One biology classroom, in which 24 students attend, has only 2 electrical outlets, no gas and only 2 sinks that work.

In the elementary school, the art room and the computer room were converted into regular classrooms because of overcrowding.

Allenstown - The middle school building is a converted bowling alley. It is unable to offer industrial arts or home economics classes. There are no gym facilities in any of the schools.

The elementary school has no specialized space for music. The music program consists of a half dozen instruments loaded onto a cart. The roof at the elementary school is in need of repair. Children with speech and language needs are tutored in a bathroom.

Franklin - The high school was built in the 1920's with additions built in the 1950's and the 1960's. When a part breaks on the 1930's vintage heating system, the replacement part has to be milled because parts are no longer available. The heat cannot be regulated; the climates in the rooms are either like the Arctic or the Tropics. The building requires over $6 million dollars in capital improvements.

The building has asbestos in its ceilings that the district cannot afford to abate. The building is not wired to network computers because the asbestos tiles have to be removed before the building can be rewired. The gym floor is unsafe for varsity basketball games.

The support beams are cracked, exposing the asbestos in the ceiling.The music room is under the gym. There has been no new furniture, such as students desks, purchased in 11 years.

Franklin High School bathroom

To make a high school bathroom wheelchair accessible, the school merely took the door off a toilet stall.

The Paul Smith Elementary School's music room is a storage room with a cart that includes a very minimal amount of music related equipment. The library has limited print materials and is not handicapped accessible. The 1968 vintage heating system is failing. The building's roof leaks into classroom spaces.

Lisbon - All the children attend school in one building that was built in 1993. The new building replaced the school house built in 1898, which was condemned by the state fire marshal. The bond for the school was voted on five times before it was passed in 1993. The plans for the new school were scaled back each time the bond was defeated. After significant contributions from local businesses and fund-raising drives by parents and citizens that provided for the inclusion of additional class room space and seating in the gym, the bond passed.