R.S. Means Cost Comparision: K-12 Schools

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Cost comparisons in dollars per square foot in select metro markets

	’06	’05	% chg.	’06	’05	% chg.	’06	’05	% chg.	’06	’05	% chg.
	Elementary school			Jr. high school			High school			Vocational school
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Atlanta	99.46	92.83	7.1	108.69	101.98	6.6	107.38	100.81	6.5	110.57	103.42	6.9
Baltimore	102.65	95.62	7.3	112.17	105.04	6.8	110.82	103.84	6.7	114.11	106.53	7.1
Boston	127.80	119.90	6.6	139.66	131.71	6.0	137.98	130.20	6.0	142.07	133.57	6.4
Chicago	125.26	115.42	8.5	136.88	126.79	8.0	135.23	125.34	7.9	139.24	128.59	8.3
Cleveland	110.82	104.08	6.5	121.10	114.33	5.9	119.64	113.02	5.9	123.19	115.95	6.2
Dallas	93.09	87.26	6.7	101.73	95.86	6.1	100.50	94.76	6.1	103.49	97.22	6.5
Denver	105.94	99.30	6.7	115.77	109.08	6.1	114.37	107.83	6.1	117.76	110.63	6.5
Detroit	116.66	109.75	6.3	127.48	120.56	5.7	125.95	119.18	5.7	129.68	122.27	6.1
Houston	98.29	90.94	8.1	107.42	99.90	7.5	106.12	98.76	7.5	109.27	101.32	7.8
Kansas City	115.17	106.86	7.8	125.86	117.39	7.2	124.34	116.05	7.1	128.03	119.05	7.5
Los Angeles	118.57	110.35	7.5	129.57	121.21	6.9	128.01	119.83	6.8	131.81	122.93	7.2
Miami	96.70	89.75	7.7	105.68	98.59	7.2	104.40	97.46	7.1	107.50	99.99	7.5
Minneapolis	122.92	115.52	6.4	134.33	126.90	5.9	132.71	125.45	5.8	136.64	128.70	6.2
New Orleans	96.28	89.05	8.1	105.21	97.82	7.6	103.94	96.70	7.5	107.03	99.21	7.9
New York City	143.83	136.22	5.6	157.18	149.63	5.0	155.28	147.92	5.0	159.89	151.75	5.4
Philadelphia	125.58	116.81	7.5	137.23	128.32	6.9	135.57	126.85	6.9	139.59	130.14	7.3
Phoenix	98.61	90.94	8.4	107.76	99.90	7.9	106.46	98.76	7.8	109.62	101.32	8.2
Pittsburgh	109.97	103.78	6.0	120.18	114.00	5.4	118.73	112.70	5.4	122.25	115.62	5.7
Portland, Ore.	114.01	107.16	6.4	124.58	117.72	5.8	123.08	116.37	5.8	126.73	119.39	6.2
St. Louis	112.94	106.07	6.5	123.42	116.51	5.9	121.93	115.18	5.9	125.55	118.17	6.3
San Diego	116.02	108.06	7.4	126.79	118.70	6.8	125.26	117.34	6.7	128.97	120.38	7.1
San Francisco	135.13	126.17	7.1	147.67	138.59	6.5	145.89	137.01	6.5	150.21	140.56	6.9
Seattle	115.39	108.06	6.8	126.09	118.70	6.2	124.57	117.34	6.2	128.27	120.38	6.5
Washington, D.C.	108.59	100.59	7.9	118.67	110.50	7.4	117.24	109.24	7.3	120.71	112.07	7.7
Winston-Salem, N.C.	87.79	79.50	10.4	95.93	87.33	9.8	94.77	86.33	9.8	97.59	88.57	10.2