2016 State of Our Schools: America’s K-12 School Facilities

This 2016 national report compiles and analyzes the best available school district data about U.S. K–12 public school facilities funding into a national and state-level summary and creates a common fact base from which to address three key questions:

1. Do states and districts have adequate operating funds for cleaning, maintenance, and repairs to ensure buildings and grounds are healthy and safe?
2. Are districts and states investing the capital funds necessary to ensure that their public schools are educationally appropriate, energy efficient, and environmentally responsible?
3. Are states and the federal government doing enough to ensure equity in education, so that all students have access to healthy and safe school facilities that support learning?

The report provides a standards framework for what is needed for K-12 public school facilities in the future.

Author: Mary Filardo