This is an article from 2002 about new schools being built in Baltimore. One for $14M and one for $13M. The article laments how much school construction costs are rising.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2002-05-12-02051202...
This is an article from last April about two new schools being built in Baltimore. One for $53M and the other for over $100M.
https://www.wbaltv.com/article/new-school-construction-north...
Sure, there has been some inflation since 2002, but not that much! Google tells me $13M in 2002 is only $20M in 2022. It's just insane.