By the numbers.

By the Numbers

A data bank on education trends for district leaders

WIRELESS INFUSION The larger the school, the higher the presence of
wireless network technology

                   NUMBER OF STUDENTS

                   1-99    100-199    200-299    300-499    500-999

Elementary         16%       19%        22%        23%        27%
Middle/Jr. High    17        30         33         33         32
Senior High        21        32         32         38         38
TOTAL              18        27         29         31         32

                   NUMBER OF STUDENTS

                   1,000-2499    2,500+    All schools

Elementary            26%          --          23%
Middle/Jr. High       39           --          33
Senior High           42          45%          36
TOTAL                 36          45           31

Source: MDR, Technology in Education, www.schooldata.com

HIGH Concentration

States with wireless networks in
more than a third of their schools

IOWA             40%
ALASKA           39%
HAWAII           39%
NEBRASKA         38%

Low Concentration

States with wireless networks in
less than 15% of schools

WEST VIRGINIA    11%
LOUISIANA        13%
MISSISSIPPI      14%
ARKANSAS         14%

Source: MDR

IN THE CLASSROOM

Percentage of public school
classrooms with
wireless Internet connections

ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS     15%

Instructional level
Elementary             13
Secondary              19

Locale
City                   14
Urban fringe           16
Town                   14
Rural                  15

Source: National Center for Educational Statistics, 2002,
www.nces.ed.gov