A 54-unit condominium complex approved in Concord Township on April 30 will send its future students to Dublin City Schools, adding to enrollment growth in a district that has already locked in new attendance boundaries for 2027-28.

The Delaware County Regional Planning Commission gave preliminary and final approval to the Courtyards on Concord, a planned residential development on 35.8 acres on the west side of Concord Road, north of Tartan Fields Drive, according to the Delaware Gazette. Though located in Concord Township, the site falls within Dublin City School District boundaries and is served by Del-Co Water.

The development arrives as Dublin City Schools manages rapid growth. The district enrolls 17,049 students across 25 buildings, making it Ohio's ninth-largest. Over the past decade, enrollment grew by 1,437 students. The district projects it will serve 20,304 by 2033, according to its Spring 2024 Impact Report.

Those boundaries are set. The district presented new attendance maps for all elementary, middle and high schools at the June 29 Board of Education meeting, and Superintendent Jennifer Schwanke, who took over Aug. 1 after John Marschhausen's resignation, has said they will not be reopened.

"To be transparent with our community and to provide clarity, we do not intend to open the redistricting process," Schwanke told NBC4 on July 23, the day the board approved her appointment.

The boundary criteria the board approved in May 2026 directed mapping firm Woolpert to account for potential growth on undeveloped land over the next five to 10 years. The district's redistricting FAQ includes the question "Were housing developments considered when creating boundaries?" — a sign families have raised that concern.

Dublin City Schools spans 42 square miles across Franklin, Delaware and Union counties. Only 25 of those square miles lie within the City of Dublin; the rest covers other municipalities and townships like Concord. The district's long-term goal is for each of its three high schools, Coffman, Jerome and Scioto, to serve approximately 2,000 students over the next five to 10 years.

Capacity is already tight. Jerome High School had reached its limit before a 60,000-square-foot addition opened in 2023. The Scioto High School expansion opened in August 2026, creating space for roughly 600 additional students.

Families in the Courtyards on Concord development can use the district's School Locator Tool to confirm which elementary, middle and high schools their address is assigned to under the new boundaries. The new high school boundaries take effect for incoming freshmen in the 2027-28 school year.