Computer to Pupil ratio's - fact or fiction?

localzuk · 25-11-2008, 08:24 PM

We're at about 1:4 at the moment, not including staff/admin machines.

maniac · 25-11-2008, 08:24 PM

We have 340 Students, and around 500 machines!

We're an academy with a small roll at the moment, every department has a trolley of 28 laptops, (English Maths and Science have 2) that's 13 trollys in total, and 4 ICT suites plus various others around the school. I'm pretty sure we're in the minority in having more than one PC per student.

Mike.

laserblazer · 25-11-2008, 08:52 PM

Around 1:5 - 540 pupils 110 curriculum computers.

AngryTechnician · 25-11-2008, 09:32 PM

We're about 1:6 if you count the whole school roll. However, most of the sixth formers have their own laptop (provided through the school), so if you discount them it's about 1:4.5

Worse than I would have guessed, if I'm honest. The labs are used almost every single period, so we certainly get good use of them. I only hear complaints about shortages very occasionally from staff who would like to book for non-IT lessons, and from students at lunchtimes, though there aren't enough staff volunteers to cover all the IT labs we do have, so extra labs wouldn't help.

jsnetman · 26-11-2008, 09:08 AM

1:2.8 but see a lot of wasted time regarding the use of ICT. Depts asking and getting their own PC rooms but most of the time are empty.

nephilim · 26-11-2008, 10:13 AM

1:1 pupils to Computers and Laptops

150 pupils

100 computers
50 laptops

we are a small middle school for our area

Pottsey · 26-11-2008, 10:16 AM

Now that I removed all the old Win98 and low spec XP machines we are about a 1:1.6

Paid_Peanuts · 26-11-2008, 10:44 AM

1750 students , 860 dedicated curriculum machines
1: 2.03

steveg · 26-11-2008, 12:03 PM

One primary school I work at is 1:2.5, another is 1:3 but this should improve when the next set of pupil laptops come in.

Most of the schools we support (all primary) range from around 1:3 to 1:5.

Steve

Butuz · 27-11-2008, 10:06 AM

We are about 1:3 at the moment which considering the shockingness of our IT budgets is a miracle.

sidewinder · 27-11-2008, 11:51 AM

Without bothering to work it out properly, we are roughly 1:2
1800ish students, 900ish computers

However as half of those are laptops, its not exactly an equal computing experiance for all

Face-Man · 27-11-2008, 12:02 PM

Do 486's count ?

accura2000 · 27-11-2008, 02:17 PM

All our children from years 3-6 have there own laptops. Year 1-3 use the ICT suite, and shared area bays.

We work out to roughly 1:2.14

Sylv3r · 27-11-2008, 10:20 PM

I suppose the question we need to ask here as well is, its all well and good being at low ratios 1:2, 1:3, 1:4 etc, but the age of the machine must be an issue as well.

A school with 700 students and 600 PC's aged 5 years old, has a good ratio, but not necessarily good facilities.

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Computer to Pupil ratio's - fact or fiction?

25-11-2008, 08:24 PM	#16
localzuk Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Minehead, Somerset Posts: 4,074 Thanks: 49 Thanked 110 Times in 98 Posts Blog Entries: 12 Rep Power: 33	We're at about 1:4 at the moment, not including staff/admin machines.

25-11-2008, 08:24 PM	#17
maniac Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Kent Posts: 1,340 Thanks: 38 Thanked 73 Times in 63 Posts Rep Power: 18	We have 340 Students, and around 500 machines! We're an academy with a small roll at the moment, every department has a trolley of 28 laptops, (English Maths and Science have 2) that's 13 trollys in total, and 4 ICT suites plus various others around the school. I'm pretty sure we're in the minority in having more than one PC per student. Mike.

25-11-2008, 08:52 PM	#18
laserblazer Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Posts: 842 Thanks: 75 Thanked 26 Times in 23 Posts Rep Power: 9	Around 1:5 - 540 pupils 110 curriculum computers.

25-11-2008, 09:32 PM	#19
AngryTechnician Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 158 Thanks: 18 Thanked 12 Times in 9 Posts Rep Power: 4	We're about 1:6 if you count the whole school roll. However, most of the sixth formers have their own laptop (provided through the school), so if you discount them it's about 1:4.5 Worse than I would have guessed, if I'm honest. The labs are used almost every single period, so we certainly get good use of them. I only hear complaints about shortages very occasionally from staff who would like to book for non-IT lessons, and from students at lunchtimes, though there aren't enough staff volunteers to cover all the IT labs we do have, so extra labs wouldn't help.

26-11-2008, 09:08 AM	#20
jsnetman Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 192 Thanks: 2 Thanked 29 Times in 26 Posts Rep Power: 9	1:2.8 but see a lot of wasted time regarding the use of ICT. Depts asking and getting their own PC rooms but most of the time are empty.

26-11-2008, 10:13 AM	#21
nephilim Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Luton Posts: 108 Thanks: 1 Thanked 11 Times in 5 Posts Rep Power: 2	1:1 pupils to Computers and Laptops 150 pupils 100 computers 50 laptops we are a small middle school for our area

26-11-2008, 10:16 AM	#22
Pottsey Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Nottinghamsire Posts: 372 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Rep Power: 7	Now that I removed all the old Win98 and low spec XP machines we are about a 1:1.6

26-11-2008, 10:44 AM	#23
Paid_Peanuts Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 89 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts Rep Power: 4	1750 students , 860 dedicated curriculum machines 1: 2.03

26-11-2008, 12:03 PM	#24
steveg Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: East Sussex Posts: 86 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 8 Posts Rep Power: 5	One primary school I work at is 1:2.5, another is 1:3 but this should improve when the next set of pupil laptops come in. Most of the schools we support (all primary) range from around 1:3 to 1:5. Steve

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27-11-2008, 10:06 AM	#25
Butuz Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cardiff, UK Posts: 495 Thanks: 34 Thanked 21 Times in 14 Posts Rep Power: 8	We are about 1:3 at the moment which considering the shockingness of our IT budgets is a miracle.

27-11-2008, 11:51 AM	#26
sidewinder Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Near Reading Posts: 1,232 Thanks: 14 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts Rep Power: 9	Without bothering to work it out properly, we are roughly 1:2 1800ish students, 900ish computers However as half of those are laptops, its not exactly an equal computing experiance for all

27-11-2008, 12:02 PM	#27
Face-Man Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: London Posts: 315 Thanks: 3 Thanked 18 Times in 11 Posts Rep Power: 12	Do 486's count ?

27-11-2008, 02:17 PM	#28
accura2000 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ashford, Kent Posts: 42 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Rep Power: 0	All our children from years 3-6 have there own laptops. Year 1-3 use the ICT suite, and shared area bays. We work out to roughly 1:2.14

27-11-2008, 10:20 PM	#29
Sylv3r Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Co. Durham Posts: 1,131 Thanks: 32 Thanked 54 Times in 42 Posts Rep Power: 19	I suppose the question we need to ask here as well is, its all well and good being at low ratios 1:2, 1:3, 1:4 etc, but the age of the machine must be an issue as well. A school with 700 students and 600 PC's aged 5 years old, has a good ratio, but not necessarily good facilities.

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