when does the first day of school starts
First day of school
In the United States , educational policy is determined primarily at the state level and at the level of individual school districts . Therefore , there is no one particular day on which all schools start . Most schools start usually the day after Labor Day in September , while some can start in early August . The first day of school for many school districts is on the Wednesday or Thursday after Labor Day ( first Monday in September ) . On that day , public transportation services increase and start the rush hour earlier . In some other school districts , school begins in August . For example , in San Diego Unified School District , San Diego , California , the first school student 's day of 2017 - 18 school year was set to August 28 . 
In the United States , educational policy is determined primarily at the state level and at the level of individual school districts . Therefore , there is no one particular day on which all schools start . Most schools start usually the day after Labor Day in September , while some can start in early August . The first day of school for many school districts is on the Wednesday or Thursday after Labor Day ( first Monday in September ) . On that day , public transportation services increase and start the rush hour earlier . In some other school districts , school begins in August . For example , in San Diego Unified School District , San Diego , California , the first school student 's day of 2017 - 18 school year was set to August 28 .
There is no one particular day on which all schools start.  Most schools start usually on the Wednesday or Thursday after Labor Day in September, while some can start in early or late August.
Therefore , there is no one particular day on which all schools start . Most schools start usually the day after Labor Day in September , while some can start in early August . The first day of school for many school districts is on the Wednesday or Thursday after Labor Day ( first Monday in September ) . In some other school districts , school begins in August .