More Than 13 Million Computing Devices Installed in K-12 Schools in 2014, According To New Education Market Research/Simba Information Report

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Jan 12, 2015, 08:13 ET

STAMFORD, Conn., Jan. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 13 million computing devices were installed in elementary and secondary schools in the U.S. in 2014, according to newly published research from Education Market Research (EMR)/Simba Information. Of those devices, 17% were tablets.

This is one of several key findings from The Complete K-12 Report: Market Facts & Segment Analyses, 17^th edition, a new market research report published by EMR/Simba. Additional information on the report can be found at: http://www.marketresearch.com/Simba-Education-Market-Research-v3626/Complete-8445850/.

"We know schools are purchasing tablets, and other mobile devices for student use," said Dr. Robert M. Resnick, president and principal researcher for EMR. "EMR thoroughly documents which brands they are buying, in what quantities and, most importantly, what they are doing with them."

According to the report, the installed base of computing devices in classrooms, from kindergarten to grade 12, is impressive. Based on EMR's new survey data, there appear to be 13.2 million computing devices in K-12 schools, composed mainly of desktops (4.7 million), laptops (3.9 million), and tablets (2.3 million).

Providing concrete evidence of the extent of the shift to digital, among the 86 companies analyzed in EMR's 2014 Supplemental Products Market survey, the most frequently cited product medium for delivering products was online/digital delivery (82.6%), followed by print (65.2%).

Today's school market has evolved and expanded, making it necessary to go beyond the "old stand-by" sources to get an accurate picture of today's dynamic K-12 school market.

The Complete K-12 Report: 2015 contains fully updated and expanded market intelligence, based on dozens of EMR's proprietary surveys in K-12 Market Size & Structure, Market Size for Textbooks & Supplemental Materials, Market Size and Growth Rates for Digital Products and Services, The Social Studies Market, The Reading Market, The Mathematics Market, The Effects Of Common Core State Standards, Public School Enrollments & Funding, and other areas. New to this year's edition is a chapter on Tablets/Chromebooks/Mobile Devices.

Along with this broad market coverage, the new report goes into great depth in one of the most pivotal areas of the market: The Shift to Digital.

The information in The Complete K-12 Report: 2015 is unique and not available from any government or commercial source other than EMR/Simba Information. For more information on the report please visit http://www.marketresearch.com/Simba-Education-Market-Research-v3626/Complete-8445850/ or call 888-29-SIMBA.

About Education Market Research
EMR analyzes the U.S. K-12 school market in all of it facets - textbooks, supplemental materials, computer hardware, software, video, online - and in each of its grade levels, major curriculum areas, and "markets within the market". The data contained in EMR's publications comes from original studies conducted by EMR using an information gathering network comprised of tens of thousands of educators. EMR provides original market intelligence not available from any other source.

About Simba Information
Simba Information is widely recognized as the leading authority for market intelligence in the media and publishing industry. Simba's extensive information network delivers top quality, independent perspective on the people, events and alliances shaping the media and information industry. Simba publishes newsletters and research reports that provide key decision-makers at more than 15,000 client companies. For more information, please visit www.simbainformation.com.

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