Top 10 most expensive high school football stadiums in Texas

When it comes to building pigskin palaces, there's no comparison to the Lone Star State.

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Jun 18, 2019, 12:00am
Video: Allen High School's $60 million stadium
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Nobody does high school football stadiums quite like Texas.

Over the past decade, there's been a boom in the construction of prep pigskin palaces in the Lone Star State. Facilities costing $30 million-plus have been unveiled on a near-annual basis since 2010.

At least two more are on the way in the Houston area, including the $51.2 million Tomball ISD Stadium and the Sheldon ISD Stadium.

Read on for a snapshot of the 10 most expensive high school football stadiums in Texas.
Seven schools call Cy-Fair FCU Stadium home.
Seven schools call Cy-Fair FCU Stadium home.
Screenshot courtesy of Skyhawk Videos
1. Cy-Fair FCU Stadium — Cypress
Cost: $80 million
Opened: 2006
Capacity: 11,000
The 12,000-seat Legacy Stadium houses Katy's football programs and opened in 2017.
The 12,000-seat Legacy Stadium houses Katy's football programs and opened in 2017.
Photo courtesy of @Katyfootball
2. Legacy Stadium — Katy
Cost: $70 million
Opened: 2017
Capacity: 12,000
McKinney ISD Stadium
McKinney ISD Stadium
Photo by: Neil Fonville
3. McKinney ISD Stadium — McKinney
Cost: $70 million
Opened: 2018
Capacity: 12,000

4. Eagle Stadium — Allen
Cost: $60 million
Opened: 2012
Capacity: 18,000
Home to: Allen

5. Woodforest Bank Stadium — Shenandoah
Cost: $49 million
Opened: 2008
Capacity: 10,000
Home to: College Park (The Woodlands), Oak Ridge (Conroe), The Woodlands
Rendering of Children's Health Stadium in Prosper.
Rendering of Children's Health Stadium in Prosper.
6. Children's Health Stadium — Prosper
Cost: $48 million
Opened: 2019 (under construction, slated to open in August)
Capacity: 12,000
Home to: Prosper

7. Beaumont ISD Memorial Stadium — Beaumont
Cost: $47.3
Opened: 2010
Capacity: 10,600
Home to: Beaumont United (Beaumont), West Brook (Beaumont)

8. Alvin ISD Freedom Field — Iowa Colony
Cost: $41.4
Opened: 2018
Capacity: 10,000
Home to: Manvel, Shadow Creek (Pearland)

9. Challenger Columbia Stadium — Webster
Cost: $39 million
Opened: 2016
Capacity: 10,000
Home to: Clear Brook (Friendswood), Clear Creek (League City, Texas), Clear Falls (League City), Clear Lake (Houston), Clear Springs (League City)

10. Planet Ford Stadium — Spring
Cost: $38 million
Opened: 2019 (under construction, slated to open this fall)
Capacity: 8,000
Home to: Dekaney (Houston), Spring, Westfield (Houston)

Click here for an expanded look at Allen's Eagle Stadium via Ashton Washington/@TOCAshtonW on Twitter.

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