Public Schools with Access to the Internet, 1994–2005

School characteristic	Percent of schools with Internet access
School characteristic	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2005
Total	35%	50%	65%	78%	89%	95%	98%	100%
Instructional level¹:
Elementary	30	46	61	75	88	94	97	100
Secondary	49	65	77	89	94	98	100²	100²
Size of enrollment:	Size of enrollment:
Less than 300	39	39	57	75	87	96	96	100
300 to 999	35	52	66	78	89	94	98	99
1,000 or more	58	69	80	89	95	96	99	100
Percent minority enrollment:
Less than 6%	38	52	65	84	91	95	98	99
6% to 20%	38	58	72	87	93	97	100	100
21% to 49%	38	54	65	73	91	96	98	100
50% or more	27	40	56	63	82	92	96	100

NOTES: (—) = not available. Excludes special education, vocational education, and alternative based on sample and subject to sampling error.

1. Data for combined schools are included in the totals and in analyses by other school characteristics but are not shown separately.

2. In this case, the estimate fell between 99.5% and 100% and therefore was rounded to 100%.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Internet Access in U.S. Public Schools and Classrooms: 1994–2005.

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