Education
Humble ISD invests more than $3M in computers to expand device access
Humble ISD personal devices
Student enrollment Autumn Creek Elementary 998 Centennial Elementary 1,172 891 Fall Creek Elementary 762 Pine Forest Elementary 606 447 West Lake Middle School 1,359 1,044 796 569
Number of computers
80%
Humble ISD has spent more than $3 million in September and October purchasing additional computers in line with the district’s goal of having at least one computer for every student. A closer look HISD Chief Technology Ocer Chris Cummings briefed trustees on the district’s eorts during the board’s Oct. 21 meeting. Cummings said HISD currently has roughly three computers for every four students. However, he said that ratio varies by campus, with 24 of the district’s 45 campuses already at or above the one-computer-per-student ratio. Cummings added he believed every campus throughout the district would meet at least an 85% threshold of computers for every student by the end of November.
In addition to devices, Cummings said the district was also in the process of updating the district’s technology infrastructure. “Without having a robust foundation on the infrastructure side, none of [the device purchases] matter,” Cummings said, noting the updates were made largely using funds allocated in the district’s $775 million bond package approved in 2022. What’s next HISD Deputy Superintendent Terry Perkins said the district needs to begin planning for a large wave of additional purchases that will likely be needed beginning in 2029. In a roughly 15-month span during the COVID- 19 pandemic, Perkins said the district purchased around 26,000 devices that will be at or near the end of their life cycle in June 2029.
76%
75%
74%
77%
Atascocita High School
76%
2,770
3,644
Kingwood High School
77%
2,205
2,869
NOTE: ONLY HUMBLE ISD CAMPUSES THAT HAVE AN 80% OR LOWER RATIO OF DEVICES TO STUDENTS ARE INCLUDED. SOURCE: HUMBLE ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT
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