[ July 09, 2025 ] As the summer days begin to wane, a new wave of excitement builds in Pickens County as students, families, and educators prepare for the upcoming school year. The Pickens County School District created a Back to School Hub providing essential information on everything you need to know. Below is a brief summary and link to the page:

OPEN HOUSE DATES & TIMES

July 28th, 2025
Jasper Middle School
5th Grade: 4-6 pm
6th Grade: 1-3 pm

July 29th, 2025 from 3-7 pm
Pickens Junior High

July 30th, 2025
Pickens High School
Seniors: 8-9:30 am
Juniors: 9:30-11 am
Sophomores: Noon-1:30 pm
Freshmen: 1:30-3 pm

July 30th, 2025 from 4-6 pm
Harmony Elementary, Hill City Elementary, Tate Elementary


STAGGERED START DATES

Friday, August 1st
All Elementary Schools
Pre-K (Hill City), Kindergarten, and 1st Grade students

Jasper Middle School
5th Grade Students

Pickens Junior High
7th Grade Students

Pickens High School
9th Grade Students

Monday, August 4th
All Students Report

2025-2026 Calendar (PDF)


SCHOOL START/STOP TIMES

Harmony Elementary, Hill City Elementary, Tate Elementary, Jasper Middle
Early Drop-off: 7 am
Drop-off: 7:20 am
Start: 8 am
End: 2:30 pm
Afterschool Program: 2:30-6 pm

Pickens Junior High, Pickens High
Start: 7:45 am
End: 2:15 pm


FREE AND REDUCED MEAL PROGRAM

Free and reduced-price meals are available to qualifying families. Families can apply by completing an online family meal application for immediate processing, or by printing a paper application or requesting one from a school cafeteria manager (processing may take up to 10 days).

Until notification of eligibility, families must provide their child with meals or money to purchase them. A significant announcement for the 2025-2026 school year is that households qualifying for reduced meal benefits will not be required to pay the $0.30 for breakfast and $0.40 for lunch, as these costs will be covered by the State of Georgia budget.


SCHOOL SUPPLIES

The Pickens County School District will provide basic school supplies to all students again this year.

Visit the Pickens County Back to School Hub for more information including enrollment, bus transportation, safety and more.