When is the first day of school? A list of 2024 start dates for Cincinnati, NKY

With summer in full swing, families across Greater Cincinnati are gearing up for highly anticipated summer activities. like camping trips, beach vacations, concerts in the park, and outdoor movies. But back-to-school season will be here before you know it.

Figuring out when your school starts can be confusing since many districts offer staggered start dates by grade and last name. So, we put together a list of start dates for each school district around Greater Cincinnati.

Take a look below.

When is the first day of school for students around Cincinnati?

Butler County

Edgewood City Schools: Aug. 15.

Fairfield City Schools: Aug. 8.

Hamilton City Schools: Aug. 12 (K-12, last names A-K only), Aug. 13 (K-12, last names L-Z only), Aug. 14 (all students).

Lakota Local Schools: Aug. 15 (grades 1-12, last names A-L only), Aug. 16 (grades 1-12, last names M-Z only), Aug. 15-21 (kindergarten phase-in days).

Madison Local Schools: Aug. 14 (smart start), Aug. 15 (middle and high school regular class schedule).

Middletown City Schools: Aug. 19 (grades 1-8, last names A-L only; freshman orientation), Aug. 20 (grades 1-8, last names M-Z only; grades 10-12), Aug. 21 (grades 1-12, all students), Aug. 21 (kindergarten, last names A-L only), Aug. 22 (Kindergarten, last names M-Z only), Aug. 23 (kindergarten, all students).

Monroe Local Schools: Aug. 14 (grades 2-12, last names A-K only; kindergarten, last names A-G only), Aug. 15 (grades 2-12, last names L-Z only; kindergarten, last names H-P only), Aug. 16 (grades 2-12, all students; kindergarten, last names Q-Z only), Aug. 19 (all students).

Ross Local Schools: Aug. 8 (all students).

Talawanda City Schools: Aug. 14 (grades 2-12). Aug. 19 (kindergarten, grade 1).

Boone County

Boone County Schools: Aug. 15 (K-12), Aug. 22 (pre-K).

Campbell County

Bellevue Independent Schools: Aug. 15 (all students).

Campbell County Schools: Aug. 14 (all students).

Dayton Independent Schools: Aug. 12 (all students).

Fort Thomas Independent Schools: Aug. 14 (all students).

Newport Independent Schools: Aug. 21 (all students).

Southgate Independent Schools: Aug. 15 (all students).

Clermont County

Batavia Local Schools: Aug. 15 (all students).

Bethel-Tate Local Schools: Aug. 15 (all students).

Clermont Northeastern Schools: Aug. 15 (all students).

Felicity-Franklin Local Schools: Aug. 15 (all students).

Goshen Local Schools: Aug. 15 (all students).

Milford Exempted Village Schools: Aug. 14 (all students).

New Richmond Exempted Village Schools: Aug. 15 (grades K, 2, 4, 6, 9 and 10), Aug. 16 (grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11 and 12), Aug. 19 (all students).

West Clermont Local Schools: Aug. 15 (K-5, last names A-M only; grades 6 and 9), Aug. 16 (K-5, last names N-Z only; grades 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12), Aug. 19 (all students).

Williamsburg Local Schools: Aug. 15 (all students).

Hamilton County

Cincinnati Public Schools: Aug. 14 (all students).

Deer Park Community City Schools: Aug. 13 (all students).

Finneytown Local Schools: Aug. 21 (all students).

Forest Hills Local Schools: Aug. 22 (grades K-12, last names M-Z only), Aug. 23 (grades K-12, last names A-L only), Aug. 26-27 (pre-K phase-in days), Aug. 28 (all pre-K students).

Indian Hill Exempted Village Schools: Aug. 14 (grades K-12), Aug. 16 (pre-K.

Lockland City Schools: Aug. 12 (all students).

Loveland City Schools: Aug. 14 (last names A-L only), Aug. 15 (last names M-Z only).

Madeira City Schools: Aug. 14 (all students).

Mariemont City Schools: Aug. 21 (grades 1-12; kindergarten phase-in day), Aug. 22 (kindergarten phase-in day), Aug. 23 (kindergarten phase-in day).

Mount Healthy City Schools: Aug. 14 (all students).

North College Hill City Schools: Aug. 13 (all students).

Northwest Local Schools: Aug. 19 (grades 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9), Aug. 20 (grades K, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12), Aug. 21 (Houston Early Learning Center, last names A-L only), Aug. 22 (Houston Early Learning Center, last names M-Z only).

Norwood City Schools: Aug. 19 (all students).

Oak Hills Local Schools: Aug. 14 (all students).

Princeton City Schools: Aug. 13 (grades 1-5, 6 and 9), Aug. 14 (grades 1-12), Aug. 15 (pre-K, grades K-12).

Reading Community City Schools: Aug. 20 (grades 7-12), Aug. 21 (grades 1-6), Aug. 22 (pre-K and kindergarten).

Southwest Local Schools: Aug. 15 (all students).

St. Bernard-Elmwood Place City Schools: Aug. 14 (all students).

Sycamore Community Schools: Aug. 14 (pre-K; grades 1-6, last names A-K only; grades 7, 9 and 12; new district students in grades 10-11), Aug. 15 (grades 1-6, last names L-Z only; grade 8-12, except students who attended on Aug. 14), Aug. 16 (grades 1-12; kindergarten transitions day, last names A-K only), Aug. 19 (kindergarten transition day, last names L-Z only).

Three Rivers Local Schools: Aug. 14 (all students).

Winton Woods City Schools: Aug. 19 (all students).

Wyoming City Schools: Aug. 14 (grades 1-12; kindergarten phase-in day), Aug. 15 (kindergarten phase-in day), Aug. 16 (kindergarten, all students).

Kenton County

Beechwood Independent Schools: Aug. 14 (all students).

Covington Independent Schools: Aug. 26 (grades K-12), Sept. 3 (pre-K).

Erlanger-Elsmere Independent Schools: Aug. 15 (all students).

Kenton County Schools: Aug. 14 (all students).

Ludlow Independent Schools: Sept. 3 (all students).

Warren County

Carlisle Local Schools: Aug. 22 (grades 1-12), Aug. 27 (pre-K and kindergarten).

Franklin City Schools: Aug. 19 (grades 1-12; kindergarten, last names A-M only), Aug. 20 (kindergarten, last names N-Z only), Aug. 21 (kindergarten, all students),

Kings Local Schools: Aug. 15 (grades 1-12), Aug. 20 (kindergarten).

Lebanon City Schools: Aug. 16 (grades 7 and 9), Aug. 19 (grades 5, 6, 8, 10, 11 and 12), Aug. 20 (grades 1-4), Aug. 21 (pre-K and kindergarten).

Little Miami Local Schools: Aug. 15 (grades 6-12), Aug. 20 (pre-K-5).

Mason City Schools: Aug. 15 (last names A-L only), Aug. 16 (last names M-Z only), Aug. 19 (all students), Aug. 21 (pre-K and kindergarten).

Springboro City Schools: Aug. 15 (grades 2-12; K-1 staggered start, last names A-M only), Aug. 16 (K-1 staggered start, last names N-Z only), Aug. 19 (grades K-12, all students), Aug. 21 (pre-K).

Wayne Local Schools: Aug. 20 (grades 6-12), Aug. 22 (grades 1-5), Aug. 23 (kindergarten), Aug. 26 (preschool).