Vocational offerings include family and consumer sciences, industrial technology, and vocational agriculture. A tax-exempt foundation, the Howells Public Schools Bobcat Fund , offers an opportunity for patrons and alumni to contribute for both a scholarship endowment and building projects. The school offers a speech program through Educational Service Unit No. 7, located in Columbus. Recreation programs include baseball, softball, swimming and volleyball as well as youth dance and ballroom dancing. A local wildlife refuge including an arboretum, a butterfly garden, and a mile-long walking trail was completed in 1996.
Tuition is paid by the parents and one-half is picked up by their parish.
Classes run from September to May for 34 weeks. The child must be old enough for kindergarten the following school year. The Howells Public Library contains 7,752 items , with an average monthly checkout of 475 items. The library offers a five-week children's story hour in the summer. The library staff and board attend area meetings and activities to stay abreast of changes in library services.