WASHINGTON — All good things must come to an end, and as the summer sun starts to set a bit earlier every day, kids in the region are preparing to go back to school.
But when is the first day of school?
Below is a helpful list of the first day of school for each school system in the region.
D.C.
D.C. Public Schools: Monday, Aug. 20
Virginia
Alexandria City Public Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4
Arlington Public Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4
Culpeper County Public Schools: Monday, Aug. 13
Falls Church City Public Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4
Fairfax County Public Schools: Tuesday, Aug. 28
Fauquier County Public Schools: Wed, Aug 15
Frederick County Public Schools: Wed, Aug 15
Fredericksburg City Public Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4
Loudoun County Public Schools: Thursday, Aug. 23.
Manassas City Public Schools: Monday, Aug. 27
Manassas Park City Schools: Monday, Aug. 27
Prince William County Public Schools: Monday, Aug. 27
Stafford County Public Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4
Spotsylvania County Public Schools: Monday, Aug. 13
Warren County Public Schools: Monday, Aug. 13
Maryland
Anne Arundel County Public Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4 (grades one through five, and six, and nine); Wednesday, Sept. 5 (for students in grades one through 12)
Baltimore City Public Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4
Baltimore County Public Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4
Calvert County Public Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4
Carroll County Public County Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4
Charles County Public Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4
Frederick County Public Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4
Howard County Public Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4
Montgomery County Public Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4
Prince George’s County Public Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4
St. Mary’s County Public Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4
Washington County Public Schools: Tuesday, Sept. 4
West Virginia
Jefferson County Public Schools: Monday, Aug. 20
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect Prince George’s County Public School’s start date is Sept. 4.
