Public Schools with Access to the Internet, 1994-2005

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff
School characteristic Percent of schools with Internet access
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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