When does school start? A list of 2024 dates for Greater Lansing

LANSING — Summer is far from over, with plenty of Lansing area residents still anticipating vacations and exciting trips before school starts.

The tell-tale signs of Michigan's waning days summer are there, however. Stores are starting to pack their shelves with pencils, notebooks and backpacks. And for some Lansing area students, classes are scheduled to begin before the third week of August rolls around.

The Lansing State Journal put together a list of start dates for each school district around Greater Lansing. Take a look below.

Monday, Aug. 12

  • Webberville Community Schools

Tuesday, Aug. 13

  • Dansville Schools

Thursday, Aug. 15

  • Lansing Catholic High School (freshmen)

Friday, Aug. 16

  • Lansing Catholic High School (grades 10, 11 and 12)

Monday, Aug. 19

  • Ashley Community Schools

  • Charlotte Public Schools

  • Fulton Schools

  • Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools

  • Potterville Public Schools

  • Stockbridge Community Schools

  • Williamston Community Schools

Tuesday, Aug. 20

  • Alma Public Schools

  • Olivet Community Schools

  • Portland Public Schools (developmental kindergarten, kindergarten, 3, 6, 9)

  • Portland St. Patrick Catholic School

Wednesday, Aug. 21

  • Bath Public Schools

  • Haslett Public Schools

  • Holt Public Schools

  • Ionia Public Schools

  • Lansing School District

  • Leslie Public Schools

  • Maple Valley Public Schools

  • Mason Public Schools

  • Okemos Public Schools

  • Ovid-Elsie Area Schools

  • Portland Public Schools (all remaining grades)

  • Waverly Community Schools

Thursday, Aug. 22

  • Corunna Public Schools

  • Laingsburg Community Schools

  • Morrice Area Schools

  • Owosso Public Schools

  • Perry Public Schools

Monday, Aug. 26

  • Carson City-Crystal Area Schools

  • DeWitt Public Schools

  • Eaton Rapids Public Schools

  • Fowlerville Community Schools

  • Ithaca Public Schools

  • Saranac Community Schools

  • St. Johns Public Schools

Tuesday, Aug. 27

  • Grand Ledge Public Schools

Wednesday, Aug. 28

  • Fowler Public Schools

Thursday, Aug. 29

  • East Lansing Public Schools

Contact Sarah Atwood at satwood@lsj.com. Follow her on X @sarahmatwood.

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