Two ENC school districts among 10 slowest for internet in NC - WNCT

GREENVILLE, N.C. (Stacker.com) — Access to high-speed net successful schools has travel a agelong mode successful the past decade. In 2013, 70% of U.S. schools lacked an net transportation of 100 Kbps per student, the minimum velocity the Federal Communication Commission acceptable to conscionable basal schoolroom needs. By 2018, less than 2% of schools failed to conscionable that threshold.

As much schools integrate exertion into the classroom, the request for fast, reliable net is adjacent greater. In 2020, the FCC upped the bandwidth minimum to 1 Mbps per student—10 times faster than the erstwhile minimum. Nearly 6 successful 10 schoolhouse districts met oregon exceeded that benchmark successful 2021—a 25% summation twelvemonth implicit year, according to an investigation from Connect K-12.

Still, astir 28 cardinal U.S. students deficiency capable net speeds to efficaciously and regularly prosecute successful integer schoolroom learning.

Stacker compiled a database of schoolhouse districts successful North Carolina with the slowest net speeds utilizing information from Connect K-12. School districts are ranked by net velocity successful Mbps. Ties are breached by the fig of students successful the schoolhouse district.

#10. Martin County School District
– Bandwidth per student: 0.33 Mbps
– Total students: 3,336
– Cost per Mbps: $2.23
– Total monthly cost: $2,233.00

#9. Transylvania Co School District
– Bandwidth per student: 0.32 Mbps
– Total students: 3,437
– Cost per Mbps: $3.22
– Total monthly cost: $3,222.00

#8. Currituck County School District
– Bandwidth per student: 0.32 Mbps
– Total students: 4,274
– Cost per Mbps: $3.98
– Total monthly cost: $4,772.00

#7. Jackson County School District
– Bandwidth per student: 0.3 Mbps
– Total students: 3,750
– Cost per Mbps: $3.22
– Total monthly cost: $3,222.00

#6. Watauga County School District
– Bandwidth per student: 0.3 Mbps
– Total students: 4,844
– Cost per Mbps: $4.06
– Total monthly cost: $5,072.00

#5. Montgomery County School District
– Bandwidth per student: 0.29 Mbps
– Total students: 3,935
– Cost per Mbps: $3.74
– Total monthly cost: $3,735.00

#4. Guilford County School District
– Bandwidth per student: 0.29 Mbps
– Total students: 73,512
– Cost per Mbps: $2.11
– Total monthly cost: $21,124.00

#3. Asheville City School District
– Bandwidth per student: 0.25 Mbps
– Total students: 4,574
– Cost per Mbps: $3.22
– Total monthly cost: $3,222.00

#2. Alexander County School District
– Bandwidth per student: 0.22 Mbps
– Total students: 5,325
– Cost per Mbps: $3.22
– Total monthly cost: $3,222.00

#1. Yadkin County School District
– Bandwidth per student: 0.22 Mbps
– Total students: 5,349
– Cost per Mbps: $4.04
– Total monthly cost: $4,035.00