Sharpen your pencils and your sense of humor! ✏️😂 919+ Back to School Jokes is packed with classroom giggles, hallway humor, and A+ punchlines that will make returning to school way more fun in 2025.
From teacher one-liners to lunchbox laughs, this collection is perfect for students, parents, and teachers who need a dose of comedy between lessons.
If you’re in homeroom, the cafeteria, or just trying to survive Monday morning, these jokes will have you passing around laughs like notes in class.
Back to School Joke for Kids

- 😄 Why did the pencil go to school? To get to the point!
- 😆 What’s a math teacher’s favorite season? Sum-mer!
- 🚌 Why was the school cafeteria so noisy? Because it was full of crackers!
- 📚 What’s a pirate’s favorite subject? Arrrrt!
- 🍏 Why did the student bring a ladder to school? Because they were going to high school!
- 🤓 What did the science book say to the math book? Wow, you’ve got problems!
- 🎒 Why did the kid eat his homework? His teacher said it was a piece of cake!
- 🖍️ What’s a snake’s favorite subject? Hiss-tory!
- 🧠 Why did the computer go to school? To improve its byte!
- 🎓 What did the pen say to the pencil? What’s your point?
- 👟 Why did the teacher wear sunglasses? Her students were too bright!
- 📏 Why was the geometry book sad? It had too many angles!
- 🔬 Why don’t you do arithmetic in the jungle? Because if you add 4+4, you get ate!
- ✏️ What do you call a nervous javelin thrower at school? Shakespeare!
- 🧃 What’s the best school supply to use in the jungle? A ruler – to measure how far to run!
Back to School Joke of the Day

- ☀️ First day of school: The only day kids are excited to wake up early… for five minutes.
- 🧼 Why did the chalk break up with the board? Too much friction!
- 🍎 Today’s joke: Why did the teacher write on the window? To make the lesson very clear!
- 🦖 Why don’t dinosaurs go to school? Because they’re extinct!
- 🏫 What did the janitor say when he jumped out of the closet? Supplies!
- 🖋️ Why are fish so smart? They’re always in schools!
- 📚 What’s a teacher’s favorite nation? Expla-nation!
- ✂️ Why was the notebook worried? It had too many issues!
- 🖌️ What did the paint say to the wall? I’ve got you covered!
- 👂 Why did the student bring an ear to school? To hear the teacher out!
- 💼 Why don’t teachers trust atoms? Because they make up everything!
- 🔠 What do you get when you cross a teacher and a vampire? Lots of blood tests!
- 🎤 What’s a school talent show without jokes? Boring class!
- 📉 Why did the student take a ladder to school? The grades were looking down!
- 🧊 What did the cold book say? I’m too cool for school!
Funny Back to School Joke

- 😆 What do you call a can opener that doesn’t work? A can’t opener in science class!
- 🥴 Why did the student sit in the middle of the class? To be the center of attention!
- 🍩 What’s the sweetest thing about school? The donut days!
- 📔 Why did the teacher marry the chalkboard? They had great chemistry!
- 🎯 Why did the boy bring a bow to school? To aim for higher grades!
- 🧽 Why are desks so clean on the first day? They haven’t been used all summer!
- 📦 What subject do sloths like best? Nap time 101!
- 🎧 Why did the headphones break up with the phone? It just wasn’t their type of school!
- 🚪 Why did the student knock on the door? Because it was a new school year and he wanted a fresh start!
- 🧃 What do back-to-school drinks taste like? Mostly paper and panic.
- 🔧 Why did the locker complain? Too many issues locked inside!
- 📕 Why are textbooks always sad? Because they’re full of problems!
- 🔔 What sound does a tired student make? Brrr-ing me coffee!
- 🤡 How do you make a tissue dance? Put a little school spirit in it!
- 🧃 What’s a student’s favorite drink? Red Bull-et points!
Welcome Back to School Joke

- 🏫 Welcome back! Let the naps during lectures begin!
- 🛌 I missed school… like I miss sleep during finals.
- 🎈 Welcome back to school – where lunch is the only good subject!
- 📚 Class is back in session – your freedom has officially been expelled!
- 🤖 Back to school? More like back to boo-hoo!
- 🎯 The only goals I have now are on the classroom whiteboard.
- 🚫 Welcome back to school: where fun is prohibited and bathroom breaks are rationed!
- 🎒 Welcome back! Your summer freedom has been canceled until further notice.
- 🧠 Don’t worry, your brain still remembers how to suffer!
- 🎤 You’re not just a student again – you’re a sleep-deprived, coffee-fueled machine.
- 🐢 Welcome back! Hope your motivation didn’t take a permanent vacation.
- 😩 First rule of back to school: never trust a syllabus.
- 🏃 Welcome back – hope you’re still good at running late!
- 🍎 School’s back! Time to sharpen your pencils and dull your excitement.
- 💤 Let the daily snoozefest begin!
Back to School Jokes for

- Why did the teacher wear sunglasses to school? Because her students were so bright!
- Teachers don’t get old—they just grade-ually wear out.
- Why did the teacher go to the beach? To test the water!
- My teacher told me to bring something I could count on… I brought a calculator.
- What’s a teacher’s favorite nation? Expla-nation.
- Why did the student eat his homework? Because the teacher said it was a piece of cake!
- Teachers don’t get lost… they just take the “scenic route” to the staff room.
- Why do teachers look forward to back-to-school? For the same reason students don’t—summer vacation is over!
School Jokes for Adults

- High school is just like a sauna… you sweat, you complain, and you can’t wait to get out.
- Why don’t math teachers ever argue? They always figure it out.
- School taught me history repeats itself… mostly because I kept failing it.
- The hardest thing about school? Pretending to be awake in morning classes.
- Why was the music teacher locked out? Because she left her keys on the piano!
- School cafeterias prove one thing—mystery meat is real.
- I survived high school… now I deserve a diploma in sarcasm.
- Why don’t chemistry teachers trust atoms? Because they make up everything!
Funny School Jokes

- Why was the math book sad? It had too many problems.
- What’s a teacher’s favorite kind of tree? Geometry.
- Why don’t pencils get promoted? They’re always drawing a blank.
- What’s the smartest insect? A spelling bee.
- Why did the student eat his test? Because the teacher said it was a piece of cake!
- Why was the broom late for school? It overswept.
- What kind of school does a surfer attend? Boarding school.
- Why did the student bring a ladder to school? Because he wanted to go to high school!
Kids Back to School Joke

- 🖍️ Why did the crayon cry? Because it felt blue!
- 🎒 Why did the backpack bring tissues? It knew there’d be lots of tears!
- 🧃 What’s a back-to-school drink made of? Apple juice and regret!
- 🐕 Why did the puppy love school? For the bark-to-school parties!
- 🧸 What do teddy bears do on the first day of school? Hug everyone they see!
- 🍎 Why was the apple nervous? It was the teacher’s pet!
- 🎨 What’s the most colorful subject? Art, because it draws everyone in!
- ✏️ Why did the pencil cross the playground? To draw a line in the sand!
- 📘 What’s a book’s favorite sport? Page-turning!
- 🚌 What’s a school bus’s favorite dance? The brake-dance!
- 🐸 Why did the frog sit in class? To learn ribbiting facts!
- 🧁 Why did the cupcake go to school? It wanted to be a smartie!
- 🧦 Why did the sock go to school? To toe the line!
- 🦄 What did the unicorn say on the first day? I’m magical and ready to learn!
- 🎈 What’s light, fun, and floats through the halls? A balloon on its first school day!
Conclusion
Back-to-school jokes are the perfect way to break the ice, lighten the mood, and help students, parents, and teachers ease into a new academic year.
If you’re starting kindergarten or returning to high school, these playful puns and giggles add extra joy to those first days.
Keep them in your backpack—you never know when a laugh might be needed!