Kansas City has bought more than 4,500 MacBook Neos for its students
Kansas City Public Schools is transitioning to an all-Apple district by replacing over 30,000 Windows and Chromebook devices. The district has purchased more than 4,500 MacBook Neos for students in 8th grade and above. This move may indicate a growing trend of Apple targeting the education sector more aggressively.
- ▪Kansas City Public Schools is becoming an all-Apple district.
- ▪The district will replace over 30,000 Windows PCs and Chromebooks with Apple devices.
- ▪More than 4,500 MacBook Neos have been acquired for students in 8th grade and up.
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Big Tech Apple Kansas City has bought more than 4,500 MacBook Neos for its students The newly “all-Apple district” will replace 30,000 Windows and Chromebook devices across its public schools. By Anna Washenko May 20, 2026 7:22 pm EST Devindra Hardawar for Engadget Kansas City Public Schools announced that it is becoming "an all-Apple district." 9to5Mac picked up on the news that to earn this moniker, the city's education system will replace "more than 30,000 Windows PC and Chromebooks" with Apple devices over time. Notably, the district has acquired more than 4,500 of the recently released MacBook Neos for students in 8th grade and up. Younger grades will use the district's existing stock of iPads and MacBook Airs.
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