By the numbers: a data bank on education trends for district leaders.THIS MONTH: Technology Inventory Student-to-computer ratio: 3.3/1 Source: QED QED abbr. Latin quod erat demonstrandum (which was to be demonstrated) QED which was to be shown or proved [Latin quod erat demonstrandum] Noun 1.
Instructional Technology Expenditures
1991-92 2.1
1992-93 2.5
1993-94 2.8
1994-95 3.6
1995-96 4.3
1996-97 4.8
1997-98 5.4
1998-99 6.7 8.36
1999-00 5.6 7.85
2000-01 4.7 6.95
2001-02 4.2 6.45
2002-03 3.53 5.74
2003-04 3.55 5.80
Source: Quality Education Data, 2003, www.qeddata.com
Note: Table made from bar graph.
HIGH-SPEED INTERNET ACCESS
2001 2002 2003
Elementary 67% 71% 76%
Middle/Jr. High 79 84 86
Senior High 82 85 88
Source: MDR
SPENDING PER STUDENT
District technology coordinators in urban areas
expect to spend $89 per student on total
technology instruction in the 2003-04 school year.
Total $89.60
Hardware $33.70
Network &
Internet $12.30
Professional
development $9.30
Services and
support $12.10
Wireless $4.00
Instructional
software $10.40
Administrative
software $7.80
Source: QED
Note: Table made from bar graph.
PDAs & Handhelds
Administrators 54%
No units 43
Teachers 20
Students 12
Source: QED
Wireless Networks
2002 2003
Elementary 12% 23%
Middle/Jr. High 18 33
Senior High 21 36
Source: MDR
What's in Your District?
Digital cameras 94%
LCD projectors 92
Digital whiteboards 54
Portable keyboards 35
Voice recognition software 27
Video streaming 27
Thin-client devices 11
Tablet PCs 5
Source: QED
Brand Loyalty
Dell 40%
Macintosh 30%
HP/Compaq 19%
Gateway 11%
Source: Market Data Retrieval, 2003, www.schooldata.com
Note: Table made from pie chart.
Funding Sources
District 45%
State 34%
E-rate 10%
Other federal
programs 5%
NCLB funds 3%
Other sources 3%
Source: MDR, 2003, www.shooldata.com
NOTE: Table made from pie chart.
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