Daily mobile device usage by U.S. students at school 2015

This statistic presents information on mobile devices used daily by U.S. students at school as of March 2015, by education level. During the survey period, it was found that 20 percent of high school students used tablets at school during a typical day.

Mobile devices used daily at school by students in the United States as of March 2015, by education level

Characteristic	Total	Elementary	Middle School	High School
Laptop, notebook or Chromebook	48%	42%	47%	52%
Smartphone	20%	5%	14%	31%
Tablet	25%	30%	28%	20%
Hybrid or 2 in 1 computer	3%	4%	3%	3%
None of these	22%	30%	25%	17%

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Release date

June 2015

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Region

United States

Survey time period

February 17 to March 11, 2015

Number of respondents

2,274 students

Age group

8 to18 years

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

Original question: "On a typical school day, which of these do you use at school for school work? Please select all that apply. "
Total students: n=2274; Elementary: n=507; Middle school: n=760; High school: n=1007

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