Guide/Tool
National Center on School Infrastructure (NCSI)
Watch this webinar, hosted by NCSI on October 21, 2025, to learn about Facility Condition Assessments (FCAs), which evaluate a school’s physical conditions and functional performance.
Resource Hub
Philadelphia Regional Center for Children's Environmental Health (PRCCEH)
This website offers access to translational science asbestos hazard summary reports for individual schools in the School District of Philadelphia using publicly available information collected and reported by school districts as part of their EPA-AHERA assessment and reporting requirements.
Research/Report
School Finance Research Foundation
This report assesses Michigan school facility quality, estimating it will cost $23 billion to bring school facilities up to health, safety, and wellness standards by 2033. It involves an analysis of over 243 million square feet of space, providing the state with its first analysis of school building quality.
Dataset
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
The School Pulse Panel (SPP) is a monthly national survey that gathers timely data on public schools. In 2023, it started including questions about school facility conditions. In the 2024 academic year, the SPP began asking questions about whether school facilities were meeting the needs of students.
Case Study/Exemplar
Johns Hopkins University
This website reviews and presents findings from the Maryland statewide K-12 school building facility condition assessment.
Research/Report
National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
This report suggests that inadequate indoor environmental quality has a negative impact on student health and academic performance. Many school facilities are in disrepair, with over half of U.S. school districts requiring upgrades, which severely affects those with limited financial resources.
Research/Report
Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)
The report examines K-12 school facilities in California, emphasizing the need for safe environments. Key findings reveal 38% of students attend substandard schools, with temporary closures due to poor conditions.
Research/Report
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
This report finds that over half of U.S. school districts need to update or replace major building systems such as HVAC, documenting related health and infrastructure concerns across states.
Guide/Tool
Maryland Interagency Commission on School Construction
This webinar exlpores how facility measures and calculations, like the condition index score, support educational sufficiency and maintenance decisions, aiding strategic investments and sustainable facility management.
Research/Report
Tray Geiger, Margarita Pivovarova
This peer-reviewed study analyzes how school climate and working conditions influence teacher retention, highlighting how disparities in support and environment affect staffing stability.