Focus on the kids, not the cleaning
At ABM, we understand the pressures principals face. By partnering with us for expert facility solutions, we can help clear your schedules so you can focus on what really matters, from student success to faculty engagement. Let us handle the day-to-day, so you can educate and lead.
School principal challenges
1. Productivity
- 60 hours a week - The average workweek for today's principals.1
- 30 say managing facilities eats up more time than anything else. 2
- 85% of principals say their job causes serious stress.3
2. Cost
- 25% more expensive - That's what in-house custodial can cost compared to outsourcing.5
3. Cleanliness
- 5 days missed for the average student every year to illness to injury. 7
- 2.7 million bacteria can live on just n inch of a school surface. 8
ABM custodial solutions
1. Productivity
- 39 hours of training for the average front-line ABM employee, from safety to compliance, and everything in between.
- 50% more time That's what principals gain by outsourcing facilities management. 1
- 94% employees feel more productive in a clean space. 4
2. Cost
- $7.1 million saved - One district cut costs - not corners - by outsourcing custodial services. 6
3. Cleanliness
- 24% fewer absences Students miss less school when classrooms are cleaned regularly and professionally. 10
- 98% of bacteria gone with proper cleaning, plus 93% of viruses, too. 9
Foster an environment where students and educators thrive.
Learn how we can support your K-12 needs by calling 866-624-1520.
1 Principals' average time spent
2 Principals Are on the Brink of a Breakdown
3 Report finds increased demands on Ontario principals
5 IFMA
6 District returns $7.1 million to classrooms after outsourcing custodial services
7 2023 NHIS Questionnaires, Datasets, and Documentation
9 Green Cleaning, Sanitizing, and Disinfecting: A Curriculum for Early Care and Education
10 Effects of classroom cleaning on student health: a longitudinal study








