School Maintenance & Operations Costs
(Last Update: 02/21/00 ehb)
Architectural, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing "Systems Only" Repairs (Years 0-50)
Source:	(1) The Whitestone Building Maintenance and Repair Cost Reference 1996, pp46-47
		Avg. Annual			Note: Excludes In-House
		% Replacement			Maintenance Staff Costs,
	Year	Cost			$/SF costs converted to
	1-10	0.66			% Replacement costs based on
	10-20	2.82			Whitestone model school
	20-30	2.45			building data.
	30-40	2.31
	40-50	3.34
	1-50	2.32
Annual Maintenance & Operations (M&O) Costs Study
Source:	(2) American School & University (AS&U) April 1999, pp26-34
	Region 2 data (NY/NJ)
Salary	$/SF	Utilities	$/SF
Custodial	1.70	Gas	0.31
Maintenance	0.41	Electric	0.68
Grounds	0.21	Other	0.47
Total	2.32	Total	1.46		Grand Total	$/SF
					M&O	4.52
Contracted Svc	0.28	Supplies
		Maintenance	0.20
		Grounds	0.09
		Other	0.17
		Total	0.46
New Jersey Model Schools
Source:	(3) New Jersey Department of Education, Abbott Model Schools
Type	SF	Costs $
Elementary	52,939	6,617,403
Middle	75,112	9,389,041
High	134,581	16,822,647
Calculations based on Sources (1-3) above
Elementary	$	$/SF	% Replacement
Salary	122,818	2.32	1.86		Total M&O as % Replacement with
Utilities	77,291	1.46	1.17		Systems, based on avg 1-50
Contracted Svc	14,823	0.28	0.22		% Replacement
Supplies	24,352	0.46	0.37			5.94
Total	239,284	4.52	3.62
Middle School	$	$/SF	% Replacement
Salary	174,260	2.32	1.86		Total M&O as % Replacement with
Utilities	109,664	1.46	1.17		Systems, based on avg 1-50
Contracted Svc	21,031	0.28	0.22		% Replacement
Supplies	34,552	0.46	0.37			5.94
Total	339,506	4.52	3.62
High School	$	$/SF	% Replacement
Salary	312,228	2.32	1.86		Total M&O as % Replacement with
Utilities	196,488	1.46	1.17		Systems, based on avg 1-50
Contracted Svc	37,683	0.28	0.22		% Replacement
Supplies	61,907	0.46	0.37			5.94
Total	608,306	4.52	3.62