School officials had been considering keeping two of the schools - Lakeside Middle and Brookwood Elementary - closed for at least a year because of budget constraints.
But the board voted Thursday night to open them, along with the other five.
Schools Superintendent L.C. Evans told Channel 2 Action News that in order to open all five schools on time, some class sizes will have to be larger than planned.
Forsyth County schools are trying to work around a $10 million cut in state funding.
"Just to open up those new buildings with staff and utilities is estimated to cost about $6 million," Forsyth County schools spokeswoman Jennifer Caracciolo said earlier this week.
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