Age of U.S. Public Schools
Updated February 23, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
The Question:
On average, how old are the public schools in the United States?
The Answer:
As of 2010, according to National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), there are almost 99,000 public K-12 schools in America. In 1999 (the most recent data available), the average public school building in the U.S. was 42 years old.
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