School District Paper Stats

Interesting story about a High School in Washington state going 'paperless' for a week; although they reduced paper use by 60%, they still consumed 20,000 sheets of paper. Look at the numbers below and then think about how many school districts there are in the US alone.

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"By the numbers
--> 22.8 million - Sheets of white, 8.5×11 photocopy paper used by the Issaquah School District in the 2009-10 school year
--> 2.25 million - Sheets of paper used per month in the Issaquah School District
--> 833 - Height, in feet, of 2.25 million sheets of paper
--> 270 - Number of trees needed to make 2.25 million sheets of paper, assuming no recycled material.
--> $134,475 - Spent on paper in the 2009-10 school year (including sales tax)
--> $13,027.50 - Spent on paper per month in the Issaquah School District
--> $1,120 - Spent on paper at Skyline per month
--> 175,000-225,000 - Sheets of paper used at Skyline per month
--> 50,000 - Sheets of paper, on average, used at Skyline in a week
--> 16.5 - Height, in feet, of 50,000 sheets of paper.
--> 20,000 - Estimated number of sheets of paper used during paperless week.
Sources: Issaquah School District, Conservatree"
Article: http://sammamishreview.com/2011/05/17/skyline-high-school-attempts-to-go-a-week-without-using-paper