The Bossier School Board has approved the purchase of 70 acres of land to build a new Benton High School. The school will be located just north of Kingston Elementary on Fairburn Avenue.

Currently, plans project the facility will be able to house up to 2,000 students with plenty of room to expand. The total budgeted cost for the new Benton High is 58 Million dollars.

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