When does school begin? Here's a list of Stark County area school start dates
Online parent groups have been buzzing with what appears to be a simple enough question: When does school start?
Turns out, the answer is complex in many Stark County area school districts. An increasing number of school districts use staggered starts, which often allow the youngest students in a school to come to the building a day ahead of the rest so they can learn the location of their classrooms and lockers. Some schools also divide grade levels depending on their last name.
And kindergarteners and preschoolers often are on a schedule all their own.
We’re here to help. Here’s a list of when each school district in Stark County, along with a few neighboring districts, will welcome back students:
First day of school by district
Alliance City Schools
Aug. 18: Grades 1, 2, 4, 6
Aug. 19: Grades 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12
Aug. 23: Preschool, kindergarten, Parkway Learning and Development Center
Brown Local Schools
Aug. 17: Grades 1-12
Aug. 18-19: Kindergarten (as assigned)
Aug. 22: All kindergarten
Canton City Schools
Aug. 16: Grades 4, 7 and Early College Grade 9
Aug. 17: Grades 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 8; McKinley High School Grade 9 and Early College grades 10, 11 and seniors with high school courses
Aug. 18: McKinley grades 10, 11 and 12 and Early College grade 12
Aug. 23: Kindergarten and preschool
AIM Academy students began on July 27.
Canton Local Schools
Aug. 16: Grades 1-9
Aug. 17: Grades 10-12, preschool
Aug. 19: Kindergarten
Carrollton Exempted Village Schools
Aug. 18: Grades 1-12
Aug. 26: Kindergarten
Dalton Local Schools
Aug. 22: Grades 1-12
Aug. 24: Kindergarten
Fairless Local Schools
Aug. 17: Grades 1-6, 9; kindergarten (as assigned)
Aug. 18: Grades 7-8, 10-12; kindergarten (as assigned)
Aug. 19: Kindergarten (as assigned)
Aug. 22: All kindergarten
Green Local Schools
Aug. 17: Grades K-12
Jackson Local Schools
Aug. 16: Grades K-12
Lake Local Schools
Aug. 16: Grades 1, 3-9 and grade 2 with last names A-L
Aug. 17: Grades 10-12 and grade 2 with last names M-Z
Aug. 22: Kindergarteners (last names A-L)
Aug. 23: Kindergarteners (last names M-Z)
Louisville City Schools
Aug. 17: Grades 1-6 and 9
Aug. 18: Grades 7-8, 10-12 and kindergartners attending on "A" days
Aug. 19: Kindergarteners attending on "B" days
Marlington Local Schools
Sept. 6: Grades 1-12
Sept. 6-7: Kindergarten (as assigned)
Sept. 8: All kindergarten
Massillon City Schools
Aug. 18: Grades 1-12
Kindergartners will be notified of their start date.
Minerva Local Schools
Aug. 17: Grades 1-12
Aug. 19: Kindergarten
North Canton City Schools
Aug. 19: Grades 1-3, 6 and 9
Aug. 22: Grades 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12
Aug. 24: Preschool
Aug. 25: Kindergarten
Northwest Local Schools
Aug. 16: Northwest Primary (last name A-L); Stinson Elementary (as assigned); Grades 6 and 9
Aug. 17: Northwest Primary (last name M-Z); Stinson Elementary (as assigned); all middle school and high school
Editor's note: Due to a formatting error, the entry for North Canton City Schools' start date for kindergarten was inadvertently included under Northwest Local. The story was corrected Aug. 16, 2022.
Osnaburg Local Schools
Aug. 17: Grades 1-12
Aug. 18-19: Kindergarten (as assigned)
Perry Local Schools
Aug. 17: Grades 1-5, 7-9
Aug. 18: Grades 6, 10-12
Aug. 22-25: Kindergarten (as assigned)
Aug. 26: All kindergarten
Plain Local Schools
Aug. 19: Grades 5,7 and 9
Aug. 22: Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12
Aug. 25: Kindergarten (last names A-L)
Aug. 26: Kindergarten (last names M-Z)
R.G. Drage Career & Technical Center
Aug. 16: Juniors
Aug. 17: Seniors
Sandy Valley Local Schools
Aug. 16: Grades 6 and 9
Aug. 17: Grades 1-5, 7-8, 10-12
Kindergarteners will be notified of their start date.
Sebring Local Schools
Aug. 18:K-12
Tuslaw Local Schools
Aug. 17: Grades 1-12
Aug. 22: Kindergarten (last names A-L)
Aug. 23: Kindergarten (last names M-Z)
West Branch Local Schools
Sept. 7: Grades 1-12
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