Table A.3.
School closure dates by state.
| Legal | State closure | Date closed | Public school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | status | start date | for the year | enrollment |
| Alabama | Ordered | March 19 | April 6 | 744,930 |
| Alaska | Ordered | March 16 | April 9 | 132,737 |
| Arizona | Ordered | March 16 | March 30 | 1,123,137 |
| Arkansas | Ordered | March 17 | April 6 | 493,447 |
| California | Recommended | March 19 | April 1 | 6,309,138 |
| Colorado | Ordered | March 23 | April 20 | 905,019 |
| Connecticut | Ordered | March 17 | May 5 | 535,118 |
| Delaware | Ordered | March 16 | April 24 | 136,264 |
| District of Columbia | Ordered | March 16 | April 17 | 85,850 |
| Florida | Recommended | March 16 | April 18 | 2,816,791 |
| Georgia | Ordered | March 18 | April 1 | 1,764,346 |
| Hawaii | Ordered | March 23 | April 17 | 181,550 |
| Idaho | Recommended | March 24 | April 6 | 297,200 |
| Illinois | Ordered | March 17 | April 17 | 2,026,718 |
| Indiana | Ordered | March 20 | April 2 | 1,049,547 |
| Iowa | Ordered | March 16 | April 17 | 509,831 |
| Kansas | Ordered | March 18 | March 17 | 494,347 |
| Kentucky | Recommended | March 16 | April 20 | 684,017 |
| Louisiana | Ordered | March 16 | April 15 | 716,293 |
| Maine | Recommended | March 16 | March 31 | 180,512 |
| Maryland | Ordered | March 16 | May 6 | 886,221 |
| Massachusetts | Ordered | March 17 | April 21 | 964,514 |
| Michigan | Ordered | March 16 | April 2 | 1,528,666 |
| Minnesota | Ordered | March 18 | April 23 | 875,021 |
| Mississippi | Ordered | March 20 | April 14 | 483,150 |
| Missouri | Ordered | March 23 | April 9 | 915,040 |
| Montana | Closure expired | March 16 | n/a | 146,375 |
| Nebraska | Ordered | March 23 | April 3 | 319,194 |
| Nevada | Ordered | March 16 | April 21 | 473,744 |
| New Hampshire | Ordered | March 16 | April 16 | 180,888 |
| New Jersey | Ordered | March 18 | May 4 | 1,410,421 |
| New Mexico | Ordered | March 16 | March 26 | 336,263 |
| New York | Ordered | March 18 | May 1 | 2,729,776 |
| North Carolina | Ordered | March 16 | April 24 | 1,550,062 |
| North Dakota | Ordered | March 16 | May 1 | 109,706 |
| Ohio | Ordered | March 17 | April 20 | 1,710,143 |
| Oklahoma | Ordered | March 17 | March 25 | 693,903 |
| Oregon | Ordered | March 16 | April 8 | 606,277 |
| Pennsylvania | Ordered | March 16 | April 9 | 1,727,497 |
| Puerto Rico | Ordered | March 16 | April 24 | 365,181 |
| Rhode Island | Ordered | March 23 | April 23 | 142,150 |
| South Carolina | Ordered | March 16 | April 22 | 771,250 |
| South Dakota | Recommended | March 16 | April 6 | 136,302 |
| Tennessee | Recommended | March 20 | April 15 | 1,001,562 |
| Texas | Ordered | March 23 | April 17 | 5,360,849 |
| Utah | Ordered | March 16 | April 14 | 659,801 |
| Vermont | Ordered | March 18 | March 26 | 88,428 |
| Virginia | Ordered | March 16 | March 23 | 1,287,026 |
| Washington | Ordered | March 17 | April 6 | 1,101,711 |
| West Virginia | Ordered | March 16 | April 21 | 273,855 |
| Wisconsin | Ordered | March 18 | April 16 | 864,432 |
| Wyoming | Closure expired | March 16 | n/a | 94,170 |
Notes: Data come from Education Week’s “Coronavirus and School Closures” website, last updated on May 15, 2020. All closure dates refer to 2020.