| Low | High | |
| SCHOOL COSTS | ||
| Onetime Installation Costs |
| Local area network | 20,000 | 55,000 |
| Personal computers (15 machines) | 15,000 | 30,000 |
| Router | 2,000 | 3,000 |
| Connection to hub (14.4 kbps or 56 kbps) | 50 | 1,000 |
| Retrofitting (major) | 10,000 | 25,000 |
| Total | 47,050 | 114,000 |
| Annual Operating Costs |
| Replacement of equipment | 3,000 | 8,250 |
| Connection to hub (14.4 kbps or 56 kbps) | 500 | 10,000 |
| Total | 3,500 | 18,250 |
| DISTRICT OFFICE COSTS | ||
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Onetime Installation Costs |
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| File server | 2,000 | 15,000 |
| Router | 2,000 | 5,000 |
| District local area network | 2,000 | 5,000 |
| Data line to WAN/Internet (56 kbps) | 500 | 2,000 |
| Dial-up capabilities (8 lines) | 8,000 | 16,000 |
| Training (10 to 20 staff per school) | 1,000 | 10,000 |
| Total | 15,500 | 53,000 |
| Annual Operating Costs |
| Internet service (56 kbps) | 5,000 | 10,000 |
| Dial-up lines | 1,200 | 2,000 |
| Support (1 to 2 staff per district) | 45,000 | 90,000 |
| Training | 10,000 | 20,000 |
| Total | 61,200 | 122,000 |
| U.S. ONETIME COST |
| Onetime cost per student | 96.18 | 238.30 |
| Total | 4,230,000,000 | 10,490,000,000 |
| U.S. ANNUAL COST |
| Annual cost per student | 27.63 | 76.85 |
| Total | 1,220,000,000 | 3,380,000,000 |
SOURCE: Rothstein (1994).