Texas school district makes $12.9M deal with Apple as Chromebook repair costs skyrocket
Beaumont Independent School District's board approved a four-year, $11.19 million lease for 14,585 Apple devices. The district expects annual payments of about $2.8 million to replace aging equipment used by students and teachers. The lease, reported by Beaumont Enterprise, includes 4,085 iPads for pre-K through second grade and 9,500 MacBook Neos for older students.
- ▪Beaumont Independent School District's board approved a four-year, $11.19 million lease for 14,585 Apple devices.
- ▪The district expects annual payments of about $2.8 million to replace aging equipment used by students and teachers.
- ▪The lease, reported by Beaumont Enterprise, includes 4,085 iPads for pre-K through second grade and 9,500 MacBook Neos for older students.
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News Texas school district makes $12.9M deal with Apple as Chromebook repair costs skyrocket Amber Neely 1 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Thu Oct 01 2026, 01:13 PM EDT · 1 minute read MacBook Neo and iPads are set to replace Chromebooks in Texas schools Aging Chromebooks and mounting repair costs are a driving force behind one Texas school district switching to iPad and Apple's more economical over time MacBook Neo. Beaumont Independent School District's board approved a four-year, $11.19 million lease for 14,585 Apple devices. The district expects annual payments of about $2.8 million to replace aging equipment used by students and teachers.
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