Greater Clark County Schools Snow Day Predictor
The odds of a closing or a delay on the next three school mornings in Greater Clark, measured against Greater Clark's own big snow morning of 2.8 inches.
Will Greater Clark close tomorrow?
How Greater Clark calls a snow day
When the call comes
Parents notified by 6:00 a.m.; a closing after a delay by 7:30 a.m.
“A School Messenger notification will be sent regarding a delay or closing of school during inclement weather by 5:30 a.m. to staff members and 6:00 a.m. to parents/guardians. In the event that school is delayed and weather conditions deteriorate, an announcement to close schools will be made by 7:30 a.m.”Source
How families hear
By phone call, the district website, social media and local TV.
“The district's status will also be posted on our website (gccschools.com) and social media sites.”Inclement Weather - Greater Clark County Schools
A 2 hour delay
On a delay morning every school starts 2 hours late.
“School will begin two hours late. Buses will run two hours later on their normal routes.”Delay schedule
3 built in snow days
On the 2026 to 2027 calendar, listed as “Weather Make-up Days (if necessary)”.
“Weather Make-up Days (if necessary): 2/15, 5/20, 5/21”Source
eLearning days
Greater Clark has eLearning days in its winter plan.
“Plan 2: Schools Closed (these will be eLearning Days so no additional days will be added on)”Source
Making up a lost day
Closings are eLearning days; calendar lists weather make-up days if necessary.
Make up dates: Feb 15, May 20, May 21.
“Weather Make-up Days (if necessary): 2/15, 5/20, 5/21”Source
The 2026 to 2027 calendar
- First day July 30, 2026
- Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
- Last day May 19, 2027
The board policy
“The district uses -10 degree wind chill as a starting point when considering a delay or closing of school due to temperature.”Board policy
Read from Greater Clark’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is gccschools.com.
Greater Clark’s snow record
- Biggest day 9 in on January 5, 2025
- Snowiest winter 2024 to 2025, 22.7 in
- 6 in mornings 0 a winter
- 1 in mornings 2.8 a winter
Measured at a NOAA weather station 11.4 miles away. Mornings are the 7 am snow reading on a weekday from December 1 through March 31, over the ten winters from 2016 to 2017 through 2025 to 2026, from NOAA GHCN Daily.
How Indiana counts a lost day
Indiana requires at least 180 student instructional days a school year.
The Indiana rules in the agency’s own words, and every Indiana district
Districts near Greater Clark
| District | Snow a winter | 4 in mornings |
|---|---|---|
| Clarksville Community School CorporationClarksville | 11.7 in | 0.3 |
| Silver Creek School CorporationSellersburg | 11.7 in | 0.3 |
| New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated SchoolsNew Albany | 11.7 in | 0.3 |
| Borden-Henryville School CorpMemphis | 11.7 in | 0.3 |
| East Washington School CorporationPekin | 13.3 in | 0.6 |
| Scott County School District 2Scottsburg | 13.3 in | 0.6 |
18 schools
Every school in Greater Clark follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.
High
- Jeffersonville High School
- Charlestown Senior High School, Charlestown
- New Washington Middle/High School, New Washington
Middle
- River Valley Middle School
- Parkview Middle School
- Charlestown Middle School, Charlestown
Elementary
- Utica Elementary School
- Parkwood Elementary School, Clarksville
- Northaven Elementary School
- Pleasant Ridge Elementary School, Charlestown
- Riverside Elementary School
- Franklin Square Elementary School
- Jonathan Jennings Elementary Sch, Charlestown
- W E Wilson Elementary
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
- New Washington Elementary School, New Washington
Other schools
- Old Corden Porter School
- Greater Clark County Schools Virtual Academy
Greater Clark snow day questions
More for Indiana snow days
The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.