The Howard County Public School System is the school district that manages the public schools of Howard County, Maryland, USA. It is headquartered in the Columbia, Maryland census-designated place; the facility has an Ellicott City mailing address. It operates under the supervision of an elected, eight-member Board of Education. Michael J. Martirano is the current Superintendent, replacing Renee Foose following her resignation in May 2017.The district operates 76 Schools: 41 elementary schools, 20 middle schools, 12 high schools, and 3 special schools/education centers. As of February 2013, a total of 52,000 students were enrolled.Howard County consistently earns high marks in school performance metrics such as test scores and graduation rates. It gets high percentages at all levels of the Maryland School Assessments. In 2007 Forbes magazine rated Howard County as one of the ten most cost-efficient school systems in the United States.Fast factsSuperintendent – Michael J. MartiranoHoward County Board of Education members Cynthia Vaillancourt Bess Altwerger Mavis Ellis Kirsten Coombs Ananta Hejeebu Christina Delmont-Small Sandra French Anna Selbrede, the Student Member of the Board.Total enrollment – 51,841* Elementary – 23,494 Middle – 11,934 High – 16,317 Special School – 96*As of February 2014. Official count does not include PreK.
