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Podcast: Cascade CounterPoint
Episode: QP: Why are Portland School Construction Projects So Expensive?
Description: In 2021, Sherwood School District opened the largest high school in Oregon. At 350,000 square feet, Sherwood High accommodates 2,000 students.
The 73-acre campus includes a 600-seat performing arts center, a football stadium complex, and seven multipurpose sports fields.
The total cost was $186 million, paid for by Sherwood taxpayers.
The Beaverton School District is currently rebuilding Beaverton High School with a capacity of 1,500 students, at a cost of $253 million.
The Portland School District is preparing to rebuild Jefferson, Ida B. Wells, and Cleveland high schools at an average cost of $362 million dollars per school...