School is back in session. Here are Marion County start dates

More than 75,000 Marion County students head back to school in July, weeks before the vast majority of the nation’s children. Schools in Wayne, Perry and Warren townships and Beech Grove return this week.

Indianapolis Public Schools and the other township districts in the county will begin next week — when several independently managed charter schools also open.

That’s unusually early compared to schools around the nation. A 2019 analysis from the Pew Research Center estimated that just 2 percent of U.S. students attended schools that opened the week of July 23 through Aug. 2.

Indianapolis districts often have longer breaks throughout the school year paired with shorter summer vacations.

Here’s when students return to Marion County school districts and some charter schools:

July 24
Southeast Neighborhood School of Excellence

July 26
Beech Grove City Schools
MSD Wayne Township
Perry Township Schools

July 27
MSD Warren Township

July 31
Indianapolis Public Schools
MSD Decatur Township
Irvington Community Schools
KIPP Indy - all campuses
Paramount - all campuses
Victory College Prep Academy

August 1
Christel House Academy - all campuses
Indiana Math & Science Academy - all campuses
Franklin Township Schools

August 2
Andrew J. Brown Academy
School Town of Speedway
MSD Pike Township

August 3
MSD Lawrence Township
MSD Washington Township

August 7
Tindley Accelerated Schools - all campuses

August 8
Indiana Connections Academy

August 9-10
Herron High School
Herron-Riverside High School
Herron Preparatory Academy

August 17
Phalen Leadership Academies - all campuses