The assumed course of study for students follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

The new school is for 1,500 students and is a 320,000 square feet (30,000 m2) two-story structure made of wood, masonry, concrete and steel.

Located in the original 1920s oil field, the project included a 2,000 seat arena/gymnasium, 450-seat fine arts auditorium and seven classroom zones on a site totaling 62 acres.

[4] Murphy Oil's $50 million gift to education in El Dorado set the wheels in motion for the new school.

The new EHS also includes more than 100 classrooms and instructional spaces, six dedicated computer labs, media center, theater with sloped and tiered lecture seating, basketball arena, 75-seat “black box” theatre, 13 science labs, “Main Street” circulation corridors and central octunda, and 8,000 sq ft (740 m2) student dining/commons with serving area.