K-12 Schools
Nation’s leading underwriter of school bond issues.
Raymond James has extensive experience in primary and secondary school underwriting, serving as senior manager on transactions involving public and charter schools in more than 40 states since 2006. Backed by a powerful distribution platform and strong capital base, we work to finance new schools and acquire or refinance existing schools. We were the nation’s leading underwriter of primary and secondary school transactions in 2024, serving as senior manager on 198 negotiated and competitive issues, totaling nearly $8 billion in par amount.* We are proud to offer financial expertise that empowers education.
*Source: Bloomberg, based on total par amount. Past performance may not be indicative of future results.
Full-service Capabilities
- General obligation bonds
- Revenue bonds
- Refunding bonds
- Bond anticipation notes
- Other short-term and long-term bonds
- Tax-exempt and taxable bonds
- Private placements
- Publicly offered bonds
- USDA loans
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