Official Education Construction Report

As the bellwether report documenting education construction activity for 35 years, this report documents detailed construction data about new and retrofit construction projects — both in progress and upcoming.

Education Construction Report

The annual Official Education Construction Report (last conducted in 2009) is a detailed survey of chief business officials at the nation's school districts and colleges, asking about construction completed and forecasted. The data are broken out by institution type, region and size, and projected across the education universe.

35th Annual Official Education Construction Report (May 2009)

Spending on construction by the nation's education institutions increased in 2008, reversing four years of declines in total annual expenditures.

34th Annual Official Education Construction Report (May 2008)

Spending on construction by the nation's school districts and colleges slowed in 2007.

33rd Annual Official Education Construction Report (May 2007)

Construction spending by education institutions topped $36 billion in 2006. While strong by historical standards, it represents the third consecutive year that total spending on construction dropped from the year before.

32nd Annual Official Education Construction Report (May 2006)

Total construction spending by education institutions in 2005 pulled back from the robust amounts posted over the first half of the decade.

31st Annual Official Education Construction Report (May 2005)

As construction spending by school districts reached an all-time high in 2004, colleges reined in their aggressive pace.

30th Annual Official Education Construction Report (May 2004)

The amount of construction put in place in 2003 by the nation's education institutions reached an all-time high, even as spending in other areas was curtailed significantly.

Strong Showing: The 29th Annual Official Education Construction Report (May 2003)

Education construction remained one of the few bright spots in an otherwise lackluster economy.