In accordance with the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated May 7, 2018 No. 204, the creation of a modern and safe digital educational environment is one of the strategic tasks of the country's development until 2024. However, in addition to the undeniable advantages, the digitalization of the educational process entails a number of negative consequences caused by both technical factors and factors associated with unequal digital skills of students. Thus, a digital divide is being formed in the field of education. The purpose of the article is to analyze the manifestations of the digital divide in the organization of the educational process. The materials for the analysis were the research of the All-Russian Public Opinion Research Center, the results of the author's research conducted in April-September 2022 among students living in Yekaterinburg and Kamensk-Uralsky (Sverdlovsk Region), as well as reporting information from the Ministry of Education and Youth Policy Sverdlovsk region. In the course of the study, an insufficient level of development of the material and technical base of educational organizations, a different level of digital competencies among students and their parents, as well as other factors affecting the reproduction of the digital divide of students were established. In addition, the positive consequences of the digital divide are identified. Based on the results of the analysis, recommendations were developed for leveling the negative consequences of the digital divide in the digitalization of the educational process.