaged1,291 7.712,409 14.3812,433 74.24614 3.67
Migrant0 00 00 00 0
Not Migrant4,737 11.839,365 23.3823,680 59.122,273 5.67
Homeless440 15.781,113 39.91955 34.24281 10.08
Not Homeless4,297 11.538,252 22.1422,725 60.981,992 5.35
In Foster Care13 16.4619 24.0540 50.637 8.86
Not in Foster Care4,724 11.829,346 23.3823,640 59.142,266 5.67
Parent in Armed Forces572 21.75786 29.891,055 40.11217 8.25
Parent Not in Armed Forces4,165 11.138,579 22.9222,625 60.452,056 5.49
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