Locker Rooms, Bleachers Most Common for Schools

According to the 2026 Industry Report survey results, locker rooms and bleachers were the most common amenity to be foundgraph among school respondents’ facilities. More than seven in 10 (70.7%) school respondents said they had locker rooms, as well as bleachers and seating. Around two-thirds of school respondents (65.9%) said that their facilities included classrooms and meeting rooms.

The next most common amenities for school respondents included indoor sport courts (61%), natural turf sports fields (54.5%), and concessions (53.7%). 

Some 13.6% of school respondents said that they planned to add additional features to their facilities over the next few years. The most commonly planned addition? Synthetic turf sports fields.

Stay tuned for our June issue, where we’ll report the full results of our 20th Annual State of the Industry Report.

 

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