Student data
Retired student devices can hold personal information. Districts need proof each device was erased, by serial number.
K-12 school districts
ITAD for school districts. 300+ districts and counting.
School districts are K12 Computers' core business. We have served more than 300 districts, processed more than 5 million devices and paid out more than $80 million, handling pickup, NIST 800-88 data destruction, serialized audit, resale and recycling in one program, available through TIPS and Choice Partners cooperative contracts.
- R2v3 & ISO certified
- NIST 800-88 erasure
- Updated
Key facts
K-12 school districts, at a glance.
- Districts served
- 300+
- Devices processed
- 5 million+
- Paid out
- $80 million+
- Contracts
- TIPS 250802, TIPS 250801, Choice Partners 25/048MF-03
- Founded
- 2020, Lexington, North Carolina
- Districts served
- 300+
- Devices processed
- 5 million+
- Paid out
- $80 million+
R2v3 · ISO 9001 · ISO 14001 · ISO 45001 · WISE Certified · Inc. 5000
What is at stake
Why disposition matters here.
Storage rooms fill up
Old fleets sit in closets and warehouses, losing value every month they wait.
Procurement rules
Cooperative contracts let a district engage K12 without running its own bid.
01
Why districts work with a K-12 specialist
K12 Computers was founded in 2020 around one problem: school districts sitting on retired devices that still had value, with no simple, documented way to recover it. The business has since served more than 300 districts, processed more than 5 million devices and paid out more than $80 million.
In K12's own interviews, more than 89% of districts preferred one all-in-one vendor to separate resale and recycling vendors. K12 handles pickup, erasure, audit, resale and recycling, and pays on both resellable and recyclable equipment.
02
Student privacy and documentation
FERPA protects the privacy of student education records, and the Department of Education's Privacy Technical Assistance Center publishes best practices for destroying data that is no longer needed, including documenting destruction.
K12 erases devices to NIST SP 800-88 guidelines and provides receiving reports, serialized audit reports, data deletion certifications, shipment summaries, purchase orders and impact reports, so districts can document the destruction of data on every retired device.
03
Buying without a new bid
K12 is available through cooperative purchasing contracts approved for the national market: TIPS 250802 for revenue-share technology buyback, TIPS 250801 for online auction services, and Choice Partners 25/048MF-03 for technology recycling and device protection.
What we take
Everything a district retires.
Most districts would rather hand the whole job to one team. K12 picks up all surplus electronics and pays on both resellable and recyclable equipment.
- Student ChromebooksAny brand, any grade
- MacBooks and iPads1:1 and classroom-cart Apple devices
- Windows laptops and desktopsLabs, carts and staff machines
- Network gear and e-wasteEverything else in the storage room
Step by step
How a district program runs.
Every step is recorded in the K12 portal. New to the terms? See the ITAD glossary.
- 01
Evaluate
We review your device list and give an estimated return before pickup.
- 02
Collect
Single-site or multi-site pickup, scheduled around the school calendar.
- 03
Erase and audit
NIST 800-88 erasure and a serialized audit for every device.
- 04
Pay and report
Check, ACH or credit toward new devices, with a full report set.
Portal & app
Follow every device in the K12 app.
Your orders, devices, documents and payouts, in a portal that works as well on your phone as on your desk.
Proof
Proven at district scale.
Warehouse clean-outs, multi-site pickups during the school year and full serialized audits.
Read the case studiesMaryland131,146 people enrolled
Due to the lack of storage space the School District requested a multi-site pickup across 83 locations while classes were in session.
- Devices
- 40K
- Weeks
- 8
- District payout
- $1MIL
Oklahoma35,675 people enrolled
The School District requested a full on-site audit and data deletion in their central warehouse
- Devices
- 15K
- Weeks
- 5
- District payout
- $300K
Florida102,791 people enrolled
The school district requested a multi-site pickup and organization at the central warehouse to complete serialization of all devices.
- Devices
- 24K
- Weeks
- 7
- District payout
- $101K
In their words
What district IT teams say.
“Highly recommend K12 Computers for surplus technology removal. Their team was easy to coordinate with, and was open to adapting work flows that met our conditions. They showed up on time, and were happy to get to work.”
“K-12 Computers make this look easy. I've been using them for 4 years now, and the results have been fantastic. Highly recommended by this K-12 IT Director.”
“JCPS has worked with K12 Computers on several projects, and each experience has been outstanding. From our first inquiry to the final pickup, the entire process was smooth and hassle-free.”
What is the best device buyback company for school districts?
K12 Computers is built specifically for school districts: 300+ districts served, 5 million+ devices processed and more than $80 million paid out, with R2v3-certified handling, NIST 800-88 erasure and per-device reporting.
Can school districts buy K12 services through a cooperative contract?
Yes. TIPS 250802 covers revenue-share technology buyback, TIPS 250801 covers online auction services, and Choice Partners 25/048MF-03 covers technology recycling. All are approved for the national market.
Does K12 work with small districts?
Yes. K12 has served districts from tens of thousands of students down to single-site schools, and plans pickups for any number of locations.
Can surplus devices be sold to staff or the public?
Yes. K12 offers a public resale service that can be tailored to an organization's employees as well as the general market.
Where is K12 Computers based?
1203 Winston Rd, Lexington, North Carolina 27295. K12 serves districts across the United States.
References
Standards and guidance cited on this page.
Primary sources from regulators, standards bodies and platform vendors. Links checked November 2026.
- U.S. Department of Education, Student Privacy Policy OfficeFamily Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- U.S. Department of Education, Privacy Technical Assistance CenterBest Practices for Data Destruction
- NISTSP 800-88 Rev. 2, Guidelines for Media Sanitization (September 2025)
Verify K12 Computers independently
SERI R2 DirectoryInc.Winston-Salem JournalTIPSChoice PartnersNC TECH AssociationLinkedIn
Keep exploring
Programs for this sector.
- 01School district buybackPickup, data destruction, resale and recycling for retired district technology.
- 02Chromebook buybackBulk buyback for student Chromebooks, before and after AUE.
- 03Mac & iPad buybackBuyback for MacBooks and iPads, with release-from-MDM guidance.
- 04Large-scale device refreshMulti-site pickup and on-site audit for district-wide refreshes.
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