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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

2,554,488

Count of Completed Questions

828,909

Percent Completed

32.45% of Enrolled

SubgroupYesNo
#%#%
All Students702,339 84.73126,570 15.27
Female343,338 84.662,476 15.4
Male358,512 84.8464,067 15.16
Nonbinary489 94.7727 5.23
American Indian/Alaska Native3,322 83.93636 16.07
Black71,874 80.6617,233 19.34
Hispanic142,852 79.9935,742 20.01
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander43,954 80.4410,691 19.56
White411,597 88.1255,464 11.88
Multiracial28,740 80.866,804 19.14
General Education Students592,178 84.82106,008 15.18
Students with Disabilities110,161 84.2720,562 15.73
Not English Language Learner659,363 85.13115,160 14.87
English Language Learner42,976 79.0211,410 20.98
Economically Disadvantaged313,708 82.4766,667 17.53
Not Economically Disadvantaged388,631 86.6459,903 13.36
Migrant1,101 88.43144 11.57
Not Migrant701,238 84.72126,426 15.28
Homeless17,165 79.364,465 20.64
Not Homeless685,174 84.87122,105 15.13
In Foster Care1,896 83.23382 16.77
Not in Foster Care700,443 84.73126,188 15.27
Parent in Armed Forces5,025 68.762,283 31.24
Parent Not in Armed Forces697,314 84.87124,287 15.13

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

2,554,488

Count of Completed Questions

714,099

Percent Completed

27.95% of Enrolled

SubgroupChromebookDesktopLaptopNo DeviceSmartphoneTablet
#%#%#%#%#%#%
All Students420,945 58.9520,533 2.88110,639 15.4949,209 6.8921,670 3.0391,103 12.76
Female206,813 59.217,173 2.0555,233 15.8123,424 6.7110,777 3.0945,896 13.14
Male213,839 58.6913,350 3.6655,325 15.1825,778 7.0710,884 2.9945,189 12.4
Nonbinary293 70.110 2.3981 19.387 1.679 2.1518 4.31
American Indian/Alaska Native2,121 57.5395 2.58448 12.15241 6.54166 4.5616 16.71
Black36,751 52.661,557 2.2311,670 16.725,947 8.523,923 5.629,947 14.25
Hispanic76,098 48.786,049 3.8827,379 17.5510,745 6.897,971 5.1127,753 17.79
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander23,963 48.722,467 5.028,885 18.072,470 5.021,071 2.1810,326 21
White265,713 65.449,475 2.3357,611 14.1927,478 6.777,462 1.8438,289 9.43
Multiracial16,299 55.42890 3.034,646 15.82,328 7.921,077 3.664,172 14.18
General Education Students355,478 58.8518,144 395,436 15.840,468 6.718,112 376,416 12.65
Students with Disabilities65,467 59.492,389 2.1715,203 13.828,741 7.943,558 3.2314,687 13.35
Not English Language Learner402,696 60.2218,224 2.73102,955 15.444,853 6.7118,349 2.7481,598 12.2
English Language Learner18,249 40.172,309 5.087,684 16.924,356 9.593,321 7.319,505 20.93
Economically Disadvantaged175,353 55.449,135 2.8946,694 14.7625,136 7.9515,124 4.7844,866 14.18
Not Economically Disadvantaged245,592 61.7411,398 2.8763,945 16.0824,073 6.056,546 1.6546,237 11.62
Migrant713 69.4328 2.7393 9.0687 8.4745 4.3861 5.94
Not Migrant420,232 58.9320,505 2.88110,546 15.549,122 6.8921,625 3.0391,042 12.77
Homeless8,888 50.24470 2.662,610 14.751,919 10.851,295 7.322,509 14.18
Not Homeless412,057 59.1720,063 2.88108,029 15.5147,290 6.7920,375 2.9388,594 12.72
In Foster Care1,114 61.8222 1.22194 10.77194 10.7760 3.33218 12.1
Not in Foster Care419,831 58.9420,511 2.88110,445 15.5149,015 6.8821,610 3.0390,885 12.76
Parent in Armed Forces1,686 29.83266 4.711,174 20.77958 16.95271 4.791,297 22.95
Parent Not in Armed Forces419,259 59.1820,267 2.86109,465 15.4548,251 6.8121,399 3.0289,806 12.68

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

2,554,488

Count of Completed Questions

706,123

Percent Completed

27.64% of Enrolled

SubgroupNo DevicePersonalSchool
#%#%#%
All Students44,310 6.28141,545 20.05520,268 73.68
Female21,091 6.169,948 20.24254,486 73.65
Male23,212 6.4471,544 19.86265,425 73.69
Nonbinary7 1.6853 12.71357 85.61
American Indian/Alaska Native240 6.55646 17.632,779 75.83
Black4,824 6.9216,468 23.6448,369 69.43
Hispanic10,055 6.4734,385 22.14110,857 71.38
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander2,285 4.7413,901 28.8631,976 66.39
White24,789 6.1968,861 17.2306,661 76.61
Multiracial2,117 7.297,284 25.0919,626 67.61
General Education Students36,371 6.09121,519 20.34439,522 73.57
Students with Disabilities7,939 7.320,026 18.4280,746 74.28
Not English Language Learner39,947 6.04132,671 20.08488,223 73.88
English Language Learner4,363 9.648,874 19.632,045 70.77
Economically Disadvantaged22,686 7.2364,954 20.7226,158 72.07
Not Economically Disadvantaged21,624 5.5176,591 19.52294,110 74.97
Migrant90 9.1585 8.64809 82.22
Not Migrant44,220 6.27141,460 20.06519,459 73.67
Homeless1,712 9.743,600 20.4912,260 69.77
Not Homeless42,598 6.19137,945 20.03508,008 73.78
In Foster Care174 9.88293 16.631,295 73.5
Not in Foster Care44,136 6.27141,252 20.05518,973 73.68
Parent in Armed Forces950 16.941,797 32.042,862 51.03
Parent Not in Armed Forces43,360 6.19139,748 19.95517,406 73.86

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

2,554,488

Count of Completed Questions

670,629

Percent Completed

26.25% of Enrolled

SubgroupNo DeviceNot SharedShared
#%#%#%
All Students46,376 6.92566,626 84.4957,627 8.59
Female22,009 6.71278,454 84.8327,776 8.46
Male24,361 7.12287,782 84.1529,840 8.73
Nonbinary6 1.47390 95.8211 2.7
American Indian/Alaska Native249 7.13,020 86.16236 6.73
Black5,336 8.4651,755 82.055,984 9.49
Hispanic10,396 7.15120,568 82.8914,499 9.97
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander2,397 5.0740,006 84.544,920 10.4
White25,755 6.71328,660 85.6629,252 7.62
Multiracial2,243 8.1322,617 81.962,736 9.91
General Education Students38,106 6.71481,246 84.7248,678 8.57
Students with Disabilities8,270 8.0685,380 83.228,949 8.72
Not English Language Learner41,927 6.67534,049 84.9852,428 8.34
English Language Learner4,449 10.5432,577 77.155,199 12.31
Economically Disadvantaged24,020 8.17243,135 82.6826,913 9.15
Not Economically Disadvantaged22,356 5.94323,491 85.9130,714 8.16
Migrant83 8.68798 83.4775 7.85
Not Migrant46,293 6.91565,828 84.4957,552 8.59
Homeless1,778 10.8612,930 78.971,665 10.17
Not Homeless44,598 6.82553,696 84.6355,962 8.55
In Foster Care182 11.11,343 81.94114 6.96
Not in Foster Care46,194 6.91565,283 84.557,513 8.6
Parent in Armed Forces969 17.433,706 66.65885 15.92
Parent Not in Armed Forces45,407 6.83562,920 84.6456,742 8.53

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

2,554,488

Count of Completed Questions

644,702

Percent Completed

25.24% of Enrolled

SubgroupNot SufficientSufficient
#%#%
All Students72,371 11.23572,331 88.77
Female35,059 11.1280,814 88.9
Male37,285 11.35291,154 88.65
Nonbinary27 6.92363 93.08
American Indian/Alaska Native444 132,971 87
Black9,347 1552,982 85
Hispanic19,221 13.75120,534 86.25
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander5,095 10.9341,524 89.07
White34,980 9.56331,094 90.44
Multiracial3,284 12.3923,226 87.61
General Education Students59,405 10.87487,037 89.13
Students with Disabilities12,966 13.285,294 86.8
Not English Language Learner64,650 10.7539,388 89.3
English Language Learner7,721 18.9932,943 81.01
Economically Disadvantaged40,369 14.26242,669 85.74
Not Economically Disadvantaged32,002 8.85329,662 91.15
Migrant140 15.86743 84.14
Not Migrant72,231 11.22571,588 88.78
Homeless3,223 20.3312,629 79.67
Not Homeless69,148 11559,702 89
In Foster Care205 13.261,341 86.74
Not in Foster Care72,166 11.22570,990 88.78
Parent in Armed Forces1,385 25.244,102 74.76
Parent Not in Armed Forces70,986 11.11568,229 88.89

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

2,554,488

Count of Completed Questions

557,255

Percent Completed

21.81% of Enrolled

SubgroupNoYes
#%#%
All Students15,482 2.78541,773 97.22
Female7,592 2.78265,301 97.22
Male7,888 2.78276,137 97.22
Nonbinary2 .59335 99.41
American Indian/Alaska Native166 5.792,699 94.21
Black3,194 5.7951,955 94.21
Hispanic5,939 5.07111,269 94.93
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander843 1.9742,040 98.03
White4,718 1.49310,921 98.51
Multiracial622 2.6522,889 97.35
General Education Students12,525 2.64461,294 97.36
Students with Disabilities2,957 3.5480,479 96.46
Not English Language Learner11,607 2.22510,754 97.78
English Language Learner3,875 11.1131,019 88.89
Economically Disadvantaged11,765 4.93226,784 95.07
Not Economically Disadvantaged3,717 1.17314,989 98.83
Migrant87 11.9644 88.1
Not Migrant15,395 2.77541,129 97.23
Homeless2,004 14.4611,851 85.54
Not Homeless13,478 2.48529,922 97.52
In Foster Care67 5.141,237 94.86
Not in Foster Care15,415 2.77540,536 97.23
Parent in Armed Forces321 5.945,082 94.06
Parent Not in Armed Forces15,161 2.75536,691 97.25

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

2,554,488

Count of Completed Questions

546,910

Percent Completed

21.41% of Enrolled

SubgroupCellularCommunity Wi-FiDial-upDSLMobile HotspotNoneOtherBroadbandSatellite
#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%#%
All Students32,130 5.8726,370 4.821,582 .298,578 1.578,959 1.6411,084 2.0338,649 7.07411,946 75.327,612 1.39
Female16,909 6.3213,052 4.88698 .264,139 1.554,694 1.755,335 1.9919,283 7.2199,944 74.73,610 1.35
Male15,204 5.4513,305 4.77883 .324,436 1.594,259 1.535,748 2.0619,345 6.94211,732 75.913,999 1.43
Nonbinary17 5.0713 3.881 .33 .96 1.791 .321 6.27270 80.63 .9
American Indian/Alaska Native210 7.38144 5.0612 .4242 1.48136 4.78103 3.62347 12.191,783 62.6569 2.42
Black4,185 7.712,931 5.4116 .21517 .951,635 3.011,727 3.185,442 10.0337,055 68.31641 1.18
Hispanic9,656 8.527,754 6.84908 .81,127 .992,774 2.453,495 3.0811,420 10.0774,174 65.422,078 1.83
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander2,020 4.781,999 4.7360 .14553 1.31503 1.19860 2.032,494 5.933,406 79.05367 .87
White14,976 4.8212,582 4.05443 .145,968 1.923,561 1.154,466 1.4417,274 5.56247,378 79.584,217 1.36
Multiracial1,083 4.65960 4.1243 .18371 1.59350 1.5433 1.861,672 7.1818,150 77.89240 1.03
General Education Students27,690 5.9521,623 4.641,333 .297,300 1.577,335 1.588,896 1.9131,783 6.83353,109 75.836,562 1.41
Students with Disabilities4,440 5.464,747 5.84249 .311,278 1.571,624 22,188 2.696,866 8.4558,837 72.391,050 1.29
Not English Language Learner28,511 5.5622,549 4.39922 .188,255 1.617,734 1.518,747 1.735,406 6.9393,848 76.767,106 1.38
English Language Learner3,619 10.73,821 11.29660 1.95323 .951,225 3.622,337 6.913,243 9.5918,098 53.49506 1.5
Economically Disadvantaged17,004 7.2515,261 6.511,152 .493,578 1.536,379 2.727,359 3.1424,130 10.29155,705 66.43,928 1.68
Not Economically Disadvantaged15,126 4.8411,109 3.56430 .145,000 1.62,580 .833,725 1.1914,519 4.65256,241 82.023,684 1.18
Migrant73 10.7478 11.472 .293 .4437 5.4463 9.2694 13.82313 46.0317 2.5
Not Migrant32,057 5.8726,292 4.811,580 .298,575 1.578,922 1.6311,021 2.0238,555 7.06411,633 75.367,595 1.39
Homeless1,381 10.11,332 9.74117 .86126 .92697 5.11,011 7.391,499 10.967,343 53.71166 1.21
Not Homeless30,749 5.7725,038 4.71,465 .278,452 1.598,262 1.5510,073 1.8937,150 6.97404,603 75.887,446 1.4
In Foster Care63 4.8866 5.111 .0831 2.440 3.147 3.64105 8.13918 71.1120 1.55
Not in Foster Care32,067 5.8826,304 4.821,581 .298,547 1.578,919 1.6311,037 2.0238,544 7.06411,028 75.337,592 1.39
Parent in Armed Forces420 7.69312 5.7134 .6285 1.56144 2.64204 3.74477 8.733,712 67.9773 1.34
Parent Not in Armed Forces31,710 5.8626,058 4.811,548 .298,493 1.578,815 1.6310,880 2.0138,172 7.05408,234 75.47,539 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

2,554,488

Count of Completed Questions

543,773

Percent Completed

21.29% of Enrolled

SubgroupNoYes
#%#%
All Students45,216 8.32498,557 91.68
Female22,077 8.29244,209 91.71
Male23,120 8.34254,045 91.66
Nonbinary19 5.9303 94.1
American Indian/Alaska Native452 15.92,390 84.1
Black6,561 12.1547,446 87.85
Hispanic13,964 12.24100,136 87.76
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander3,113 7.3139,480 92.69
White19,262 6.27288,017 93.73
Multiracial1,864 8.1221,088 91.88
General Education Students36,598 7.91426,028 92.09
Students with Disabilities8,618 10.6272,529 89.38
Not English Language Learner38,368 7.52471,612 92.48
English Language Learner6,848 20.2626,945 79.74
Economically Disadvantaged29,922 12.88202,426 87.12
Not Economically Disadvantaged15,294 4.91296,131 95.09
Migrant154 22.09543 77.91
Not Migrant45,062 8.3498,014 91.7
Homeless3,127 22.8910,532 77.11
Not Homeless42,089 7.94488,025 92.06
In Foster Care153 12.031,119 87.97
Not in Foster Care45,063 8.31497,438 91.69
Parent in Armed Forces590 11.034,760 88.97
Parent Not in Armed Forces44,626 8.29493,797 91.71

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

2,554,488

Count of Completed Questions

534,541

Percent Completed

20.93% of Enrolled

SubgroupAvailabilityCostNoneOther
#%#%#%#%
All Students41,530 7.7752,592 9.84417,807 78.1622,612 4.23
Female20,412 7.825,566 9.77204,281 78.0811,375 4.35
Male21,101 7.7427,001 9.91213,270 78.2411,219 4.12
Nonbinary17 5.3825 7.91256 81.0118 5.7
American Indian/Alaska Native411 14.84479 17.291,689 60.97191 6.9
Black5,470 10.127,743 14.3238,059 70.392,797 5.17
Hispanic12,629 11.2118,668 16.5774,999 66.566,388 5.67
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander4,175 9.924,755 11.331,471 74.761,694 4.02
White17,315 5.7618,714 6.23253,833 84.5110,509 3.5
Multiracial1,530 6.782,233 9.917,756 78.731,033 4.58
General Education Students34,097 7.542,867 9.43358,982 78.9618,706 4.11
Students with Disabilities7,433 9.39,725 12.1758,825 73.633,906 4.89
Not English Language Learner36,662 7.3245,614 9.1398,916 79.6319,800 3.95
English Language Learner4,868 14.516,978 20.818,891 56.312,812 8.38
Economically Disadvantaged25,069 10.9736,791 16.1153,216 67.0513,438 5.88
Not Economically Disadvantaged16,461 5.3815,801 5.16264,591 86.469,174 3
Migrant114 17.78133 20.75337 52.5757 8.89
Not Migrant41,416 7.7652,459 9.83417,470 78.1922,555 4.22
Homeless1,681 12.412,970 21.937,647 56.471,244 9.19
Not Homeless39,849 7.6549,622 9.52410,160 78.7321,368 4.1
In Foster Care134 10.99122 10.01897 73.5866 5.41
Not in Foster Care41,396 7.7652,470 9.84416,910 78.1722,546 4.23
Parent in Armed Forces714 13.3869 16.193,434 63.97351 6.54
Parent Not in Armed Forces40,816 7.7151,723 9.77414,373 78.3122,261 4.21
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