COLUMBUS, Ohio (WMCH) — School districts across central Ohio are gearing up for the first day of school this August and September. Find your district’s back-to-school date below.
Athens County
- Alexander Local Schools: Staggered start, Thursday, Aug. 17, and Monday, Aug. 21
- Athens City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 23
- Federal Hocking Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 17
- Nelsonville-York City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 24
- Trimble Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
Coshocton County
- Coshocton City Schools: Staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 23, and Thursday, Aug. 24
- Ridgewood Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 23
- River View Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 29
Crawford County
- Buckeye Central Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 23
- Bucyrus City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17
- Colonel Crawford Local Schools: Staggered start, Tuesday, Aug. 22, and Wednesday, Aug. 23
- Crestline Exempted Village Schools: Staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 16, and Thursday, Aug. 17
- Galion City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Northmor Local Schools: Wednesday, Sept. 6
- Wynford Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 23
Delaware County
- Big Walnut Local Schools: Staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 16, and Thursday, Aug. 17
- Buckeye Valley Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Delaware City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Olentangy Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
Fairfield County
- Amanda-Clearcreek Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 15
- Berne Union Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Bloom-Carroll Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 23
- Fairfield Union Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Lancaster City Schools: Staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 23, and Thursday, Aug. 24
- Pickerington Local Schools: Staggered start, Tuesday, Aug. 15, and Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Walnut Township Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
Fayette County
- Miami Trace Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Washington Court House City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
Franklin County
- Bexley City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Canal Winchester Local Schools: Staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 16, and Thursday, Aug. 17
- Columbus City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 23
- Dublin City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Gahanna-Jefferson City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Grandview City Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 15
- Great Western Academy: Wednesday, Aug. 23
- Groveport Madison Local Schools: Staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 16, and Thursday, Aug. 17
- Hamilton Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 15
- Hilliard City Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 22
- Jonathan Alder Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Madison-Plains Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- New Albany-Plain Local Schools: staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 16, and Thursday, Aug. 17
- Olentangy Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Plain Local Schools: Monday, Aug. 21
- Pickerington Local Schools: Staggered start, Tuesday, Aug. 15, and Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Reynoldsburg City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- South-Western City Schools: Staggered start, Monday, Aug. 21, through Thursday, Aug. 24
- Westerville City Schools: Staggered start, Tuesday, Aug. 15, and Wednesday, Aug. 16.
- Whitehall City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Worthington City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
Licking County
- Granville Exempted Village Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 23
- Heath City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Johnstown-Monroe Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Lakewood Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 24
- Licking Heights Local Schools: Staggered start, Thursday, Aug. 17, and Friday, Aug. 18
- Licking Valley Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 23
- Newark City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- North Fork Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Northridge Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Southwest Licking Local Schools: Staggered start, Thursday, Aug. 17, and Friday, Aug. 18
Guernsey County
- Cambridge City Schools: Staggered start, Tuesday, Aug. 15, and Wednesday, Aug. 16
Hardin County
- Ada Exempted Village Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Hardin Northern Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Kenton City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 23
- Ridgemont Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 9
- Upper Scioto Valley Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
Hocking County
- Logan-Hocking Local Schools: Staggered start, Thursday, Aug. 17, and Friday, Aug. 18
Knox County
- Centerburg Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Danville Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
- East Knox Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Fredericktown Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Mount Vernon City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
Madison County
- Jonathan Alder Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Madison-Plains Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- West Jefferson Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 23
Marion County
- Elgin Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Marion City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Pleasant Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Ridgedale Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 22
- River Valley Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
Morgan County
- Morgan Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
Morrow County
- Cardington-Lincoln Local Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 5
- Highland Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 22
Perry County
- Crooksville Exempted Village Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- New Lexington City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Northern Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 15
- Southern Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
Pickaway County
- Circleville City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Logan Elm Local Schools: Staggered start, Monday, Aug. 28, and Tuesday, Aug. 29
- Teays Valley Local Schools: Staggered start. Wednesday, Aug. 16, and Thursday, Aug. 17
- Westfall Local Schools: Staggered start. Wednesday, Aug. 16, and Thursday, Aug. 17
Pike County
- Eastern Local Schools: Friday, Aug. 25
- Scioto Valley Local Schools: Monday, Aug. 21
- Waverly City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 23
- Western Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
Ross County
- Adena Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Chillicothe City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Huntington Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Paint Valley Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Southeastern Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Union-Scioto Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 17
- Zane Trace Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 23
Union County
- Fairbanks Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 16
- Marysville Exempted Village Schools: Staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 16, and Thursday, Aug. 17
- North Union Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 15