Why does school start in September in the US?

Shortly after that, a compromise was made between urban and rural school systems to run at the same times of the year, starting in the fall so kids could still help on the farm during the summer—and that is how the 180-day school year came to be.
 

Why does the school year start in September UK?

Stephanie Spencer, from the History of Education Society, said the school year started in September to increase the likelihood of children attending. The Education Act of 1880 stated that all children aged between five and 10 had to go to school.
 

Why does school start in August in the States?

Three reasons, 1) Schools in the US are tending to start in August rather than September because there are more school breaks now than in the past, and a school year needs to have 180 teaching days. To get that many teaching days in school has to start earlier.

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