The school's 28.2 acre (11.4 hectare) campus opened with a three-wing building built at a cost of $3.1 million with a capacity of nearly 2,000 students.

Due to cuts in staff from each school, both campuses combined selected classes.

[citation needed] Following years of declining enrollment, the high school was recommended for closure in 2009.

The proposed plan included enhancing the school's existing freshman academy, creating upper-level academies that focused on the arts, law and leadership, and science and math, and adopting performance-based compensation for teachers.

[2] The Navy JROTC program moved to Doherty High School.