"School Planning & Management"'s annual survey of school construction statistics including projects completed during 2005, projected completions for 2006, and projects that will begin construction during 2006. In addition to national figures, statistics are broken down to provide detail for 12 regions of the nation, as well as the…

A national survey indicates that the cost of operating and maintaining schools has risen more than 13 percent in the last year. The main thrust of inflation has come not through salaries but through goods and services purchased. (Author)

In terms of dollar volume, more educational construction was completed in 1979 than in any previous year. The information provided by more than 2,500 school districts and more than 1,000 colleges is analyzed. (Author/MLF)

The fifth annual survey of education construction reveals that more than $7 billion worth of educational construction was completed in 1978. Almost $5 billion worth went into new construction; the balance to remodeling, modernizations, and additions. (Author/MLF)

A state-by-state cost comparison has been added to AS&U's annual analysis and indicates that school budgets may be in deep trouble. (Author/MLF)

Statistics reveal that slightly more educational construction was completed in 1976 than in 1975. New construction declined slightly, but modernizations were up in value. (Author/MLF)

Findings from a national survey of school plant maintenance and operation costs by ten regions and eight size categories. (MLF)

Less than 57 percent of the more than $9.6 million put into educational construction completed in 1982 went into new structures; additions and modernizations received the remainder. Responses from 30 percent of all school districts and 28 percent of all colleges are projected for 10 geographical regions. (MLF)

Part two of the annual cost report shows how school construction dollars were spent. (Author/MLF)

Construction spending increases in 1981 did not keep pace with inflation. The Sun Belt states continued to build, but in the Northeast, modernization was used to combat the increasing cost of fuel. Responses from 25 percent of all school districts and 30 percent of all colleges are projected. (Author/MLF)

Educational construction was up in 1977 and is expected to continue over the next three years. (Author)

Total school construction in 1980 fell from 1979, and all levels are predicting somewhat less construction over the next three years. Information provided by 2,038 school districts and 1,527 colleges is analyzed. (Author/MLF)

Educational construction in 1985 took a big jump over the 1984 figures with a total of just under $10 billion-worth of construction estimated for schools and colleges. Five tables provide a breakdown of completed and ongoing construction expenditures. (MLF)

School construction in the United States dipped below $20 billion in 2003, the first time that had happened in the 21st Century, setting off alarm bells that the school construction boom might be fading. That concern appears to be unfounded. In 2004, school districts in the United States once again completed more than $20 billion worth of…