Package 2_New High Schools_LHS in Midland, TX

Legacy High School is a new construction project located at 615 W Missouri Ave in Midland, within the Original Town area of Midland County. The filing identifies the scope as a new high school on a greenfield site, with a total estimated cost of $420,700,000. The facility is designed to occupy 759,055 square feet, resulting in a computed cost of $554 per square foot. This project is significantly larger and more expensive than the median new construction filing in the county, which typically ranges from $450,000 to $3,168,508.

Ownership and Registration

Midland Independent School District is the owner and developer of record for this project. The district has six other TDLR-registered projects in Midland, totaling $64,100,000, including facilities such as Bush Elementary School and DeZavala Elementary School. Stephen D Macphie is the registered accessibility specialist associated with the filing. The project involves public funds and public land, and it was registered with TDLR in May 2025. Plan review was completed in May 2025, and the TDLR status is listed as Review Complete.

Construction is scheduled to start in July 2025, and the project is scheduled to finish in September 2028. This build window of 1,144 days is longer than the county median of 243 days for similar new construction filings. The extended timeline reflects the scale of the facility and the complexity of building a new high school from the ground up on a greenfield site.

Local Context and Labor Market

The site is situated in a neighborhood with a median household income of $57,679 and a median owner-occupied home value of $204,000, according to U.S. Census ACS 2023 five-year estimates for ZIP 79701. Nearby businesses include Express Employment Professionals, the Petroleum Club of Midland, and Wells Fargo Bank. The Midland County unemployment rate was 3.3 percent in August 2026, lower than a year earlier, indicating a tight labor market for construction workers.

Other registered projects in the same area include a spa, a renovation for Mewbourne Oil Company, and new construction for West Texas Wash and The Vaults LLC. Legacy High School stands out as one of the largest new construction projects in Midland County, with a cost per square foot of $554 compared to the county median of $169. The project’s size and cost place it in the top quarter of new construction filings in the county, reflecting its importance to the local education infrastructure.