Montgomery County Public Schools enrollment has declined by more than 4,000 students in one year and is projected to continue falling over the next decade, according to information presented to the Montgomery County Board of Education.
Preliminary enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year is 151,967 students, a decrease of 4,083 students from the previous year. MCPS is projecting the decline will continue. Enrollment is expected to fall to approximately 143,479 students within six years and 137,825 students within 10 years.
Based on those projections, MCPS would have approximately 14,142 fewer students a decade from now than it does today, a decline of about 9.3%. The enrollment figures were presented as part of an informational report on the proposed Fiscal Year 2028 Capital Budget and amendments to the FY 2027-2032 Capital Improvements Program during the Board of Education’s Thursday, Oct. 15 meeting…