Most new schools these days have air conditioning, but when it comes to carpeting, elementary schools have the edge, according to the annual survey of trends in school construction by American School & University magazine.
Percent of Space That Is:
| air conditioned | carpeted | |
| elementary | 85% | 62% |
| middle | 88 | 46 |
| high school | 83 | 36 |
| (new schools only) |
SOURCE: 22nd annual Official Education Construction Report, American School & University magazine, May 1996.
