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Bossier Schools seek design services for Benton High classroom wing as enrollment exceeds capacity
Summary
Officials requested professional services to design a 12-classroom wing at Benton High School after enrollment exceeded functional capacity; the proposed wing would include a storm shelter required by current code and target a fall 2027 opening.
Bossier Parish School officials on June 12 asked the school board to approve professional services to design a new classroom wing at Benton High School after enrollment exceeded the school’s functional capacity.
Jason Cottom, Bossier Schools engineer, told the board Benton High opened in August 2019 with 71 permanent classrooms and a functional capacity of 1,491 students. “This past year, October 1 count was 1,511 students,” Cottom said, adding that is 101% of functional capacity. He presented projected enrollments that could push the school to roughly 1,560 students for fall 2025 and about 1,597…
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