Alliance for Pandemic Preparedness
December 11, 2020
Estimated Resource Costs for Implementation of CDC’s Recommended COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 Public Schools — United States, 2020–21 School Year.
Category: Article Summary
Topic: Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions
Keywords (Tags): non-pharm interventions, public health, schools
- Mitigation strategies recommended by CDC to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission in schools are estimated to cost between a mean value of $55 per student for materials and consumables (e.g. desk shields, hand sanitizer, and face masks) to $442 per student for additional custodial staff and transportation. These values represent an additional 0.3% to 7.1% above school expenditures reported by state in fiscal year 2018. Only seven states had a maximum estimate >4.2% for additional resources needed.
Rice et al. (Dec 11, 2020). Estimated Resource Costs for Implementation of CDC’s Recommended COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade 12 Public Schools — United States, 2020–21 School Year. MMWR. https://doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6950e1