Standing 11 stories high on 56-acres of property, the new North Atlanta High School along Cobb Parkway starts school today. Costing $147 million, the school is Georgia’s most expensive high school to date.
Since the projects approval in April 2012, the school has sparked much controversy. It has cost $50 million more than originally planned, and it has received much criticism concerning the site selection and whether the school board adequately predicted the total price. The school cost Atlanta Public Schools $55.3 million to purchase the 56-acres and another $99.4 million for renovation and construction.
The building once housed an IBM firm built in 1977, but it has since been transformed into a high school with state of the art facilities.
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