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: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Athens City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 24 
  • Federal Hocking Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 23 
  • Nelsonville-York City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 25 
  • Trimble Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 

Coshocton County  

  • Coshocton City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 24 
  • Ridgewood Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 24 
  • River View Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 24 

Crawford County  

  • Buckeye Central Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 24 
  • Bucyrus City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 24 
  • Colonel Crawford Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 23 
  • Crestline Exempted Village Schools: Monday, Aug. 15 
  • Galion City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Northmor Local Schools: Wednesday, Sept. 7 
  • Wynford Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 24

Delaware County

  • Big Walnut Local Schools: Monday, Aug. 22
  • Buckeye Valley Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18
  • Delaware City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18
  • Olentangy Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18

Fairfield County

  • Amanda-Clearcreek Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 16 
  • Berne Union Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Bloom-Carroll Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 24 
  • Fairfield Union Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 
  • Lancaster City Schools: Monday, Aug, 22
  • Pickerington Local Schools: Monday, Aug. 15 
  • Walnut Township Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 

Fayette County

  • Miami Trace Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Washington Court House City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 

Franklin County

  • Bexley City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 
  • Canal Winchester Local Schools: Monday, Aug. 22
  • Columbus City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 24
  • Dublin City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Gahanna-Jefferson City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 10 
  • Grandview City Schools: Monday, Aug. 15 
  • Great Western Academy: Wednesday, Aug. 24
  • Groveport Madison Local Schools: Friday, Aug. 12 
  • Hamilton Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Hilliard City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Jonathan Alder Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Madison-Plains Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • New Albany-Plain Local Schools: staggered start, Thursday, Aug. 18 to Friday, Aug. 19
  • Olentangy Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 
  • Plain Local Schools: Monday, Aug. 22 
  • Pickerington Local Schools: Monday, Aug. 15 
  • Reynoldsburg City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 19 
  • South-Western City Schools: staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 24 to Friday, Aug. 26 
  • Upper Arlington City Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 16 
  • Westerville City Schools: staggered start, Thursday, Aug. 11 to Friday, Aug. 12 
  • Whitehall City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 
  • Worthington City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 

Licking County

  • Granville Exempted Village Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Heath City Schools: staggered start, Monday, Aug. 15 to Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Johnstown-Monroe Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 
  • Lakewood Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 
  • Licking Heights Local Schools: staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 17 to Thursday, Aug. 18 
  • Licking Valley Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Newark City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 
  • North Fork Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Northridge Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 24 
  • Southwest Licking Local Schools: staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 17 to Friday, Aug. 19

Guernsey County  

  • Cambridge City Schools: staggered start, Tuesday, Aug. 16 to Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • East Guernsey Local Schools: Monday, Aug. 22 

Hardin County : 

  • Ada Exempted Village Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 
  • Hardin Northern Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Kenton City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 24 
  • Ridgemont Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Upper Scioto Valley Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 

Hocking County  

  • Logan-Hocking Local Schools: Monday, Aug. 22 

Knox County  

  • Centerburg Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Danville Local Schools: Friday, Aug. 19 
  • East Knox Local Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 6 
  • Fredericktown Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Mount Vernon City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 

Madison County  

  • Jonathan Alder Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Madison-Plains Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • West Jefferson Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 23 

Marion County  

  • Elgin Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Marion City Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 16 
  • Pleasant Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 30 
  • Ridgedale Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 23 
  • River Valley Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 

Morgan County

  • Morgan Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 

Morrow County  

  • Cardington-Lincoln Local Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 6 
  • Highland Local Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 6 

Perry County  

  • Crooksville Exempted Village Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 
  • New Lexington City Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 16 
  • Northern Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Southern Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 

Pickaway County  

  • Circleville City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18
  • Logan Elm Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 
  • Teays Valley Local Schools: staggered start, Monday, Aug. 15 to Tuesday, Aug. 16 
  • Westfall Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 24 

Pike County  

  • Eastern Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 
  • Scioto Valley Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Waverly City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 24 
  • Western Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 

Ross County  

  • Adena Local Schools: Monday, Aug. 22 
  • Chillicothe City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 
  • Huntington Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 
  • Paint Valley Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Southeastern Local Schools: Monday, Aug. 22 
  • Union-Scioto Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 18 
  • Zane Trace Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 23 

Union County  

  • Fairbanks Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 17 
  • Marysville Exempted Village Schools: staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 17 to Thursday, Aug. 18 
  • North Union Local Schools: Wednesday, Sept. 7