To follow up an initial statewide computer survey (1983-84), the State Department of Education conducted an investigation of microcomputers and their use in elementary, middle, and secondary schools in South Carolina. The survey was conducted in two phases: an inventory of computer equipment was taken as a component of the Statewide Basic Educational Data System (BEDS) Survey, and a questionnaire, dealing with questions on instructional and administrative uses of computers, funding, and software inventory, was distributed to the 1,120 schools and 92 school districts that participated in the first survey. A total of 1,082 school and 88 district forms were received for a response rate of 97% and 96% respectively. The survey showed that: (1) the total number of computers in schools increased from 4,054 to 6,400 (58%), with 25 brands and 63 models of computers represented; (2) a total of 911 schools now have computers; (3) the student-to-computer ratio improved to 1:94 from 1:149 for the previous year; (4) 54% of the schools have one or two computers, and 14% report having 10 or more computers; (5) Apple remains the most popular computer for instructional purposes, with 3,290 distributed throughout the schools; (6) total funds spent for computer hardware and software almost equaled that spent over the 4 previous years; and (7) the Department of Education Basic Skills Assessment Program (BSAP) Correlation Mathematics Software listing was considered by a majority of schools (62%) in making software purchases. Additional data are provided on the instructional and administrative uses for which computers are employed in the schools of 88 of the state's 92 districts by grade and brand and model of equipment. (JB)