Kansas City Public Schools is replacing more than 30,000 Windows PCs and Chromebooks with Apple hardware, becoming an "All-Apple District." The district has procured 4,500 MacBook Neos for students in 8th grade and above, with younger grades receiving existing iPads and MacBook Airs. KCPS Chief Technology Officer Scott Jones called the shift a move toward "secure, durable, and reliable" devices.

The $599 MacBook Neo, which debuted in March with Apple's A18 Pro chip, is doing heavy lifting here. Apple's own CFO Kevan Parekh first flagged the district's switch during the 2026 Q2 earnings call. Despite early skepticism about the A18 Pro's appeal, demand for the Neo proved strong enough that Apple struggled to keep it in stock.

Jones framed the migration as a win for student pride, saying kids now feel good about their schools having "the best products." Lower-cost Apple hardware like the Neo makes mass school deployments more feasible than before, potentially pushing other districts toward similar all-Apple rollouts.