List of largest high school gyms in the United States
Current list
Table:
State
City
Venue
Capacity

1

Indiana
Seymour
Lloyd E. Scott Gymnasium
8,228[3]

2

Indiana
East Chicago
John A. Baratto Athletic Center
8,054[3]

3

Indiana
New Castle
New Castle Fieldhouse
7,829[3]

4

Indiana
Richmond
Tiernan Center
7,786[4]

5

Indiana
Marion
Bill Green Athletic Arena
7,560 [5]

6

Texas
Dallas
Alfred J. Loos Fieldhouse
7,500[1]

7

Indiana
Elkhart
North Side Gymnasium
7,373[1]

8

Indiana
Michigan City
"The Wolves' Den" Gym
7,304[1]

9

Indiana
Gary
West Side High School Gym
7,217[1]

10

Indiana
Lafayette
Jefferson High School Gym
7,200[6]

11

Indiana
Southport
Southport High School Gym
7,124[6]

12

Indiana
Washington
"The Hatchet House"
7,090[7]

13

Indiana
Columbus
Memorial Gymnasium
7,071[6]

14

Arizona
Chinle
Wildcat Den
7,000[8]

Considering the accompanying table as well as the supplementary paragraphs provided at the end.

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Indiana /ˌɪndiˈænə/ ( listen ) is a U.S. state in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America . Indiana is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 United States . Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis . Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11 , 1816 . Indiana borders Lake Michigan to the northwest , Michigan to the north , Ohio to the east , Kentucky to the south and southeast , and Illinois to the west . Before becoming a territory , various indigenous peoples and Native Americans inhabited Indiana for thousands of years . Since its founding as a territory , settlement patterns in Indiana have reflected regional cultural segmentation present in the Eastern United States ; the state 's northernmost tier was settled primarily by people from New England and New York , Central Indiana by migrants from the Mid-Atlantic states and from adjacent Ohio , and Southern Indiana by settlers from the Southern states , particularly Kentucky and Tennessee . Indiana has a diverse economy with a gross state product of $ 359.12 billion in 2017 . Indiana has several metropolitan areas with populations greater than 100,000 and a number of smaller industrial cities and towns . Indiana is home to professional sports teams , including the NFL 's Indianapolis Colts and the NBA 's Indiana Pacers , and hosts several notable athletic events , including the Indianapolis 500 .
Seymour High School is a public high school in Seymour , Indiana . It is the only high school in the Seymour Community Schools district .
Indiana /ˌɪndiˈænə/ ( listen ) is a U.S. state in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of North America . Indiana is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 United States . Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis . Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th U.S. state on December 11 , 1816 . Indiana borders Lake Michigan to the northwest , Michigan to the north , Ohio to the east , Kentucky to the south and southeast , and Illinois to the west . Before becoming a territory , various indigenous peoples and Native Americans inhabited Indiana for thousands of years . Since its founding as a territory , settlement patterns in Indiana have reflected regional cultural segmentation present in the Eastern United States ; the state 's northernmost tier was settled primarily by people from New England and New York , Central Indiana by migrants from the Mid-Atlantic states and from adjacent Ohio , and Southern Indiana by settlers from the Southern states , particularly Kentucky and Tennessee . Indiana has a diverse economy with a gross state product of $ 359.12 billion in 2017 . Indiana has several metropolitan areas with populations greater than 100,000 and a number of smaller industrial cities and towns . Indiana is home to professional sports teams , including the NFL 's Indianapolis Colts and the NBA 's Indiana Pacers , and hosts several notable athletic events , including the Indianapolis 500 .
East Chicago is a city in Lake County , Indiana , United States . The population was 29,698 at the 2010 census . It is the home of Marktown , Clayton Mark 's planned worker community .
East Chicago Central High School is a public high school in the industrial city of East Chicago , Indiana , located in the Chicago metropolitan area .
New Castle is a city in Henry County , Indiana , 44 miles ( 71 km ) east-northeast of Indianapolis , on the Big Blue River . The city is the county seat of Henry County . New Castle is home to New Castle Fieldhouse , the largest high school gymnasium in the world . The city is surrounded by agricultural land . In the past , it was a manufacturing center for the production of sheet iron and steel , automobiles , caskets , clothing , scales , bridges , pianos , furniture , handles , shovels , lathes , bricks , and flour . Starting in the early 20th century , it was known as the Rose City , at one point having 100 florists and numerous growers . According to the 2010 census , the population was 18,114 . New Castle Correctional Facility , with a capacity of over 3,500 inmates , is located just north of the city .
New Castle High School is a public high school in New Castle , Indiana whose name is commonly abbreviated to NCHS . It is part of the New Castle Community School Corporation and has an enrollment of approximately 1,200 students . NCHS is the largest high school in Henry County . The present high school originated from the New Castle Academy in 1870 . In 1895 , New Castle High School was constructed . Because of its distinctive appearance , the building became known as The Castle . In response to a significant increase in enrollment , a new senior high school was constructed in 1923-24 at 14th and Walnut Streets . Plans to construct an additional wing and a multi-purpose facility were never developed . Instead , physical education classes were conducted at the National Guard Armory across the street and basketball games were played at the YMCA in the Church Street Gym . The Walnut Street location served as the senior high school until 1958 when the present high school facility was completed . The 1924 structure then joined the 1895 Castle building as a junior high school . In 1973 , eighth and ninth grade students began attending the newly constructed Parkview Junior High School .
Richmond /ˈrɪtʃmənd/ is a city in east central Indiana , United States , bordering on Ohio . It is the county seat of Wayne County , and in the 2010 census had a population of 36,812 . Situated largely within Wayne Township , its area includes a non-contiguous portion in nearby Boston Township , where Richmond Municipal Airport is . Richmond is sometimes called the cradle of recorded jazz because the earliest jazz recordings , and records were made at the studio of Gennett Records , a division of the Starr Piano Company . Gennett Records was the first to record such artists as Louis Armstrong , Bix Beiderbecke , Jelly Roll Morton , Hoagy Carmichael , Lawrence Welk , and Gene Autry . The city has twice received the All-America City Award , most recently in 2009 .
Richmond High School is a public high school in Richmond , Indiana , United States . It is the home of the Richmond Red Devils , who are members of the North Central Conference of the Indiana High School Athletic Association ( IHSAA ) . Prior to 1939 , the school was known as Morton High School in honor of Indiana 's Civil War Governor , Oliver P. Morton . The current principal of Richmond High is Rae Woolpy .
Marion is a city in Grant County , Indiana , United States . The population was 29,948 as of the 2010 census . The city is the county seat of Grant County . It is named for Francis Marion , a Brigadier General from South Carolina in the American Revolutionary War . The city is the home of Indiana Wesleyan University , the largest evangelical Christian university in the Midwest and largest private university in Indiana - if including online and regional campuses in Indiana , Kentucky , Ohio , and Illinois . The traditional campus enrolls approximately 2800 students . Since 2016 , Jess Alumbaugh has been Marion 's mayor . Marion is the birthplace of actor James Dean , and cartoonist Jim Davis . It was the location of the wedding of actress Julia Roberts and singer Lyle Lovett in 1993 . In August 1930 , the spectacle lynching of two African-American men , Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith , was committed by a mob of 5,000 whites at the courthouse square . These were the last two lynchings in Indiana . James Cameron was threatened with hanging , but spared .
Marion High School is a high school in Marion , Indiana with more than 1,000 students .
Texas ( /ˈtɛksəs/ , locally /ˈtɛksɪz/ ; Spanish : Texas or Tejas , pronounced [ ˈtexas ] ( listen ) ) is the second largest state in the United States by area ( after Alaska ) and population ( after California ) . Located in the South Central region , Texas shares borders with the states of Louisiana to the east , Arkansas to the northeast , Oklahoma to the north , New Mexico to the west , and the Mexican states of Chihuahua , Coahuila , Nuevo León , and Tamaulipas to the southwest , and has a coastline with the Gulf of Mexico to the southeast . Houston is the most populous city in Texas and the fourth largest in the U.S. , while San Antonio is the second-most populous in the state and seventh largest in the U.S. Dallas-Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and fifth largest metropolitan statistical areas in the country , respectively . Other major cities include Austin , the second-most populous state capital in the U.S. , and El Paso . Texas is nicknamed the Lone Star State for its former status as an independent republic , and as a reminder of the state 's struggle for independence from Mexico . The Lone Star can be found on the Texas state flag and on the Texas state seal . The origin of Texas 's name is from the word taysha , which means friends in the Caddo language . Due to its size and geologic features such as the Balcones Fault , Texas contains diverse landscapes common to both the U.S. Southern and Southwestern regions . Although Texas is popularly associated with the U.S. southwestern deserts , less than 10% of Texas 's land area is desert . Most of the population centers are in areas of former prairies , grasslands , forests , and the coastline . Traveling from east to west , one can observe terrain that ranges from coastal swamps and piney woods , to rolling plains and rugged hills , and finally the desert and mountains of the Big Bend . The term six flags over Texas [ note 1 ] refers to several nations that have ruled over the territory .
Dallas ( /ˈdæləs/ ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the largest city and seat of Dallas County , with portions extending into Collin , Denton , Kaufman and Rockwall counties . With an estimated 2018 population of 1,345,076 , it is the ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and third in Texas after Houston and San Antonio . Located in North Texas , the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link to the sea . [ a ] It is the most populous city in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex , the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country at 7.5 million people . Dallas and nearby Fort Worth were initially developed due to the construction of major railroad lines through the area allowing access to cotton , cattle and later oil in North and East Texas . The construction of the Interstate Highway System reinforced Dallas 's prominence as a transportation hub , with four major interstate highways converging in the city and a fifth interstate loop around it . Dallas then developed as a strong industrial and financial center and a major inland port , due to the convergence of major railroad lines , interstate highways and the construction of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport , one of the largest and busiest airports in the world . In addition , Dallas has DART ( Dallas Area Rapid Transit ) with different colored train lines that transport throughout the metroplex . Dominant sectors of its diverse economy include defense , financial services , information technology , telecommunications , and transportation . Dallas is home to 9 Fortune 500 companies within the city limits . The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex hosts additional Fortune 500 companies , including American Airlines ( Fort Worth ) and ExxonMobil ( Irving ) . Over 41 colleges and universities are located within its metropolitan area , which is the most of any metropolitan area in Texas .
Elkhart /ˈɛlkɑːrt/ is a city in Elkhart County , Indiana , United States . The city is located 15 miles ( 24 km ) east of South Bend , Indiana , 110 miles ( 180 km ) east of Chicago , Illinois , and 150 miles ( 240 km ) north of Indianapolis , Indiana . Elkhart has the larger population of the two principal cities of the Elkhart-Goshen Metropolitan Statistical Area , which in turn is part of the South Bend-Elkhart-Mishawaka Combined Statistical Area , in a region commonly known as Michiana . The population was 50,949 at the 2010 census . Despite the shared name , it is not the county seat of Elkhart County ; that position is held by the city of Goshen , located about 10 miles ( 16 km ) southeast of Elkhart .
The North Side Gymnasium is a 7,373 seat multi-purpose arena opened in 1954 located in Elkhart , Indiana , United States on the campus of North Side Middle School . Both of Elkhart 's high schools , Elkhart Central High School and Elkhart Memorial , host their varsity boys ' basketball games along with other varsity sports such as volleyball and wrestling . It was home to the Elkhart Express of the International Basketball League . At one point it was the largest high school gym in the country , seating 8,200 prior to renovation . Ground was broken on the building in July 1953 and the project cost a total of $ 1.3 million , with work proceeding after a protest filed with the Indiana State Board of Tax Commissioners was rejected . When the field house was opened on November 24 , 1954 , the facility was the largest high school gym in the United States . In its initial season of operation , the gym generated $ 57,500 in revenue from ticket sales , concessions and parking fees from the 134,000 fans who attended high school games . The gym has also hosted professional wrestling matches , ice shows and the Harlem Globetrotters . For the 2005 season , the Elkhart Express of the International Basketball League debuted in the North Side Gymnasium , under a deal in which the arena was leased by the school district to the park board , which then leased it to the team , as part of an effort to skirt restrictions on leasing the facility for financial gain .
Michigan City is a city in LaPorte County , Indiana , United States . It is one of the two principal cities of the Michigan City-La Porte , Indiana Metropolitan statistical area , which is included in the Chicago-Naperville-Michigan City Combined statistical area . Located in the region known to locals as Michiana , it is approximately 50 miles ( 80 km ) east of Chicago and 40 miles ( 64 km ) west of South Bend . The city had a population of 31,479 at the 2010 census . Michigan City is noted for both its proximity to Indiana Dunes National Park and for bordering Lake Michigan . Due to this , Michigan City receives a fair amount of tourism during the summer months , especially by residents of Chicago and of nearby cities in Northern Indiana . The lighthouse is a notable symbol for the city and is incorporated in the heading of Michigan City 's sole newspaper , The News Dispatch , and the city 's official seal . Michigan City hosted the sailing events at the 1987 Pan American Games .
Michigan City High School is located in Michigan City , Indiana .
Gary is a city in Lake County , Indiana , United States , 25 miles ( 40 km ) from downtown Chicago , Illinois . Gary is adjacent to the Indiana Dunes National Park and borders southern Lake Michigan . Gary was named after lawyer Elbert Henry Gary , who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation . The city is known for its large steel mills , and as the birthplace of the Jackson 5 music group . Once the second largest city in Indiana , the population of Gary was 80,294 at the 2010 census , making it the ninth-largest city in the state of Indiana . It was a prosperous city from the 1920s through the mid-1960s due to its booming steel industry , but overseas competition and restructuring of the steel industry resulted in a decline and a severe loss of jobs . Since the late 1960s , Gary has suffered drastic population loss , falling by 55 percent from its peak of 178,320 in 1960 . The city faces the difficulties of many Rust Belt cities , including unemployment , decaying infrastructure , and low literacy and educational attainment levels . It is estimated that nearly one-third of all houses in the city are unoccupied or abandoned .
West Side High School is a four-year ( 9-12 ) public school of the Gary Community School Corporation in Gary , Indiana , United States .
When European explorers arrived at the area around what is now Tippecanoe County , it was inhabited by a tribe of Miami Indians known as the Ouiatenon or Weas . In 1717 , the French government established Fort Ouiatenon across the Wabash River and three miles ( 5 km ) south of present-day Lafayette . The fort became the center of trade for fur trappers , merchants and Indians . An annual reenactment and festival known as Feast of the Hunters ' Moon takes place there each autumn . The town of Lafayette was platted in May 1825 by William Digby , a trader . It was designated as the county seat of the newly formed Tippecanoe County the following year . Like many frontier towns , Lafayette was named for General Lafayette , a French officer who significantly aided George Washington 's Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War . Lafayette toured the United States in 1824 and 1825 . In its earliest days , Lafayette was a shipping center on the Wabash River . In 1838 , Henry Leavitt Ellsworth , the first United States Patent Commissioner , published a booklet titled Valley of the Upper Wabash , Indiana , with Hints on Its Agricultural Advantages , to promote settlement of the region . By 1845 , Ellsworth had purchased 93,000 acres ( 380 km2 ) of farmland in and around Lafayette and moved there from Connecticut to supervise land sales . By 1847 Ellsworth was distributing broadsides looking for farmers to purchase his farmland .
Jefferson High School ( often referred to as Lafayette Jefferson or Lafayette Jeff or Jeff ) is a high school located in Lafayette , Indiana and administered by the Lafayette School Corporation . Its mascot is the Broncho and its school colors are red and black .
Southport is an Excluded City in Marion County , Indiana , United States . The population was 1,712 at the 2010 census .
Southport High School is a public high school located in Indianapolis , Indiana , United States . Located in Perry Township , on the south side of the city , Southport is a part of the Metropolitan School District of Perry Township .
Washington is a city in Daviess County , Indiana , United States . The population was 11,509 at the 2010 census . The city is the county seat of Daviess County . It is also the principal city of the Washington , IN Micropolitan Statistical Area , which comprises all of Daviess County and had an estimated 2017 population of 31,648 .
Washington High School is a high school in Washington , Indiana . Its athletic mascot is The Hatchets . The School 's primary colors are old gold and black . WHS plays in the Big Eight Conference . WHS is also a 3A School in Athletics .
Columbus /kəˈlʌmbəs/ is a city in and the county seat of Bartholomew County , Indiana , United States . The population was 44,061 at the 2010 census . The relatively small city has provided a unique place for noted Modern architecture and public art , commissioning numerous works since the mid-20th century ; the annual program Exhibit Columbus celebrates this legacy . Located about 40 mi ( 64 km ) south of Indianapolis , on the east fork of the White River , it is the state 's 20th-largest city . It is the principal city of the Columbus , Indiana metropolitan statistical area , which encompasses all of Bartholomew County . Columbus is the birthplace of former Indiana Governor and current Vice President of the United States , Mike Pence . National Geographic Traveler ranked Columbus 11th on its historic destinations list in late 2008 , describing the city as authentic , unique , and unspoiled . Columbus won the national contest America in Bloom in 2006 , and in 2004 it was named as one of The Ten Most Playful Towns by Nick Jr. Family Magazine . The July 2005 edition of GQ magazine , Columbus was named as one of the 62 Reasons to Love Your Country . Columbus is the headquarters of the engine company Cummins , Inc .
Columbus North High School ( CNHS ) is one of the public high schools located in Columbus , Indiana . It is part of the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation ( BCSC ) . Columbus North High School was previously known as Columbus High School . It was renamed Columbus North High School in 1973 upon the founding of Columbus East High School .
Arizona ( /ˌærɪˈzoʊnə/ ( listen ) ; Navajo : Hoozdo Hahoodzo Navajo pronunciation : [ xòːztò xɑ̀xòːtsò ] ; O'odham : Alĭ ṣonak Uto-Aztecan pronunciation : [ ˡaɺi ˡʂonak ] ) is a state in the southwestern region of the United States . It is also part of the Western and the Mountain states . It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states . Its capital and largest city is Phoenix . Arizona shares the Four Corners region with Utah , Colorado , and New Mexico ; its other neighboring states are Nevada and California to the west and the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest . Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union , achieving statehood on February 14 , 1912 , coinciding with Valentine 's Day . Historically part of the territory of Alta California in New Spain , it became part of independent Mexico in 1821 . After being defeated in the Mexican-American War , Mexico ceded much of this territory to the United States in 1848 . The southernmost portion of the state was acquired in 1853 through the Gadsden Purchase . Southern Arizona is known for its desert climate , with very hot summers and mild winters . Northern Arizona features forests of pine , Douglas fir , and spruce trees ; the Colorado Plateau ; mountain ranges ( such as the San Francisco Mountains ) ; as well as large , deep canyons , with much more moderate summer temperatures and significant winter snowfalls . There are ski resorts in the areas of Flagstaff , Alpine , and Tucson .
Chinle ( Navajo : Chʼínílį́ ) is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Apache County , Arizona . The name in Navajo means flowing out and is a reference to the location where the water flows out of the Canyon de Chelly . The population was 4,518 at the 2010 census .
Chinle High School is a high school ( grades 9 to 12 ) in Chinle , an unincorporated area of Apache County , Arizona , United States . The school is the only high school in the Chinle Unified School District , and all of the district 's elementary and middle schools feed into it . Chinle High School serves several unincorporated areas in Apache County , including Chinle , Lukachukai , Many Farms , Rough Rock , Tsaile , and some areas considered to be Nazlini . The areas the school serves are within the Navajo Nation . The school is the largest high school within the Navajo nation . As of 2013 it has 1,250 students and 125 staff and faculty . 99% of the students are Native Americans , mainly Navajo . The school 's basketball teams play in the 7,500+-seat Wildcat Den . It was built in 2006 at a cost of $ 23 million and was called by The Arizona Republic sports columnist Richard Obert the best high school arena in Arizona . It is also tied for the 15th-largest high school basketball gymnasium in the United States . Before playing in the Wildcat Den , the teams played at the 1,000-seat Chinle Community Center . The school , like others in the district , has been troubled by gang activity .