.c The Associated Press (1999 September 23) The prevalence of computers and Internet access in the nation's schools, according to a report by Education Week. The first column is the number of students per instructional computer, which refers to any computer used for teaching students. The second column is the percentage of schools in a given state that provide Internet access from at least one classroom. For example, in Alabama, there are 7.0 students per instructional computer and 53 percent of its schools provide Internet access from at least one computer. State Pupils/ Online PC Schools Ala. 7.0 53 Alaska 4.5 88 Ariz. 5.8 67 Ark. 5.6 66 Calif. 8.1 67 Colo. 5.3 75 Conn. 5.9 60 Del. 5.3 91 D.C. 5.4 70 Fla. 5.0 68 Ga. 5.5 64 Hawaii 6.7 82 Idaho 5.3 86 Ill. 5.9 71 Ind. 4.5 74 Iowa 4.7 80 Kan. 4.1 65 Ky. 5.3 78 La. 7.4 63 Maine 5.8 85 Md. 6.6 62 Mass. 6.1 65 Mich. 5.9 65 Minn. 4.9 84 Miss. 7.0 60 Mo. 5.2 74 Mont. 4.4 79 Neb. 3.9 87 Nev. 7.3 61 N.H. 6.8 79 N.J. 5.7 66 N.M. 5.5 62 N.Y. 6.3 60 N.C. 6.0 56 N.D. 4.2 85 Ohio 5.4 78 Okla. 5.6 56 Ore. 5.6 83 Pa. 5.5 60 R.I. 7.5 73 S.C. 5.6 82 S.D. 4.2 83 Tenn. 6.7 85 Texas 5.1 69 Utah 6.0 84 Vt. 5.6 78 Va. 5.4 72 Wash. 5.0 84 W.Va. 4.7 81 Wis. 4.6 70 Wyo. 3.5 79 U.S. 5.7 71 AP-NY-09-23-99 1555EDT Copyright 1999 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.