Start of School Countdown Calculator lets students and parents count down the days until school starts. Stay organized and excited for the upcoming school year.
Countdown to the Start of School:
How to Calculate the Time Until School Starts
Schools have different start times. However, most schools begin their new year in August or so month September. How many days are left until school starts? Here are a couple of easy ways to calculate it.
The freebie option? Take the start of school countdown calendar (like the one above) or check our duration calculator. If you must do it yourself, though, here is how you can calculate it:
Here’s how:
If the first day of school is still in this month, it’s pretty straightforward. Just subtract today’s date from the first day of school:
days until school starts=first day of school−current day
Easy enough?
If school starts later in the month, you will also have to add up a few things: days remaining in the current month and all the months in between until, finally, up to the very first day that school actually begins.
So, the formula looks like this:
days until school starts=days left in current month+days in next month+…+days before school starts in start month
This is essentially how you count down the closing of school, Christmas, your birthday or any other massive event.
Let’s look at an example:
Oh and today is 27th of July, school starts on the 4th September. Here is how we would calculate the days remaining:
4 (days left in July)+31 (days in August)+3 (days in September before the 4th)=38 days
So, you’ve got 38 days until school starts!
If you want to count down to any other date, you can always use our days-until-date calculator — it’s super handy for all kinds of countdowns.