Low | High | |||
SCHOOL COSTS | ||||
Onetime Installation Costs | ||||
Local area network | 20,000 | 55,000 | ||
LAN modem | 500 | 1,200 | ||
Retrofitting (minor) | 2,000 | 10,000 | ||
Total | 22,500 | 66,200 | ||
Annual Operating Costs |
Replacement of equipment | 3,000 | 8,250 |
Shared telephone line (40 hr/month) | 1,200 | 6,000 |
Total | 4,200 | 14,250 |
DISTRICT OFFICE COSTS | ||
Onetime Installation Costs | ||
File server | 2,000 | 10,000 |
District local area network | 2,000 | 5,000 |
Data line to WAN/Internet (56 kbps) | 500 | 2,000 |
Dial-up capabilities (2 lines) | 2,000 | 4,000 |
Training (5 to 20 staff per school) | 1,000 | 10,000 |
Total | 7,500 | 31,000 |
Annual Operating Costs |
Internet service (56 kbps) | 5,000 | 10,000 | ||
Dial-up lines | 300 | 500 | ||
Support (1 to 2 staff per district) | 45,000 | 90,000 | ||
Training | 10,000 | 20,000 | ||
Total | 60,300 | 120,500 | ||
U.S. ONETIME COST |
Onetime cost per student | 46.02 | 138.45 |
Total | 2,030,000,000 | 6,090,000,000 |
U.S. ANNUAL COST |
Annual cost per student | 28.67 | 68.61 |
Total | 1,260,000,000 | 3,020,000,000 |
SOURCE: Rothstein (1994).