COLUMBUS, Ohio — Summer is still in full swing but students will be back in the classroom in a matter of weeks.
Below, you'll find a list of start dates for local school districts:
Bexley City Schools – Aug. 18
Big Walnut Local Schools – Aug. 22
Buckeye Valley Local Schools – Aug. 18
Canal Winchester Local Schools – Aug. 22
Chillicothe City Schools – Aug. 18
Circleville City Schools – Aug. 18 (Grades 1-12), Aug. 22 (Preschool and kindergarten, last names A-L), Aug. 23 (Preschool and kindergarten, last names M-Z), Aug. 24 (All preschool and kindergarten students report)
Columbus City Schools – Aug. 24
Coshocton City Schools – Aug. 24 (Grades 3-12), Aug. 24 (Grades 1-2), Aug. 25 (Grades 1-2)
Delaware City Schools – Aug. 18
Dublin City Schools – Aug. 17 (first day for students), Aug. 24 (first day for preschool)
Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools - Aug. 10
Grandview Heights Schools – Aug. 15
Groveport Madison Schools – Aug. 12 (Grades 1-6, 9), Aug. 15 (Grades 1-12)
Hamilton Local School District – Aug. 17
Heath City Schools – Aug. 18
Hilliard City Schools – Aug. 17 (K-12), Aug. 23 (preschool)
Jonathan Alder Local Schools – Aug. 17
Lancaster City Schools – Aug. 22 (Grades 1-9), Aug. 23 (Grades 10-12)
*Kindergarten students will be notified of staggered start dates
Licking Heights Local Schools – Aug. 17 (Grades 1-9, Kindergarten last names A-K), Aug. 18 (Grades 10-12, Kindergarten last names L-Z)
Logan-Hocking School District – Aug. 22 (Grades K-12, 5-day preschool), Aug. 23 (4-day preschool)
London City School District – Aug. 17
Madison-Plains Local School District – Aug. 17 (Kindergarten girls, grades 1-12), Aug. 18 (kindergarten boys)
Marysville Exempted Village School District – Aug. 17 (Grades 1-8 last names A-M), Grade 9), Aug. 18 (Grades 1-8 last names N-Z, Grades 9-12), Aug. 22 (Kindergarten)
Marion City Schools – Aug. 16
Mount Vernon City Schools – Aug. 18
New Albany-Plain Local Schools – Aug. 18 (Grades 1-12 last names A-K), Aug. 19 (Grades 1-12 last names L-Z), Aug. 22 (Preschool and kindergarten last names A-K), Aug. 23 (Preschool and kindergarten last names L-Z)
Newark City Schools – Aug. 18
Olentangy Schools – Aug. 18
Pickerington Schools – Aug. 15-17 (Grades 1-12), Aug. 18 (Kindergarten)
Reynoldsburg City Schools – Aug. 22
Southwest Licking School District – Aug. 17 (K-5, A-K, grades 6 and 9), Aug. 18 (K-5 L-Z, all middle school and high school students attend)
South-Western City Schools – Aug. 24 (Grades 4-12, K-3 A-G), Aug. 25 (grades K-3 H-O), Aug. 26 (grades K-3 P-Z)
Upper Arlington Schools – Aug. 16 (grades 1-6, 9), Aug. 17 (grades 1-12)
Westerville City Schools – Aug. 11
Whitehall City Schools – Aug. 18 (grades 1-12), Aug. 25 (Kindergarten)
Worthington Schools – Aug. 17
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