From the ECS State Policy Database: Finance--Facilities - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: Postsecondary Finance--Facilities - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

From the ECS State Policy Database: School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities - This policy database—updated weekly—is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States....

Comprehensive State Facility Programs MS Word PDF - In the 2005-06 school year $54.3 billion was spent on public school facilities in the United States and an additional $16.3 billion was spent on interest on the debt from previous school facilities projects. In most states the majority of funding for school facilities comes from the individual school districts – usually through local property tax levies. Fiscal studies have shown that funding systems that rely too greatly on local school district funding can result in a vast disparity in the quantity and quality of school facilities between high- and low-wealth school districts. This ECS StateNote examines comprehensive state facility programs, those which have increased funding levels and attempted to direct more funding toward low-income/low-property-wealth school districts. (Michael Griffith and Stephanie Fonda, Education Commission of the States, January 2007)...

National Spending on Capital Outlay MS Word - According to the Digest of Education Statistics 2002, published by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), capital outlay spending for education facilities in the United States for 1999-2000 totaled $43.4 billion and interest on school debt came to $9.1 billion. According to this same report, nationally 13.8% of all education spending during 1999-2000 was spent on these two categories. A breakdown of total education spending from 1919 to 2000 is illustrated in the table below. (Education Commission of the States, February 2004)...

State Spending on Capital Outlay/Interest MS Word - The National Center for Education Statistics' 1998-99 capital outlay and interest expenditures for all 50 states and territories, plus interest on school debt, student enrollment and per-capita spending on capital outlay and interest. (Education Commission of the States, 2004)...

The Educational Adequacy of New Jersey Public School Facilities: Results from a Survey of Principals - This study asks principals' opinions on the condition of their schools. The researchers found the greatest number of principals (40%) giving the overall condition of their school facility a “B”, although roughly one-third of respondents awarded their schools a “C” or lower. Not surprisingly, principals of buildings in low-income districts were more likely to give their school facilities a lower grade overall, as well as a lower grade for adequacy to provide specialized services such as preschool and after-school programs, and specialized instruction such as physical education, arts/music, special education and science. Principals in high-poverty schools also believed their schools were a hindrance to teacher recruitment and retention. (Mark Schneider, State University of New York at Stony Brook, May 2004)...