Exposure to computers in school may help young people gain the computer literacy they will need to function effectively in society. The amount of access to computers at home is often directly related to socioeconomic factors. Examining the extent to which students have access to computers either at school or at home may help predict how prepared they will be to enter an automated work force. The demographics of student computer use are outlined: (1) more than two-thirds of all students in grades 1-12 used a computer at home or at school in 1993, with 59% using a computer at school; (2) percentages of students using a computer at school and at home have more than doubled from 1984 to 1993. School use increased from 29% to 59%, while home use went up from 12% to 28%; (3) Whites were more likely than Blacks or Hispanics to use a computer at home or at school. Approximately 40% of blacks and Hispanics did not use computers at all in 1993, compared to 20% of their white counterparts; (4) between 1984 and 1993 the proportions of students in grades 7-12 who used a computer at home or at school increased at similar levels across family income. Two tables are provided, both entitled "Percentage of students who used a computer at school or at home, by selected characteristics: October 1984, 1989, and 1993." Each table groups students by ethnicity and family income level and presents separate data for grades 1-6 and 7-12. The first table offers numerical percentages, while the second illustrates the data with bar graphs. (BEW)