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Not always... not too long ago, MCPS closed schools closer in as families moved out to the 'burbs for more room. [b]Now, probably due to commute time and/or people wanting "walkability", people are wanting to move closer in.  And this is why now the outer burb schools are not as crowded, too.[/b]

There was an article on this with a map showing which schools closed during the 80s/90s.[/quote]

Schools closed during the 1980s because enrollment dropped, because of the baby bust.[/quote]

Where are you living that you think schools in far out burbs in this area will need to close due to underenrollment? Have you heard of Clarksburg? Have you heard that they are planning on building a new HS in Gaithersburg to address  overcrowding in RM, QO and Gaithersburg HS? Have you heard that they're expanding Seneca Valley HS to address overcrowding in upcounty schools? Have you heard of the newly built Hallie Wells MS? And the planned building of another new elementary school to accommodate the new families moving to the new Cabin Branch development?[/quote]

Yes, when all of a sudden there are 28,000 people where there used to be 2,000 people, there need to be more schools (Clarksburg, Seneca Valley, Hallie Wells, Cabin Branch). My guess is that all of these schools will be seriously underenrolled in 20 years, but that's neither here nor there.

Other than Clarksburg - and Crown Farm, which is also a new development - where is enrollment increasing far out more than it's increasing close in?

Note also that both Clarksburg and Crown Farm are advertised, rightly or wrongly, as places where everything is right there so you don't have to drive far.

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