Scott County School District Snow Day Predictor

Q: How many snow days does Scott have built in?

6 for the 2026 to 2027 school year, listed on the calendar as “Weather Make-Up Days”.

Q: Does Scott switch to remote learning on a snow day?

It can. Scott has Non Traditional Instruction days in its winter plan. When a closing gets likely, the morning here reads "Snow day or remote day".

Q: When is the last day of school for Scott?

May 19, 2027, on the district’s 2026 to 2027 calendar.

Q: How much snow does Georgetown get?

About 13.2 inches a winter at a NOAA weather station 3.3 miles away, averaged over 7 winters. Between December 1 and March 31 that brings 1.1 weekday mornings a year with 2 inches of new snow or more, and 0.1 with 4 inches or more.

Q: What was the biggest snow day near Scott?

6.1 inches on January 6, 2025, the largest single day at a NOAA weather station 3.3 miles away in 7 winters. The snowiest winter was 2020 to 2021, with 22.6 inches.

Q: How does the Scott snow day predictor work?

It reads the National Weather Service forecast for Georgetown through the night and the 5 to 8 am bus run, adds winter alerts and the Winter Storm Severity Index, and measures the snow against Scott’s own big snow morning: 2.2 inches, the top tenth of snowy weekday mornings at a NOAA weather station 3.3 miles away.

The next three school mornings

Will Scott close tomorrow?

Reading the National Weather Service forecast for the overnight and the bus hours in Georgetown.

The Scott playbook

How Scott calls a snow day

6 built in snow days

On the 2026 to 2027 calendar, listed as “Weather Make-Up Days”.

“MAY 21-28, 2027 Planned Weather Days”

Source

NTI days

Scott has Non Traditional Instruction days in its winter plan.

“Middle and high school students should visit the Google Classroom for each of their teachers to find specific assignments for NTI.Complete the required attendance form one time for each NTI day.”

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Making up a lost day

Planned weather days after the last student day, May 21 to May 28.

Make up dates: May 21, May 24, May 25, May 26, May 27, May 28.

“MAY 21-28, 2027 Planned Weather Days”

Source

The 2026 to 2027 calendar

First day August 12, 2026
Winter break Dec 21 to Jan 1
Last day May 19, 2027

District calendar

Read from Scott’s own pages on October 8, 2026; the district site is scott.kyschools.us.

Ten winters of school mornings

Scott’s snow record

13.2inches of snow a winter

1.1school mornings a winter with 2 in of new snow or more

0.1with 4 in or more

2.2 ina big snow morning in Scott: the top tenth of snowy school mornings

0.5Nov

2.6Dec

5.5Jan

3.6Feb

0.7Mar

Average snowfall by month, inches

Biggest day 6.1 in on January 6, 2025
Snowiest winter 2020 to 2021, 22.6 in
6 in mornings 0.1 a winter
1 in mornings 3.6 a winter

Measured at a NOAA weather station 3.3 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.

The Kentucky rule

How Kentucky counts a lost day

Kentucky requires at least 1,062 instructional hours on at least 170 student attendance days. After an emergency a board may amend its calendar and lengthen or shorten the remaining days by 30 minutes or more, as long as the year still meets the requirement.

The Kentucky rules in the agency’s own words, and every Kentucky district

Next door

Districts near Scott

District	Snow a winter	4 in mornings
Woodford County School DistrictVersailles	13 in	0.3
Fayette County School DistrictLexington	13 in	0.3
Franklin County School DistrictFrankfort	12.2 in	0.3
Anderson County School DistrictLawrenceburg	12.2 in	0.3
Jessamine County School DistrictNicholasville	13 in	0.3
Clark County School DistrictWinchester	7.4 in	0.1

The schools

17 schools

Every school in Scott follows the district’s call: one closing covers them all.

High

Great Crossing High School
Scott County High School
Phoenix Horizon Community
Elkhorn Crossing School

Middle

Scott County Middle School
Royal Spring Middle School
Georgetown Middle School

Elementary

Creekside Elementary
Western Elementary School
Lemons Mill Elementary School
Southern Elementary School
Eastern Elementary School
Northern Elementary School
Stamping Ground Elementary School, Stamping Ground
Anne Mason Elementary School
Garth Elementary School

Other schools

Scott County Preschool

Questions

Scott snow day questions

How many snow days does Scott have built in?

Does Scott switch to remote learning on a snow day?

When is the last day of school for Scott?

How much snow does Georgetown get?

What was the biggest snow day near Scott?

How does the Scott snow day predictor work?

How does Kentucky handle snow days?

More winter

More for Kentucky snow days

Snow day predictorClosing and delay odds for any ZIP, with the snowiest districts in the country.Snow depth mapHow much snow is on the ground right now, measured, across the country.First snow datesWhen the first measurable snow usually lands where you live.Frozen pipesThe nights cold enough to freeze a pipe, and what to do before one.Snow plow trackerWhere the plows are during a storm, city by city.Kentucky winter forecastThe season ahead for Kentucky: snowfall, cold and the first snow.

A residential street under deep snow on a bright blue morning, cars parked along the curb buried into smooth white mounds, one set of tire tracks down the middle — The morning after a big one: cars buried to the mirrors and one set of tracks down the middle. A street like this is a closing, no debate. Photo, Fairfax, Virginia, January 2016: Jarek Tuszyński, CC BY 4.0

The odds are a forecast read, and the superintendent makes the call: the district’s own announcement is the one to follow.