When Do Schools Start in St. Louis?

Each year home sales drop in September as families focus on getting their kids back in school.

Since most real estate sales close in about a month (assuming they are not contingent on the buyer selling their house first), you can expect that families trying to get their kids enrolled in school will make sure that they write a contract by the end of July. Once they have a contract, they can enroll the kids in their new schools and hopefully will be in the new house before the day one. Since most schools start in mid-August, you can expect a higher rate of contract offers in July than in August. Take a look at the charts below to see July – September sales for the last few years.

*** Closed sales include single family homes and condos that were listed through the MLS (MARIS).

Of course, there are families that will still buy homes this month. Since all a family needs to get their kids enrolled in school is a sales contract, there may be some families scrambling in the next few weeks to pick out a house. But if you are a seller still trying to find your buyer, expect a drop in traffic once school starts.

Earlier today I posted school start dates for St. Charles County. Here are the dates for the first day of school in St. Louis City and County.

• St. Louis City – August 18
• Afton – August 18
• Bayless – August 27
• Brentwood – August 21
• Clayton - August 18
• Ferguson-Florissant – August 11
• Hancock Place – September 2
• Hazelwood – August 10
• Jennings – August 18
• Kirkwood – August 19
• Ladue – August 18
• Lindbergh – August 19
• Maplewood-Richmond Heights – August 18
• Mehlville – August 13
• Normandy – August 18
• Parkway – August 14
• Pattonville – August 14
• Ritenour – August 11
• Riverview Gardens – August 11
• Rockwood – August 13
• Special School District – August 14
• University City – August 18
• Valley Park – August 13
• Webster Groves – August 25
• Wellston – August 18

For links to all of the area school district websites, click here.

Don’t forget to allow some extra time in your morning work commute as all those school buses and parent carpools get added to the streets!

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