LIST: Dates For The First Day Of School For East Texas Students

Summer is in full swing in East Texas. Watch out though because the first day of school for the 2024-2025 school year will be here before you know it. In fact, the first day of school for some East Texas school districts is less than a month away.

So there are about three weeks left to squeeze in that last-minute family summer vacation. After that it's all about back-to-school clothes shopping and getting everything on the school supplies list to get the kids prepared for the new school year. If you can hold off until right before school, you'll be able to save some money during the Texas Sales Tax Holiday weekend.

I do have some sympathy for kids because their summer break is around two months. That's just two months for summer fun. I suppose I was lucky because when I was in school our summer breaks were three months long! Now, it's averaging a little over two months. However, there is a trade-off because many districts insert a fall break into their academic calendars.

The main reason for shorter summers is because of standardized testing and then there's fall athletics, schools need to start earlier to get everything they need to teach squeezed into the school year.

Right now when you walk into Walmart, Target, or any store selling school supplies you'll see they're already set up to get your student equipped for the new school year. So grab that school supplies list and get everything early while it's in stock.

Several East Texas school districts have adopted and moved to a 4-day instructional week. This could be a welcomed change for students and could serve as a motivator to get them excited for the new school year.

Below is a list of school districts along with their first day of school for the 2024-2025 school year. When you click on the school name you'll be directed to the official school calendar:

Tyler ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Longview ISD
Monday, August 12th

Jacksonville ISD
Tuesday, August 13th

Arp ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Athens ISD
Monday, August 5th

Big Sandy ISD
Wednesday, August 7th

Brownsboro ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Bullard ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Canton ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Chapel Hill ISD (Smith County)
Thursday, August 15th

Chapel Hill ISD (Titus County)
Wednesday, August 14th

Cumberland Academy
Wednesday, August 14th

Daingerfield - Lone Star ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Frankston ISD
Tuesday, August 6th

Gilmer ISD
Thursday, August 8th

Grand Saline ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Hallsville ISD
Tuesday, August 13th

Hawkins ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Henderson ISD
Monday, August 5th

Kilgore ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Lindale ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Marshall ISD
Monday, August 12th

Martin's Mill ISD
Monday, August 12th

Mineola ISD
Thursday, August 15th

Mt. Pleasant ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Mt. Vernon ISD
Wednesday, August 7th

Murchison ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Neches ISD
Monday, August 12th

New Summerfield ISD
Monday, August 5th

Overton ISD
Friday, August 9th

Palestine ISD
Friday, August 9th

Paris ISD
Monday, August 5th

Pine Tree ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Pittsburg ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Quitman ISD
Tuesday, August 13th

Rusk ISD
Monday, August 12th

Spring Hill ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Sulphur Springs ISD
Monday, August 19th

Terrell ISD
Monday, August 12th

Troup ISD
Wednesdsay, August 14th

Van ISD
Thursday, August 15th

Westwood ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Whitehouse ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

White Oak ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Winnsboro ISD
Wednesday, August 14th

Winona ISD
Wednesday, August 21st

There are a lot of school districts here in East Texas. In the event, I left your school district off the list (there's a good chance that I have) and you would like for it to be included, please send me an email with the name of the district along with a link to the school calendar (if possible) and I will get your school district added to the list.