Nearly half of St. Louis public schools are in such poor condition that they will need to be replaced or closed within the next decade, according to a new report.
The average St. Louis public school building is 90 years old. An architecture firm told the school board last night that maintaining all 68 public schools in the city will cost an estimated $1.8 billion by 2044.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the district already has $28 million in immediate needs for plumbing, electrical, roofing, HVAC, and other structural concerns. These estimates do not include the 20 or so vacant school buildings still owned and maintained by SLPS.
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