Here are the start dates for schools in the Cincinnati area

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

Edgewood City Schools: Aug. 18 (grades 1-12), Aug. 22 (half-day preschool and kindergarten, last names A-M only), Aug. 23 (half-day preschool and kindergarten, last names N-Z only), Aug. 24 (all-day preschool and kindergarten, all students)

Fairfield City Schools: Aug. 16 (all students)

Hamilton City Schools: Aug. 17 (all students)

Lakota Local Schools: Aug. 16 (phase-in day K-12, last names A-L only), Aug. 17 (phase-in day K-12, last names M-Z only), Aug. 18 (grades 1-12, all students; kindergarten phase-in day for half of the students. Details to be provided by each school.), Aug. 19 (kindergarten phase-in day for half of the students. Details to be provided by each school.), Aug. 23 (kindergarten, all students), Aug. 24 (preschool phase-in day, AM students only), Aug. 25 (preschool phase-in day, PM students only), Aug. 29 (preschool, all students)

Madison Local Schools: Aug. 17 (grades 6-12), Aug. 22 (preschool; kindergarten, last names A-L only; grades 1-5), Aug. 23 (kindergarten, last names M-Z only)

Middletown City Schools: Aug. 11 (grades 1-8, last names A-L only; freshman orientation), Aug. 12 (grades 1-8, last names A-L only; grades 10-12), Aug. 15 (grades 1-12; kindergarten, last names A-L only), Aug. 16 (kindergarten, last names M-Z only), Aug. 17 (kindergarten, all students)

Monroe Local Schools: Aug. 17 (all students)

Ross Local Schools: Aug. 15 (all students)

Talawanda City Schools: Aug. 16 (grades 2-12), Aug. 19 (kindergarten and first grade), Aug. 22 (preschool)
Boone County

Boone County Schools: Aug. 18 (all students)
Campbell County

Bellevue Independent Schools: Aug. 17 (grades 1-12), Aug. 29- Sept. 2 (preschool transition week), Sept. 6 (preschool, all students)

Campbell County Schools: Aug. 10 (grades K-12), Aug. 15 (preschool)

Dayton Independent Schools: Aug. 16 (all students)

Fort Thomas Independent Schools: Aug. 17 (all students)

Newport Independent Schools: Aug. 16 (all students)

Southgate Independent Schools: Aug. 18 (all students)
Clermont County

Batavia Local Schools: Aug. 16 (all students)

Bethel-Tate Local Schools: Aug. 18 (all students)

Clermont Northeastern Schools: Aug. 18 (grades 1-12; kindergarten staggered start, male students only), Aug. 19 (kindergarten staggered start, female students only), Aug. 22 (kindergarten, all students), Aug. 24 (preschool)

Felicity-Franklin Local Schools: Aug. 16 (all students)

Goshen Local Schools: Aug. 18 (grades 1-12), Aug. 18-22 (kindergarten phase-in days, families will be notified)

Milford Exempted Village Schools: Aug. 17 (grades 1-12; kindergarten phase-in day, last names A-L), Aug. 18 (kindergarten phase-in day, last names M-Z), Aug. 19 (kindergarten, all students)

New Richmond Exempted Village Schools: Aug. 17 (grades K, 2, 4, 6, 9 and 10), Aug. 18 (preschool; grades 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11 and 12), Aug. 19 (all students)

West Clermont Local Schools: Aug. 18 (grades 1-6, 9 and some kindergarten students), Aug. 19 (grades 1-12), Aug. 22 (all students)

Williamsburg Local Schools: Aug. 18 (grades 1-12), Sept. 2 (All kindergarten students report. More information on kindergarten staggered start dates will be announced).
Hamilton County

Cincinnati Public Schools: Aug. 18 (all students)

Deer Park Community City Schools: Aug. 16 (grades 1-12, kindergarten, last names A-L only), Aug. 17 (kindergarten, last names M-Z only)

Finneytown Local Schools: Sept. 6 (all students)

Forest Hills Local Schools: Aug. 18 (grades K-12, last names M-Z only), Aug. 19 (grades K-12, last names A-L only), Aug. 22 (Preschool phase-in days will begin. Building administration will communicate details.)

Indian Hill Exempted Village Schools: Aug. 18 (grades 1-12, kindergarten attend by appointment), Aug. 19 (kindergarten attend by appointment), Aug. 22 (kindergarten, all students)

Lockland City Schools: Aug. 17 (all students)

Loveland City Schools: Aug. 15 (last names A-L only), Aug. 16 (last names M-Z only)

Madeira City Schools: Aug. 16 (grades 1-12; kindergarten phase-in day), Aug. 17 (kindergarten phase-in day), Aug. 18 (kindergarten phase-in day), Aug. 19 (kindergarten, all students), Aug. 22 (preschool phase-in day), Aug. 23 (preschool phase-in day), Aug. 24 (preschool, all students)

Mariemont City Schools: Aug. 22 (grades 1-12; kindergarten phase-in day), Aug. 23 (kindergarten phase-in day), Aug. 24 (kindergarten phase-in day)

Mount Healthy City Schools: Aug. 17 (all students)

North College Hill City Schools: Aug. 15 (all students)

Northwest Local Schools: Aug. 18 (grades 1, 3, 5, 6 and 9; Houston Early Learning Center students, last names A-M only), Aug. 19 (grades K, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12; Houston Early Learning Center students, last names N-Z only), Aug. 22 (all students)

Norwood City Schools: Aug. 25 (grades 1-12; kindergarten phase-in day, last names A-M only), Aug. 26 (kindergarten phase-in day, last names N-Z only), Aug. 29 (preschool and kindergarten, all students)

Oak Hills Local Schools: Aug. 18 (grades pre-K-12, last names A-L only), Aug. 19 (grades pre-K-12, last names M-Z only), Aug. 22 (all students)

Princeton City Schools: Aug. 11 (grades 1-5, 6, 9 and all new enrollees), Aug. 12 (grades 1-12), Aug. 15 (preschool and kindergarten)

Reading City Schools: Aug. 17 (grades 7-12), Aug. 18 (grades 1-6), Aug. 22 (preschool and kindergarten)

Southwest Local Schools: Aug. 16 (all students)

St. Bernard- Elmwood Place City Schools: Aug. 11 (all students)

Sycamore Community Schools: Aug. 29 (preschool; grades 1-6, last names A-K only; grades 7, 9 and 12; new district students in grades 10-11), Aug. 30 (grades 1-6, last names L-Z only; grades 8-12), Aug. 31 (grades 1-12, all students; kindergarten phase-in day), Sept. 1 (kindergarten phase-in day)

Three Rivers Local Schools: Aug. 17 (all students)

Winton Woods City Schools: Aug. 22 (all students)

Wyoming City Schools: Aug. 10 (grades 1-12; kindergarten phase-in day), Aug. 11 (kindergarten phase-in day), Aug. 12 (kindergarten, all students)

Kenton County

Beechwood Independent Schools: Aug. 16 (grades K-12), Sept. 6 (preschool)

Covington Independent Schools: Aug. 29 (grades K-12), Sept. 6 (preschool)

Erlanger-Elsmere Independent Schools: Aug. 17 (all students)

Kenton County Schools: Aug. 17 (grades K-12), Aug. 24 (preschool)

Ludlow Independent Schools: Aug. 15 (Gateway Program students), Aug. 17 (grades K-12), Aug. 22 (Enzweiler Building Program students), Sept. 6 (preschool)
Warren County

Carlisle Local Schools: Aug. 17 (grades 1-12), Aug. 22 (kindergarten)

Franklin City Schools: Aug. 16 (grades 1-12; kindergarten phase-in day, last names A-M only), Aug. 17 (kindergarten phase-in day, last names N-Z only), Aug. 18 (kindergarten, all students)

Kings Local Schools: Aug. 17 (grades 1-8, last names A-L only; grades 9 and 12), Aug. 18 (grades 1-8, last names M-Z only; grades 9-12, all students), Aug. 19 (grades 1-12, all students), Aug. 22 (kindergarten, last names A-L only), Aug. 23 (kindergarten, last names M-Z only), Aug. 24 (kindergarten, all students)

Lebanon City Schools: Aug. 17 (grades 7 and 9), Aug. 18 (grades 8, 10, 11 and 12), Aug. 19 (grades 1-6), Aug. 23 (preschool and kindergarten)

Little Miami Local Schools: Aug. 15 (grades 6-12), Aug. 18 (pre-K-5)

Mason City Schools: Aug. 15 (grades K-12, last names A-L only), Aug. 16 (grades K-12, last names M-Z only), Aug. 17 (grades K-12, all students), Aug. 22 (preschool)

Springboro City Schools: Aug. 16 (grades 1-12; kindergarten staggered start, last names A-M only), Aug. 17 (kindergarten staggered start, last names N-Z only), Aug. 18 (kindergarten, all students), Aug. 22 (preschool)

Wayne Local Schools: Aug. 15 (preschool and kindergarten), Aug. 16 (pre-K-12, all students)