We are not rushing the summer, but we think you should be ready for the new school year — just in case time starts to slip away from you.
So see this as a save the date.
Here's when kids and teens need to pack the backpacks and put on the first day of school outfits.
When does the 2024-2025 school year start for Monmouth County schools?
From Asbury Park to West Long Branch, here's when students go back to school.
Asbury Park School District
The Blue Bishops return to school on Thursday, Sept. 5; for more information, visit the district website.
Atlantic Highlands School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Avon Boro School District Monmouth
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Bayshore Jointure Commission School District
The first day of school is on Friday, Sept. 6; district website.
Belmar Elementary School District
The first day of school is on Wednesday, Sept. 4; district website.
Bradley Beach School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Brielle Boro School District
The first day of school is on Wednesday, Sept. 4; district website.
Colts Neck Township School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Deal Boro School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Eatontown Public School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Fair Haven School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Farmingdale Public School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Freehold Borough School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Freehold Regional High School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Freehold Township School District
The first day of school for all student is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Hazlet Township Public School District
The first day of school for all student is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Henry Hudson Regional School District
The first day of school for all student is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Highlands Borough School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Holmdel Township School District
The first day for all students is on Wednesday, Sept. 4, with a delayed opening for preschoolers; district website.
Howell Township Public School District
The first day of school is on Monday, Sept. 9; district website.
Keansburg School District
The first day for all students is on Wednesday, Sept. 4; district website.
Keyport School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Little Silver Boro School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Long Branch Public School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Manalapan-Englishtown Regional School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Manasquan School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Marlboro Township School District
The first day for all students is on Wednesday, Sept. 4; district website.
Matawan-Aberdeen Regional School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Middletown Township Public School District
The first day of school is on Tuesday, Sept. 3; district website.
Millstone Township School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Monmouth Beach School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Monmouth County Vocational School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Monmouth Regional High School
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Monmouth-Ocean Educational Services Commission School District
The first day of school is on Friday, Sept. 6; district website.
Neptune City School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Neptune Township School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Oceanport School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Red Bank Borough Public School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Red Bank Regional School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Roosevelt Borough Public School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Rumson Borough School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Rumson-Fair Haven Regional High School District
The first day of school is on Tuesday, Sept. 3; district website.
Sea Girt Borough School District
The first day of school is on Wednesday, Sept. 4; district website.
Shore Regional High School District
The first day of school is on Tuesday, Sept. 3; district website.
Shrewsbury Borough School District
The first day of school is on Monday, Sept. 9; district website.
Spring Lake Borough
The first day of school is on Wednesday, Sept. 4; district website.
Spring Lake Heights School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Tinton Falls School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Township Of Ocean School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Union Beach Public School District
The first day of school is on Friday, Sept. 6; district website.
Upper Freehold Regional School District
The first day of school is on Wednesday, Sept 4 for high school students, and Thursday, Sept. 5, for elementary and middle school students; district website.
Wall Township Public School District
The first day of school is on Wednesday, Sept. 4; district website.
West Long Branch School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
When does the 2024-2025 school year start for Ocean County Schools?
From Barnegat to Tuckerton, here's when students go back to school.
Barnegat Township School District
The first day of school is on Wednesday, Sept. 4; for more information, visit the district website.
Bay Head Borough School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Beach Haven School District
The first day of school is on Wednesday, Sept. 4; district website.
Berkeley Township School District
The first day of school is on Wednesday, Sept. 4; district website.
Brick Township Public School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Central Regional School District
The first day of school is on Wednesday, Sept. 4; district website.
Eagleswood Township School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Island Heights School District
The first day of school is on Wednesday, Sept. 4; district website.
Jackson Township School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Lacey Township School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Lakehurst School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Lakewood Township School District
The first day of school is on Friday, Sept. 6; district website.
Lavallette Borough School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Little Egg Harbor Township School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Long Beach Island Consolidated School District
The first day of school is on Wednesday, Sept. 4; district website.
Manchester Township School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Ocean County Vocational Technical School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Ocean Gate School District
The first day of school is on Wednesday, Sept. 4; district website.
Ocean Township School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Pinelands Regional School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Plumsted Township School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Point Pleasant Beach School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Point Pleasant Borough School District
The first day of school is on Wednesday, Sept. 4; district website.
Seaside Heights School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Southern Regional School District
The first day of school is on Wednesday, Sept. 4; district website.
Stafford Township School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Toms River Regional School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.
Tuckerton Borough School District
The first day of school is on Thursday, Sept. 5; district website.