Overview
- Superintendent Mike Miles told principals Wednesday that no list of closures will go to the HISD Board of Managers for the 2026–27 school year.
- HISD said a small number of consolidations may still be considered in later years.
- The district framed the pause as time to study facilities and plan transitions intended to put affected students in stronger settings.
- Officials have cited a decade-long enrollment slide of about 30,000 students, including an expected drop of roughly 6,700 this year to around 170,000.
- The decision contrasts with Austin and Fort Worth ISDs, which have announced campus closures in response to similar enrollment and budget pressures.