Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education

The 1997 Missouri School District Computing Census

Building Computing Census

Back to 1997 Census 

Internet Capable Computers by Type of Operating System

Table 13: Number and Percent of Computers by Operating System
Operating System	Internet Capable Computers	Percent of Total
Missouri Total	74,838	100.0%
Windows 3.1	23,578	31.5%
Windows 95	16,660	22.3%
Windows for Workgroups	8,293	11.1%
Windows NT Workstations	825	1.1%
Macintosh	23,545	31.5%
Other	1,937	2.6%
N=2132

 

What Is the Speed of Your Dedicated Connection?

Table 14: Number of Buildings by Speed of the Dedicated Connection (DC)
Speed	Number	Percent of Total
Total w/a DC	858	100%
56K	622	72.5%
384K	71	8.3%
T1	116	13.5%
Other	49	5.7%
N=2132

 

Who Is Your Internet Service Provider?

Percent Number MOREnet 89% 1,897 Other 11% 235 N=2132

 

Is This Building on a Wide Area Network (WAN)?

No 65% Yes 35%

 

Does Your Building Have a Web Page?

No 74% Yes 26%

 

How Many Classrooms Remain to Be Wired for the Entire Building to Have Network Access to the Internet? (For Example, 10 of 20 Classrooms.)

Table 15: Number and Percent of Classrooms Remaining to Be Wired
Type of Building	Total Classrooms	Number of Classrooms to be Wired	Percent of Classrooms to be Wired
Missouri Total	44,406	29,054	65.0%
Elementary	21,573	15,878	74.0%
MS/Jr. High	8,365	4,743	57.0%
High Schools	14,471	8,436	58.0%
N=2,132

 

How Many Additional Computers Would Be Required to Provide at Least One Internet Accessible Desktop Computer per Classroom?

Table 16: Number and Percent of Additional Computers Needed
Type of Building	Additional Computers Needed	Percent Needed
Missouri Total	27,960	100.0%
Elementary	13,736	49.1%
MS/Jr. High	5,079	18.2%
High Schools	9,145	32.7%

 

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