This week is a big week for Western New York kids as school is back.

Most schools return to class today or tomorrow but one lucky school district doesn't head back until Friday.

Check out the 2023 School Start Dates for Western New York Schools.

Erie County
Akron — Wednesday, September 6
Alden — Tuesday, September 5
Amherst — Tuesday, September 5
Buffalo — Friday, September 8
Cheektowaga-Sloan — Thursday, September 7
Clarence — Tuesday, September 5
Cleveland Hill — Tuesday, September 5
Depew — Wednesday, September 6
East Aurora — Wednesday, September 6
Eden — Thursday, September 7
Frontier — Tuesday, September 5
Gowanda — Tuesday, September 5
Grand Island — Wednesday, September 6
Hamburg — Wednesday, September 6
Holland — Wednesday, September 6
Iroquois — Wednesday, September 6
Kenmore-Town of Tonawanda — Tuesday, September 5
Lackawanna — Friday, September 1
Lake Shore — Tuesday, September 5
Lancaster — Tuesday, September 5
Maryvale — Tuesday, September 5
North Collins — Wednesday, September 6
Orchard Park — Tuesday, September 5
Springville-Griffith — Tuesday, September 5
Sweet Home — Wednesday, September 6
Tonawanda (city) — Wednesday, September 6
West Seneca — Thursday, September 7
Williamsville — Tuesday, September 5

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Niagara County
Barker — Wednesday, September 6
Lewiston-Porter — Tuesday, September 5
Lockport — Tuesday, September 5
Newfane — Tuesday, September 5
Niagara Falls — Thursday, September 7
Niagara Wheatfield — Tuesday, September 5
North Tonawanda — Tuesday, September 5
Royalton-Hartland — Tuesday, September 5
Starpoint — Tuesday, September 5
Wilson — Wednesday, September 6

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Cattaraugus County
Allegany-Limestone — Tuesday, September 5
Cattaraugus-Little Valley — Tuesday, September 5
Ellicottville — Wednesday, September 6
Franklinville — Wednesday, September 6
Hinsdale — Tuesday, September 5
Olean — Wednesday, September 6
Portville — Wednesday, September 6
Randolph — Tuesday, September 5
Salamanca — Tuesday, September 5
West Valley — Wednesday, September 6
Yorkshire-Pioneer — Wednesday, September 6

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Chautauqua County
Bemus Point — Wednesday, September 6
Brocton — Wednesday, September 6
Cassadaga Valley — Tuesday, September 5
Chautauqua Lake — Thursday, September 7
Clymer — Wednesday, September 6
Dunkirk — Tuesday, September 5
Falconer — Tuesday, September 5
Forestville — Tuesday, September 5
Fredonia — Tuesday, September 5
Frewsburg — Tuesday, September 5
Jamestown — Tuesday, September 5
Panama — Wednesday, September 6
Pine Valley — Wednesday, September 6
Ripley — Wednesday, September 6
Sherman — Thursday, September 7
Silver Creek — Wednesday, September 6
Southwestern — Wednesday, September 6
Westfield — Wednesday, September 6

Allegany County
Alfred-Almond — Thursday, September 7
Andover — Tuesday, September 5
Belfast — Tuesday, September 5
Bolivar-Richburg — Tuesday, September 5
Canaseraga — Wednesday, September 6
Cuba-Rushford — Wednesday, September 6
Fillmore — Tuesday, September 5
Friendship — Thursday, September 7
Genesee Valley — Tuesday, September 5
Scio — Tuesday, September 5
Wellsville — Tuesday, September 5
Whitesville — Tuesday, September 5

Good luck to all the kids heading back to school this week.

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