Montgomery County public school enrollment is down nearly 9,000 from its peak
The state’s largest school system also saw one of the steepest enrollment declines this year.
A line chart showing enrollment counts in Montgomery County Public Schools each school year from 2017-18 through the current year. The district is losing students, and figures are expected to decline even further. At its peak, more than 165,000 kids attended MCPS. This year, the count is about 156,500.
