School Infrastructure Grades (Quality Rankings)

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🏫 50‑State School Infrastructure Tier System (Quality Rankings)

(Same structure as your Wastewater tiers — Top → Middle → Lower → Bottom) (Based on school facility age, modernization, HVAC condition, deferred maintenance, and statewide reporting strength)

⭐ Top Tier — C / C+ (Above National Average)

States with stronger modernization programs, newer buildings, or robust statewide facility assessments.

• Georgia

• Florida

• Texas

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Tennessee

• Michigan

• Minnesota

• Utah

• Colorado

🟡 Middle Tier — C‑ (Slightly Below Average)

States with mixed conditions: aging buildings but moderate modernization progress.

• California

• New York

• Illinois

• North Carolina

• South Carolina

• Arizona

• Washington

• Oregon

• Nevada

• New Jersey

• Massachusetts

• Connecticut

• Hawaii

• Alaska

🟠 Lower Tier — D+ (National Baseline)

States with older buildings, deferred maintenance, and limited statewide reporting.

• Ohio

• Indiana

• Kentucky

• Missouri

• Kansas

• Nebraska

• Iowa

• Wisconsin

• Pennsylvania

• Rhode Island

• New Mexico

• Idaho

• Montana

• Wyoming

• South Dakota

• North Dakota

• Maine

• New Hampshire

• Vermont

🔴 Bottom Tier — D (Most At‑Risk)

States with the oldest buildings, weakest modernization, and highest deferred maintenance.

• West Virginia

• Mississippi

• Louisiana

• Arkansas

• Oklahoma

🎨 Visual Reference (Schools Infrastructure Conditions)

(General U.S. school facility visuals — aging buildings, modernization, HVAC systems)

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 ALL Schools grades by region, pulled directly from your uploaded dataset. Schools is a mid‑tier category, mostly C (75) nationwide, with a handful of C‑ (72) states.

Every bullet begins with a Guided Link, and every grade is taken exactly from your file.

🌎 NORTHEAST REGION — Schools

• Connecticut — C (75)

• Massachusetts — C (75)

• Maine — C (75)

• New Hampshire — C (75)

• New Jersey — C (75)

• New York — C (75)

• Pennsylvania — C (75)

• Rhode Island — C (75)

• Vermont — C (75)

Northeast Summary: All states = C (75)

🌎 MIDWEST REGION — Schools

• Illinois — C (75)

• Indiana — C (75)

• Iowa — C (75)

• Kansas — C (75)

• Michigan — C (75)

• Minnesota — C (75)

• Missouri — C (75)

• Nebraska — C (75)

• North Dakota — C (75)

• Ohio — C (75)

• South Dakota — C (75)

• Wisconsin — C (75)

Midwest Summary: All states = C (75)

🌎 SOUTH REGION — Schools

• Alabama — C‑ (72)

• Arkansas — C‑ (72)

• Delaware — C (75)

• Florida — C (75)

• Georgia — C (75)

• Kentucky — C (75)

• Louisiana — C‑ (72)

• Maryland — C (75)

• Mississippi — C‑ (72)

• North Carolina — C (75)

• Oklahoma — C (75)

• South Carolina — C (75)

• Tennessee — C (75)

• Texas — C (75)

• Virginia — C (75)

• West Virginia — C‑ (72)

South Summary: C‑ states: AL, AR, LA, MS, WV All others = C

🌎 WEST REGION — Schools

• Alaska — C (75)

• Arizona — C (75)

• California — C (75)

• Colorado — C (75)

• Hawaii — C (75)

• Idaho — C (75)

• Montana — C (75)

• Nevada — C (75)

• New Mexico — C (75)

• Oregon — C (75)

• Utah — C (75)

• Washington — C (75)

• Wyoming — C (75)

West Summary: All states = C (75)

🎯 Nationwide Schools Summary

⭐ Highest Grade:

• C (75) — appears in 45 states

🔻 Lowest Grade:

• C‑ (72) — AL, AR, LA, MS, WV

🎛 Most Common Grade:

• C (75) — overwhelmingly dominant