It’s that time of year again. Students around central Ohio are getting ready to go back to school. That means the little ones will be out and about, walking to school, getting on and off school buses, and their parents will be driving as well. Keep an eye out and be safe!
Just a reminder: with school starting, that means the temperatures will be cooling off and soon it will be time to fire up the furnace. Schedule your fall furnace tune-up now and get ahead of the crowd.
Below you’ll find a list of starting dates for local school districts. Click the district name to visit the school’s website to see details. Have a great school year!
| Bexley City Schools | Bexley, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 15 |
| Big Walnut Local Schools | Sunbury, Ohio | Grades 1-12 | Aug. 15 |
| Bloom-Carroll Local Schools | Carroll, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 22 |
| Canal Winchester Local Schools | Canal Winchester, Ohio | Grades 1-9 | Aug. 15 |
| Grades 10-12 | Aug. 16 | ||
| Preschool | Aug. 20 | ||
| Kindergarten | Aug. 22 | ||
| Columbus City Schools | Columbus, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 23 |
| Columbus Catholic Schools | Columbus, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 22 |
| Coshocton City Schools | Coshocton, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 21 |
| Delaware City Schools | Delaware, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 15 |
| Dublin City Schools | Dublin, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 15 |
| Gahanna-Jefferson Public Schools | Gahanna, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 15 |
| Grandview Heights Schools | Grandview Heights, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 15 |
| Granville Exempted Village Schools | Granville, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 21 |
| Groveport Madison Local Schools | Groveport, Ohio | All Grades | Sep. 4 |
| Hamilton Local Schools | Columbus, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 15 |
| Heath City Schools | Heath, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 22 |
| Hilliard City Schools | Hilliard, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 22 |
| Johnstown-Monroe Local Schools | Johnstown, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 21 |
| Jonathan Alder Local Schools | Plain City, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 22 |
| Lakewood Local Schools | Hebron, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 20 |
| Lancaster City Schools | Lancaster, Ohio | Grades 1-9 | Aug. 23 |
| Grades 10-12 | Aug. 24 | ||
| Liberty Union-Thurston Local Schools | Baltimore, Ohio | Grades k-9 | Aug. 14 |
| Grades 10-12 | Aug. 15 | ||
| Licking Heights Local Schools | Pataskala, Ohio | Grades 1-12 | Aug. 15 |
| Kindergarten | Aug. 20 | ||
| Licking Valley Local Schools | Newark, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 21 |
| Maysville Local Schools | Zanesville, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 20 |
| Mount Vernon City Schools | Mount Vernon, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 16 |
| New Albany Plain Local Schools | New Albany, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 16 |
| Newark City Schools | Newark, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 21 |
| North Fork Local Schools | Utica, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 21 |
| Northridge Local Schools | Johnstown, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 20 |
| Olentangy Local Schools | Lewis Center / Powell, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 15 |
| Pickerington Local Schools | Pickerington, Ohio | Grades 1-12 | Aug. 15 |
| Kindergarten | Aug. 21 | ||
| Reynoldsburg City Schools | Reynoldsburg, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 16 |
| Southwest Licking Local Schools | Pataskala, Ohio | Grades 2 -6; 9th graders | Aug. 20 |
| Grades 1, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12 | Aug. 21 | ||
| Kindergarten | Aug. 22 | ||
| South-Western City Schools | Grove City, Ohio | Grades 4-12, Kindergarten-Grade 3 with last names A-G | Aug. 22 |
| Kindergarten-Grade 3 with last names H-O | Aug. 23 | ||
| Kindergarten-Grade 3 with last names P-Z | Aug. 24 | ||
| Tri-Valley Local Schools | Dresden, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 21 |
| Upper Arlington City Schools | Upper Arlington, Ohio | Kindergarten-Grade 6, Grade 9 | Aug. 14 |
| Grades 7-8, 10-12 | Aug. 15 | ||
| Walnut Township Local Schools | Millersport, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 19 |
| West Muskingum Schools | Zanesville, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 21 |
| Westerville City Schools | Westerville, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 16 |
| Worthington City Schools | Worthington, Ohio | All Grades | Aug. 15 |
| Whitehall City Schools | Whitehall, Ohio | Grades 1-12 | Aug. 20 |
| Kindergarten | Aug. 28 | ||
| Zanesville City Schools | Zanesville, Ohio | Grades 4-12 | Aug. 19 |
| Grades K-3 | Aug. 22 |
