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BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT - 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 500�� 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 500�� 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

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

920 Percent Completed

3.05% of Enrolled

Subgroup	Yes		No
Subgroup	#	%	#	%
All Students	723	78.59	197	21.41
Female	360	77.75	103	22.25
Male	360	79.3	94	20.7
Nonbinary	3	100	0	0
American Indian/Alaska Native	4	100	0	0
Black	288	76.39	89	23.61
Hispanic	165	81.28	38	18.72
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	116	76.82	35	23.18
White	114	82.61	24	17.39
Multiracial	36	76.6	11	23.4
General Education Students	550	78.46	151	21.54
Students with Disabilities	173	79	46	21
Not English Language Learner	554	80.64	133	19.36
English Language Learner	169	72.53	64	27.47
Economically Disadvantaged	650	77.94	184	22.06
Not Economically Disadvantaged	73	84.88	13	15.12
Migrant	0	0	0	0
Not Migrant	723	78.59	197	21.41
Homeless	42	82.35	9	17.65
Not Homeless	681	78.37	188	21.63
In Foster Care	0	0	1	100
Not in Foster Care	723	78.67	196	21.33
Parent Not in Armed Forces	723	78.59	197	21.41

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

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

827 Percent Completed

2.74% of Enrolled

Subgroup	Chromebook		Desktop		Laptop		No Device		Smartphone		Tablet
Subgroup	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
All Students	74	8.95	54	6.53	321	38.81	50	6.05	97	11.73	231	27.93
Female	37	8.87	19	4.56	164	39.33	21	5.04	52	12.47	124	29.74
Male	37	9.09	35	8.6	154	37.84	29	7.13	45	11.06	107	26.29
Nonbinary	0	0	0	0	3	100	0	0	0	0	0	0
American Indian/Alaska Native	1	33.33	0	0	1	33.33	0	0	1	33.33	0	0
Black	35	10.29	18	5.29	126	37.06	22	6.47	44	12.94	95	27.94
Hispanic	15	7.98	15	7.98	75	39.89	13	6.91	21	11.17	49	26.06
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	9	6.52	11	7.97	54	39.13	8	5.8	13	9.42	43	31.16
White	11	9.48	7	6.03	48	41.38	5	4.31	13	11.21	32	27.59
Multiracial	3	7.14	3	7.14	17	40.48	2	4.76	5	11.9	12	28.57
General Education Students	53	8.48	37	5.92	243	38.88	35	5.6	72	11.52	185	29.6
Students with Disabilities	21	10.4	17	8.42	78	38.61	15	7.43	25	12.38	46	22.77
Not English Language Learner	54	8.71	32	5.16	250	40.32	33	5.32	75	12.1	176	28.39
English Language Learner	20	9.66	22	10.63	71	34.3	17	8.21	22	10.63	55	26.57
Economically Disadvantaged	67	8.99	51	6.85	280	37.58	46	6.17	89	11.95	212	28.46
Not Economically Disadvantaged	7	8.54	3	3.66	41	50	4	4.88	8	9.76	19	23.17
Migrant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not Migrant	74	8.95	54	6.53	321	38.81	50	6.05	97	11.73	231	27.93
Homeless	6	13.33	2	4.44	14	31.11	2	4.44	8	17.78	13	28.89
Not Homeless	68	8.7	52	6.65	307	39.26	48	6.14	89	11.38	218	27.88
In Foster Care	0	0	0	0	1	100	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not in Foster Care	74	8.96	54	6.54	320	38.74	50	6.05	97	11.74	231	27.97
Parent Not in Armed Forces	74	8.95	54	6.53	321	38.81	50	6.05	97	11.73	231	27.93

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

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

772 Percent Completed

2.56% of Enrolled

Subgroup	No Device		Personal		School
Subgroup	#	%	#	%	#	%
All Students	44	5.7	149	19.3	579	75
Female	14	3.62	74	19.12	299	77.26
Male	30	7.85	74	19.37	278	72.77
Nonbinary	0	0	1	33.33	2	66.67
American Indian/Alaska Native	0	0	1	50	1	50
Black	22	7.03	58	18.53	233	74.44
Hispanic	7	4	38	21.71	130	74.29
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	9	6.98	22	17.05	98	75.97
White	4	3.54	26	23.01	83	73.45
Multiracial	2	5	4	10	34	85
General Education Students	32	5.53	111	19.17	436	75.3
Students with Disabilities	12	6.22	38	19.69	143	74.09
Not English Language Learner	29	5.03	118	20.45	430	74.52
English Language Learner	15	7.69	31	15.9	149	76.41
Economically Disadvantaged	42	6.03	132	18.97	522	75
Not Economically Disadvantaged	2	2.63	17	22.37	57	75
Migrant	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not Migrant	44	5.7	149	19.3	579	75
Homeless	1	2.44	11	26.83	29	70.73
Not Homeless	43	5.88	138	18.88	550	75.24
In Foster Care	0	0	0	0	1	100
Not in Foster Care	44	5.71	149	19.33	578	74.97
Parent Not in Armed Forces	44	5.7	149	19.3	579	75

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

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

753 Percent Completed

2.49% of Enrolled

Subgroup	No Device		Not Shared		Shared
Subgroup	#	%	#	%	#	%
All Students	53	7.04	582	77.29	118	15.67
Female	15	3.97	307	81.22	56	14.81
Male	38	10.22	272	73.12	62	16.67
Nonbinary	0	0	3	100	0	0
American Indian/Alaska Native	1	33.33	2	66.67	0	0
Black	26	8.5	213	69.61	67	21.9
Hispanic	10	5.85	130	76.02	31	18.13
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	9	7.32	107	86.99	7	5.69
White	3	2.7	102	91.89	6	5.41
Multiracial	4	10.26	28	71.79	7	17.95
General Education Students	37	6.6	440	78.43	84	14.97
Students with Disabilities	16	8.33	142	73.96	34	17.71
Not English Language Learner	37	6.54	458	80.92	71	12.54
English Language Learner	16	8.56	124	66.31	47	25.13
Economically Disadvantaged	50	7.35	515	75.74	115	16.91
Not Economically Disadvantaged	3	4.11	67	91.78	3	4.11
Migrant	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not Migrant	53	7.04	582	77.29	118	15.67
Homeless	4	9.76	28	68.29	9	21.95
Not Homeless	49	6.88	554	77.81	109	15.31
In Foster Care	0	0	1	100	0	0
Not in Foster Care	53	7.05	581	77.26	118	15.69
Parent Not in Armed Forces	53	7.04	582	77.29	118	15.67

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

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

736 Percent Completed

2.44% of Enrolled

Subgroup	Not Sufficient		Sufficient
Subgroup	#	%	#	%
All Students	182	24.73	554	75.27
Female	86	23.37	282	76.63
Male	95	26.03	270	73.97
Nonbinary	1	33.33	2	66.67
American Indian/Alaska Native	0	0	3	100
Black	77	26.01	219	73.99
Hispanic	46	27.38	122	72.62
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	25	20.49	97	79.51
White	24	22.02	85	77.98
Multiracial	10	26.32	28	73.68
General Education Students	133	24.36	413	75.64
Students with Disabilities	49	25.79	141	74.21
Not English Language Learner	137	24.77	416	75.23
English Language Learner	45	24.59	138	75.41
Economically Disadvantaged	173	26.02	492	73.98
Not Economically Disadvantaged	9	12.68	62	87.32
Migrant	0	0	0	0
Not Migrant	182	24.73	554	75.27
Homeless	7	17.07	34	82.93
Not Homeless	175	25.18	520	74.82
In Foster Care	0	0	1	100
Not in Foster Care	182	24.76	553	75.24
Parent Not in Armed Forces	182	24.73	554	75.27

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

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

728 Percent Completed

2.41% of Enrolled

Subgroup	No		Yes
Subgroup	#	%	#	%
All Students	98	13.46	630	86.54
Female	39	10.77	323	89.23
Male	59	16.25	304	83.75
Nonbinary	0	0	3	100
American Indian/Alaska Native	0	0	3	100
Black	44	15.22	245	84.78
Hispanic	31	18.34	138	81.66
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	11	9.09	110	90.91
White	10	9.26	98	90.74
Multiracial	2	5.26	36	94.74
General Education Students	60	11.13	479	88.87
Students with Disabilities	38	20.11	151	79.89
Not English Language Learner	61	11.21	483	88.79
English Language Learner	37	20.11	147	79.89
Economically Disadvantaged	96	14.59	562	85.41
Not Economically Disadvantaged	2	2.86	68	97.14
Migrant	0	0	0	0
Not Migrant	98	13.46	630	86.54
Homeless	8	20.51	31	79.49
Not Homeless	90	13.06	599	86.94
In Foster Care	0	0	1	100
Not in Foster Care	98	13.48	629	86.52
Parent Not in Armed Forces	98	13.46	630	86.54

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

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

716 Percent Completed

2.37% of Enrolled

Subgroup	Cellular		Community Wi-Fi		Dial-up		DSL		Mobile Hotspot		None		Other		Broadband		Satellite
Subgroup	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
All Students	46	6.42	40	5.59	3	.42	5	.7	38	5.31	27	3.77	28	3.91	521	72.77	8	1.12
Female	26	7.37	21	5.95	1	.28	3	.85	15	4.25	12	3.4	12	3.4	259	73.37	4	1.13
Male	20	5.56	19	5.28	2	.56	2	.56	23	6.39	15	4.17	16	4.44	259	71.94	4	1.11
Nonbinary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	100	0	0
American Indian/Alaska Native	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	33.33	0	0	0	0	2	66.67	0	0
Black	23	8.07	17	5.96	1	.35	2	.7	18	6.32	9	3.16	13	4.56	198	69.47	4	1.4
Hispanic	11	6.67	14	8.48	0	0	2	1.21	9	5.45	10	6.06	7	4.24	110	66.67	2	1.21
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	7	5.79	3	2.48	1	.83	0	0	5	4.13	4	3.31	2	1.65	97	80.17	2	1.65
White	2	1.85	5	4.63	0	0	0	0	3	2.78	4	3.7	5	4.63	89	82.41	0	0
Multiracial	3	8.82	1	2.94	1	2.94	1	2.94	2	5.88	0	0	1	2.94	25	73.53	0	0
General Education Students	32	6.02	27	5.08	2	.38	3	.56	29	5.45	13	2.44	19	3.57	402	75.56	5	.94
Students with Disabilities	14	7.61	13	7.07	1	.54	2	1.09	9	4.89	14	7.61	9	4.89	119	64.67	3	1.63
Not English Language Learner	33	6.19	23	4.32	2	.38	4	.75	23	4.32	16	3	19	3.56	408	76.55	5	.94
English Language Learner	13	7.1	17	9.29	1	.55	1	.55	15	8.2	11	6.01	9	4.92	113	61.75	3	1.64
Economically Disadvantaged	45	6.97	36	5.57	3	.46	5	.77	37	5.73	26	4.02	27	4.18	460	71.21	7	1.08
Not Economically Disadvantaged	1	1.43	4	5.71	0	0	0	0	1	1.43	1	1.43	1	1.43	61	87.14	1	1.43
Migrant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not Migrant	46	6.42	40	5.59	3	.42	5	.7	38	5.31	27	3.77	28	3.91	521	72.77	8	1.12
Homeless	7	17.95	4	10.26	0	0	0	0	1	2.56	1	2.56	1	2.56	24	61.54	1	2.56
Not Homeless	39	5.76	36	5.32	3	.44	5	.74	37	5.47	26	3.84	27	3.99	497	73.41	7	1.03
In Foster Care	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	100	0	0
Not in Foster Care	46	6.43	40	5.59	3	.42	5	.7	38	5.31	27	3.78	28	3.92	520	72.73	8	1.12
Parent Not in Armed Forces	46	6.42	40	5.59	3	.42	5	.7	38	5.31	27	3.77	28	3.91	521	72.77	8	1.12

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

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

711 Percent Completed

2.35% of Enrolled

Subgroup	No		Yes
Subgroup	#	%	#	%
All Students	165	23.21	546	76.79
Female	76	21.65	275	78.35
Male	88	24.65	269	75.35
Nonbinary	1	33.33	2	66.67
American Indian/Alaska Native	0	0	3	100
Black	67	23.67	216	76.33
Hispanic	45	27.61	118	72.39
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	27	22.13	95	77.87
White	19	17.92	87	82.08
Multiracial	7	20.59	27	79.41
General Education Students	126	23.91	401	76.09
Students with Disabilities	39	21.2	145	78.8
Not English Language Learner	112	21.17	417	78.83
English Language Learner	53	29.12	129	70.88
Economically Disadvantaged	156	24.34	485	75.66
Not Economically Disadvantaged	9	12.86	61	87.14
Migrant	0	0	0	0
Not Migrant	165	23.21	546	76.79
Homeless	11	28.21	28	71.79
Not Homeless	154	22.92	518	77.08
In Foster Care	0	0	1	100
Not in Foster Care	165	23.24	545	76.76
Parent Not in Armed Forces	165	23.21	546	76.79

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

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

696 Percent Completed

2.3% of Enrolled

Subgroup	Availability		Cost		None		Other
Subgroup	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
All Students	205	29.45	126	18.1	279	40.09	86	12.36
Female	103	30.03	64	18.66	137	39.94	39	11.37
Male	101	28.86	62	17.71	140	40	47	13.43
Nonbinary	1	33.33	0	0	2	66.67	0	0
American Indian/Alaska Native	0	0	0	0	2	66.67	1	33.33
Black	86	31.16	56	20.29	99	35.87	35	12.68
Hispanic	47	29.38	30	18.75	56	35	27	16.88
Asian or Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander	36	29.27	18	14.63	56	45.53	13	10.57
White	28	27.45	19	18.63	49	48.04	6	5.88
Multiracial	8	25	3	9.38	17	53.13	4	12.5
General Education Students	155	30.04	86	16.67	212	41.09	63	12.21
Students with Disabilities	50	27.78	40	22.22	67	37.22	23	12.78
Not English Language Learner	149	28.76	96	18.53	217	41.89	56	10.81
English Language Learner	56	31.46	30	16.85	62	34.83	30	16.85
Economically Disadvantaged	183	29.14	120	19.11	244	38.85	81	12.9
Not Economically Disadvantaged	22	32.35	6	8.82	35	51.47	5	7.35
Migrant	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Not Migrant	205	29.45	126	18.1	279	40.09	86	12.36
Homeless	10	27.03	5	13.51	17	45.95	5	13.51
Not Homeless	195	29.59	121	18.36	262	39.76	81	12.29
In Foster Care	0	0	0	0	1	100	0	0
Not in Foster Care	205	29.5	126	18.13	278	40	86	12.37
Parent Not in Armed Forces	205	29.45	126	18.1	279	40.09	86	12.36

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BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT - STUDENT DIGITAL RESOURCES

SCHOOL PROVIDED DEVICE

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

Enrollment

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

920

Percent Completed

3.05% of Enrolled

PRIMARY DEVICE

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

Enrollment

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

827

Percent Completed

2.74% of Enrolled

PRIMARY LEARNING DEVICE PROVIDER

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

Enrollment

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

772

Percent Completed

2.56% of Enrolled

PRIMARY LEARNING DEVICE ACCESS

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

Enrollment

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

753

Percent Completed

2.49% of Enrolled

PRIMARY LEARNING DEVICE SUFFICIENCY

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

Enrollment

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

736

Percent Completed

2.44% of Enrolled

INTERNET ACCESS IN RESIDENCE

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

Enrollment

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

728

Percent Completed

2.41% of Enrolled

INTERNET ACCESS TYPE

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

Enrollment

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

716

Percent Completed

2.37% of Enrolled

INTERNET PERFORMANCE CODE

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

Enrollment

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

711

Percent Completed

2.35% of Enrolled

INTERNET ACCESS BARRIER

Data are based on the number of responses to this question.

Enrollment

30,205

Count of Completed Questions

696

Percent Completed

2.3% of Enrolled

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