List: 2024 back-to-school dates around Columbus and 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, 15, and Monday, Aug. 19
• Athens City Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 20.
• Federal Hocking Local Schools: Monday, Aug. 26.
• Nelsonville-York City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21.
• Trimble Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15.

Coshocton County  

• Coshocton City Schools: Staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 23, and Thursday, Aug. 24
• Ridgewood Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• River View Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 27

Crawford County  

• Buckeye Central Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Bucyrus City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Colonel Crawford Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 20
• Crestline Exempted Village Schools: Staggered start, Monday, Aug. 19, through Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Galion City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15 
• Northmor Local Schools: Wednesday, Sept. 4
• Wynford Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21

Delaware County

• Big Walnut Local Schools: Staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 14, and Thursday, Aug. 15
• Buckeye Valley Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 14
• Delaware City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 14
• Olentangy Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15

Fairfield County

• Amanda-Clearcreek Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 13
• Berne Union Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 14
• Bloom-Carroll Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Fairfield Union Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15
• Lancaster City Schools: Staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 21, and Thursday, Aug. 22
• Pickerington Local Schools: Staggered start, Thursday, Aug. 15, and Friday, Aug. 16
• Walnut Township Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15

Fayette County

• Miami Trace Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15
• Washington Court House City Schools: Staggered start from Wednesday, Aug. 14, through Monday, Aug. 19

Franklin County

• Bexley City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15
• Canal Winchester Local Schools: Staggered start, Tuesday, Aug. 20, and Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Columbus City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Dublin City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15
• Gahanna-Jefferson City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15 
• Grandview City Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 13 
• Great Western Academy: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Groveport Madison Local Schools: Staggered start, Monday, Aug. 12, and Tuesday, Aug. 13
• Hamilton Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 14
• Hilliard City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Jonathan Alder Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21  
• Madison-Plains Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• New Albany-Plain Local Schools: Staggered start, Monday, Aug. 19, and Tuesday, Aug. 20
• Olentangy Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15
• Plain Local Schools: Monday, Aug. 22
• Pickerington Local Schools: Staggered start, Thursday, Aug. 15, and Friday, Aug. 16
• Reynoldsburg City Schools: Staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 21, and Thursday, Aug. 22
• South-Western City Schools: Staggered start, from Wednesday, Aug. 21, through Friday, Aug. 23
• Westerville City Schools: Staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 14, and Thursday, Aug. 15
• Whitehall City Schools: Staggered start, Monday, Aug. 19, and Tuesday, Aug. 20
• Worthington City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 14

Licking County

• Granville Exempted Village Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Heath City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15
• Johnstown-Monroe Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 14
• Lakewood Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Licking Heights Local Schools: Staggered start, Thursday, Aug. 15, and Friday, Aug. 16.
• Licking Valley Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Newark City Schools: Staggered start, Thursday, Aug. 15, and Friday, Aug. 16
• North Fork Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Northridge Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 20
• Southwest Licking Local Schools: Staggered start, Thursday, Aug. 15, and Friday, Aug. 16

Guernsey County  

• Cambridge City Schools: Staggered start, Thursday, Aug. 15, and Friday, Aug. 16

Hardin County

• Ada Exempted Village Schools: Monday, Aug. 19
• Hardin Northern Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Kenton City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Ridgemont Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 13
• Upper Scioto Valley Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15

Hocking County  

• Logan-Hocking Local Schools: Staggered start, Thursday, Aug. 15, and Friday, Aug. 16

Knox County  

• Centerburg Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 14
• Danville Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 14
• East Knox Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15
• Fredericktown Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15
• Mount Vernon City Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 20

Madison County  

• Jonathan Alder Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Madison-Plains Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• West Jefferson Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21

Marion County  

• Elgin Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Marion City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15
• Pleasant Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 14
• Ridgedale Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 20
• River Valley Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 14

Morgan County

• Morgan Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21

Morrow County  

• Cardington-Lincoln Local Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 3
• Highland Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 20

Perry County  

• Crooksville Exempted Village Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15
• New Lexington City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Northern Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 14
• Southern Local Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 3

Pickaway County  

• Circleville City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 14
• Logan Elm Local Schools: Staggered start, Thursday, Aug. 22, and Friday, Aug. 23
• Teays Valley Local Schools: Staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 14, and Thursday, Aug. 15
• Westfall Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15

Pike County  

• Eastern Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15
• Scioto Valley Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15
• Waverly City Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 21
• Western Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15

Ross County  

• Adena Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15
• Chillicothe City Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15
• Huntington Local Schools: Thursday, Aug. 15
• Paint Valley Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 14
• Union-Scioto Local Schools: Monday, Aug. 19
• Zane Trace Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 20

Union County  

• Fairbanks Local Schools: Wednesday, Aug. 14
• Marysville Exempted Village Schools: Staggered start, Wednesday, Aug. 14, and Thursday, Aug. 15
• North Union Local Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 13