List: Back-to-school dates in central Ohio

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