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.

Head Football Coach Terry Gambill gives us a tour of Allen High School's $60 million stadium and facility alongside Ashton Washington of the The Old Coach.

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Video: Allen High School's $60 million stadium

Tour the home of the five-time state champions.

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.

Screenshot courtesy of Skyhawk Videos

1. Cy-Fair FCU Stadium — Cypress

Cost: $80 million

Opened: 2006

Capacity: 11,000

Home to: Bridgeland (Cypress), Cypress Lakes (Katy), Cypress Park (Cypress), Cypress Ranch (Houston), Cypress Springs (Cypress), Cypress Woods (Cypress), Langham Creek (Houston)

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

Home to: Cinco Ranch (Katy), Katy, Katy Taylor (Katy), Mayde Creek (Houston), Morton Ranch (Katy), Paetow (Katy), Seven Lakes (Katy), Tompkins (Katy)

McKinney ISD Stadium

Photo by: Neil Fonville

3. McKinney ISD Stadium — McKinney

Cost: $70 million

Opened: 2018

Capacity: 12,000

Home to: Boyd (McKinney), McKinney, McKinney North (McKinney)

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.

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.

Top 10 most expensive high school football stadiums in Texas

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