38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools
Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Joe Agron (jagron@asumag.com)
Methodology
To arrive at data for the 38th annual AS&U Maintenance & Operations Cost Study, a detailed questionnaire was mailed in January 2009 to chief business officials and directors of facilities at the nation's public school districts asking them to document their institutions' M&O expenditures per student and per square foot for the 2008-09 school year.
Categories include:
Per student: Based on total district enrollment (average daily attendance as of October 2008).
Per square foot: Based on total gross area of all district buildings maintained, including corridors, offices and common space.
Total district expenditures (TDE): Amounts for the 2008-09 school year.
Total maintenance and operations (M&O) expenditures: Including salaries, benefits, outside contracts, utilities, energy, trash collection/disposal, equipment and supplies, etc., for custodial, maintenance and grounds.
Custodial: Those individuals responsible for building upkeep and cleaning.
Maintenance: Those individuals who perform skilled jobs, such as HVAC, electrical or plumbing repair.
Grounds: Those individuals responsible for landscape upkeep and maintenance.
Payroll: Including benefits.
Average salary: Annualized, excluding benefits.
Outside contract labor: Those hired for specialized jobs to maintain or repair building systems or equipment, such as HVAC maintenance or repair.
Energy: Including gas, electricity and other fuels used to operate facilities.
Utilities: Including water, telephone, etc.
Other: Most often identified as clerical costs, equipment repair and rental, insurance and travel.
Data from the 38th Annual Maintenance & Operations Cost Study for Schools
- Methodology
- Total number of buildings in district
- Maintenance & Operations Costs per FTE student or per square foot
- Total gross area of buildings maintained
- Total gross area of grounds maintained
- Total maintenance and operations expenditures
- How the M&O budget is split
- Percentage of school districts contracting out M&O services
- Green Cleaning in Schools
- Median amount of square feet and acreage maintained
- M&O expenditures over the past 20 years
- Amount spent annually on transportation
- Salary data for custodial and maintenance personnel
- Number of full-time maintenance, custodial and grounds staff
- More Schools M&O data
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