Techno Ain't Cheapo

In helping prepare the budget for the EDUC5625 Group Project, I'm learning how outrageously expensive it is to get even a mid-sized school into the 21st century. Software alone, such as Adobe CS, rented for a 3 year period for a school servicing 1000 students with 50 teachers will run you around $1,133,622.00 . Tell me that's not crazy. By the time hardware, networks, training and ISPs are thrown in, I think my brain is going to fall out trying to process the total.