And here is the clip about the cost from the Bristol link.
" However, the costs of new buildings did not include extra expenses for athletic facilities, land purchase, site preparation and other necessary costs, said Dr. Gregory Killough, the superintendent.
The school system is looking at whether to renovate the aging high schools or consolidate and build one, two or three new schools.
Gene Rowland, a school system administrator, said the high schools currently have 294 employees. Building three schools would require 226 workers, while two schools would need 223. One central school would require 191 employees, he said.
Rowland said the staff could be reduced without layoffs because some teachers would retire and incentives could be offered for early retirements.
In terms of salary, the school system pays its high school staffs $11 million now. In a system of three high schools, the salary costs would be reduced by $2.6 million, he said. Two new schools would reduce costs by $2.7 million per year, while one school would net a salary savings of $3.7 million annually.
The School Board also learned that building one high school would mean an annual loss of $400,000 in state basic aid. "
If we build, one school is plenty, Coeburn is a good example of why one is all we need. Somewhere out of town and away from the railroad tracks with room for expansion if the power plant or jails bring enough jobs to justify extra classes.
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