2025-2026 School Schedule: When school starts for your district

Published on: 07/14/2025

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ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Back to school is just around the corner.

Whether you are preparing your children for a new school year or just wondering when morning traffic will get worse, here’s a breakdown of when school starts for each district in our area:

Atkinson County

Baker County

Ben Hill County

Berrien County

Berrien County Schools:
- Tuesday, August 5th (A-K)
- Wednesday, August 6th (L-Z)

Brooks County

Brooks County Schools: Monday, August 25th

Calhoun County

Clay County

Clinch County

Coffee County

Colquitt County

Cook County

Crisp County

Crisp Academy: Thursday, August 7th
Crisp County Schools: Friday, August 1st

Decatur County

Dooly County

Dooly County Schools: Friday, August 1st

Dougherty County

Early County

Early County Schools: Tuesday, August 12th

Echols County

Lee County

Lowndes County

Lowndes County Schools: Monday, August 4th
Valdosta City Schools: Friday, August 1st
Valwood: Friday, August 1st

Miller County

Mitchell County

Quitman County

Randolph County

Schley County

Seminole County

Stewart County

Sumter County

Furlow Charter School: Wednesday, August 6th
Sumter County Schools: Thursday, July 31st
Southland Academy: August 11th, half day

Terrell County

Terrell Academy: Friday, August 8th
Terrell County Schools: Monday, August 4th

Thomas County

Brookwood School: Wednesday, August 13th
Thomasville City Schools: Monday, August 4th
Thomas County Schools: Monday, August 4th

Tift County

Tiftarea Academy Schools: Wednesday, August 13th
Tift County Schools: Friday, August 1st

Turner County

Webster County

Webster County Schools: Tuesday, September 2nd

Wilcox County

Worth County

Worth County Schools: Monday, August 4th

If there is a school that you don’t see on this list, please let us know.

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