Half of Howard County’s public elementary schools and three of its middle schools were designated as “constrained” by the school board last week, meaning they are projected to be over capacity for enrollment in the 2026-2027 school year and residential development in the surrounding areas will be limited. No high schools made the list.
Twenty-one elementary schools, five middle schools, and four high schools in the Howard County Public School System were designated as “constrained” by the school board last week, meaning they are expected to be over capacity for enrollment in the 2025-26 school year.