New renderings outline a proposed replacement campus for Seneca High School in Louisville’s Hikes Point area

Project renderings add detail to JCPS plan for a rebuilt Seneca High School campus

New architectural renderings released as part of Jefferson County Public Schools’ long-term facilities work show a proposed replacement campus for Seneca High School at 3510 Goldsmith Lane, a long-standing high school site in Louisville’s Hikes Point area. The visuals are tied to a broader district construction strategy that aims to replace aging buildings and add capacity across multiple neighborhoods.

Seneca High School is listed among the schools slated for new construction in the district’s multi-year facilities planning. JCPS has described the initiative as part of a long-range effort to increase the number of new school buildings delivered over the next decade, after decades in which relatively few new campuses were built.

What the plans show: a new main building, athletics facilities, and phased site work

Project descriptions associated with the Seneca campus outline a new high school facility of roughly 239,635 square feet, along with substantial site work. The scope also includes a new stadium facility, a field house, and supporting development intended to keep the site functional during the transition.

Planning materials for the site indicate the rebuild would be managed in phases designed to limit disruption. The approach described for the campus involves continuing instruction in the existing building while constructing the replacement structure elsewhere on the property, then proceeding with demolition and follow-on work after the move.

• New main school building and supporting structures
• New stadium and field house components
• Redevelopment of portions of the existing stadium area for practice use
• Measures to protect or preserve existing baseball and softball amenities
• Targeted remedial work to keep shared kitchen and central-plant functions serving the adjacent Goldsmith Elementary

How Seneca fits into districtwide construction planning

Seneca’s rebuild is one element of a wider JCPS pipeline that includes new schools and major renovations across Jefferson County. The district expanded its four-year facilities plan in 2023 to add several schools, including Seneca, to a list of projects under development.

JCPS has also outlined a longer horizon beyond the initial four-year plan, describing an ambition to build roughly two dozen new schools over 10 years, alongside major renovations at additional campuses. District leaders have emphasized that many JCPS buildings are beyond a typical mid-century service life, a factor driving the scale of the current construction agenda.

Key milestones and what remains unresolved

Publicly posted project information indicates a construction process that includes bid and scheduling benchmarks, and the overall value for the Seneca replacement has been listed at approximately $96.9 million in project tracking documents. As with major public construction, timelines can shift based on permitting, contracting, and site conditions.

For families, staff and neighbors, the renderings provide an early look at how the Goldsmith Lane campus could be reconfigured, but final sequencing will depend on construction phasing and operational planning.

JCPS has not presented the public with a single, consolidated schedule for every campus in the multi-year plan. For Seneca, next steps typically include final design development, contracting actions, and coordination of student access, athletics logistics, and traffic patterns during construction.