Condition of America’s Public School Facilities: 1999

This report provides national data about the condition of public schools in 1999 based on a survey conducted by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Specifically, this report provides information about the condition of school facilities and the costs to bring them into good condition; school plans for repairs, renovations, and replacements; the age of public schools; and overcrowding and practices used to address overcrowding. The results presented in this report are based on questionnaire data for 903 public elementary and secondary schools in the United States. The responses were weighted to produce national estimates that represent all regular public schools in the United States. Information about the condition of school facilities is based on questionnaire rating scales rather than on physical observation of school conditions by outside observers.

Authors: Laurie Lewis, Kyle Snow, Elizabeth Farris