Vogue-
word processing: any PC should be fine.
school: assumption: this means note-taking, report writing, homework, etc. any PC should be fine.
excel: unless working with huge files and complicated formulas, any PC should be fine.
web browsing: any PC should be fine.
Do you have a specific model you’d like an opinion on?
Taking a step back, are you sure it doesn’t pay to repair your macbook?