Summer is in full swing, but it’s never too early to start thinking about when the kids have to get ready to go back to school.
Wondering when classes are back in session across Greater Akron? Here’s a list of opening days for the 2025-26 school year for the 17 school districts in Summit County:
Akron Public Schools
STEM High School students in grade 9, Aug. 13; STEM High School students in grades 10-11, Aug. 14; STEM High School students in grade 12, Aug. 15; Akron Early College High School, Aug. 14; all other APS students in grades 1-12 (including I Promise School), Aug. 21. Kindergarten phase-in begins Aug. 22; Pre-K and Kindergarten, Aug. 25.
Website: Akron Public Schools
Barberton City Schools
Barberton Middle and High schools, Aug. 20; Barberton Intermediate and Primary schools, Aug. 21; preschool, Aug. 28.
Website: Barberton City Schools
Copley/Fairlawn City Schools
Grades 1-12, Aug. 19; kindergarten (last name A-L), Aug. 21; kindergarten (last name M-Z), Aug. 22.
Website: Copley/Fairlawn City Schools
Coventry Local Schools
Grades K-12, Aug. 20.
Website: Coventry Local Schools
Cuyahoga Falls City School District
Grades 1-12, Aug. 18; kindergarten, Aug. 20.
Website: Cuyahoga Falls City School District
Green Local Schools
Grade 9, Aug. 21; Grades 10-12, Aug. 22; Preschool-Grade 8 (last name A-M), Aug. 25; Preschool-Grade 8 (last name N-Z), Aug. 26; all Preschool-Grade 8 students, Aug. 27.
Website: Green Local Schools
Hudson City Schools
Grades 1-9 and kindergarten (last name A-L), Aug. 18; Grades 10-12 and kindergarten (last name M-Z), Aug. 19.
Website: Hudson City Schools
Manchester Local Schools
All grades, Aug. 20.
Website: Manchester Local Schools
Mogadore Local School District
All grades, Aug. 20.
Website: Mogadore Local School District
Nordonia Hills City School District
All grades, Aug. 21.
Website: Nordonia Hills City School District
Norton City Schools
Pre-K, grades 1-12, Aug. 21; kindergarten, Aug. 27.
Website: Norton City Schools
Revere Local School District
All grades, Aug. 26.
Website: Revere Local School District
Springfield Local School District
Grades 1-6 7 and 9, Aug. 20, grades 8, 10, 11-12, Aug. 21; preschool and kindergarten with last names A-L, Aug. 26; kindergarten with last names M-Z, Aug. 27.
Website: Springfield Local School District
Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools
Grades 1-12, Aug. 20; kindergarten, Aug. 26; preschool, Aug. 27.
Website: Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools
Tallmadge City Schools
All grades, Aug. 13.
Website: Tallmadge City Schools
Twinsburg City School District
All grades, Aug. 21; Cuyahoga Valley Career Center, Aug. 20.
Website: Twinsburg City School District
Woodridge Local Schools
All grades, Aug. 19.
Website: Woodridge Local Schools
Reporter Anthony Thompson can be reached at ajthompson@gannett.com, or on Twitter @athompsonABJ
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: When does school start? The complete 2025-26 first day of school list for Summit County
Reporting by Anthony Thompson, Akron Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal
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