School Calendars 2026-2027

School Calendars 2026-2027: First Day of School

The public school year opens between July 23 and September 3. Marion School District goes first; Manchester School District starts last, 42 days later. Half of the districts are back in class by August 24.

School Calendars 2026-2027 by State

Connecticut school calendars: 27 districts, first days August 25 – September 2, last days June 8 – June 22.

Nebraska school calendars: 19 districts, first days August 11 – August 19, last days May 14 – May 28.

Missouri school calendars: 18 districts, first days August 24 – August 26, last days May 20 – May 28.

Arkansas school calendars: 14 districts, first days July 23 – August 17, last days May 18 – May 28.

New Mexico school calendars: 14 districts, first days July 24 – August 13, last days May 19 – May 28.

Kansas school calendars: 11 districts, first days August 11 – August 18, last days May 19 – May 27.

Mississippi school calendars: 9 districts, first days July 23 – August 7, last days May 20 – June 4.

Iowa school calendars: 11 districts, first days August 24 – August 26, last days May 21 – June 4.

Louisiana school calendars: 9 districts, first days August 6 – August 14, last days May 20 – May 27.

New Hampshire school calendars: 13 districts, first days August 24 – September 3, last days June 11 – June 25.

North Dakota school calendars: 9 districts, first days August 20 – August 27, last days May 25 – May 27.

Rhode Island school calendars: 14 districts, first days August 25 – September 2, last days June 11 – June 18.

West Virginia school calendars: 11 districts, first days August 13 – August 31, last days May 25 – June 9.

School Calendars 2026-2027: Thanksgiving Break

69 public school districts give the whole week of Thanksgiving off (November 23–27), and 110 districts take a shorter break of two or three days around the holiday. If you are booking travel, the full-week districts are the ones that free up the Monday and Tuesday.

Full week off includes Bellevue Public Schools, Jefferson City Public Schools, North Kansas City Schools; a shorter break is the rule at Stamford Public Schools, Bridgeport Public Schools, Fairfield Public Schools. Each public school calendar page lists the exact days.

School Calendars 2026-2027: Winter Break

Winter break in 13 states runs from 7 to 15 weekdays, with 10 the most common length. The longest is at Gulfport School District (December 21, 2026 – January 8, 2027); the shortest is at Stamford Public Schools (December 24, 2026 – January 1, 2027).

Public school districts that come back after New Year’s Day on a Monday give families a clean two-week holiday; those returning mid-week split the second week. Check the exact return date in the school calendars before booking.

School Calendars 2026-2027: Spring Break

172 districts in 13 states schedule a spring break of three or more weekdays. The weeks differ, so families with children in two districts often end up with two separate spring breaks.

7 districts have no full spring break week on the published calendar and instead spread single days off through March and April: Waverly School District 145, Beatrice Public Schools, Crete Public Schools, North Platte Public Schools, Fargo Public Schools, West Fargo Public Schools, Ohio County Schools.

School Calendars 2026-2027: Last Day of School

The public school year ends between May 14 and June 25. North Platte Public Schools is first out for summer; Oyster River Cooperative School District finishes last. Half of the districts are done by May 27.

Snow make-up days are often tacked onto the end of the year, and districts usually settle them only after the last threat of winter weather has passed. A camp deposit for the first week of June is the one most likely to collide with them, so check the last day in these school calendars before you pay it.

School Calendars 2026-2027: Fall and February Breaks

57 public school districts add a fall break of two or more weekdays, mostly in October. 60 districts also take a February break of two or more weekdays, usually around Presidents’ Day.

Fall break examples: Hamden Public Schools (November 2–3), Lincoln Public Schools (October 15–19), Millard Public Schools (October 15–19), Kearney Public Schools (September 23–25).

Planning Around the School Calendars 2026-2027

Summer camps open registration months before the public school year ends. With the last day falling as late as June 25 here, check your district’s date before paying a deposit for the first week of June.

If your children attend two districts, or you share custody across district lines, line up the two calendars side by side. The first and last opening days here are 42 days apart, and break weeks rarely match exactly.

All school calendars on this site come with a calendar file you can add to Google Calendar or Apple Calendar, so the dates show up on your phone next to work and activities.

School Calendars 2026-2027: Days Off and Early Releases

Counting every weekday with no school between the first and last day, public school districts give a median of 29 days off. Evangeline Parish Schools has the most (62) and Fargo Public Schools the fewest (20).

Early release and conference days vary even more: the median is 4, while North Scott Community School District lists 40. These are the days working parents feel most, because pickup moves up without a full day off to plan around.

How the School Calendars 2026-2027 Are Built

Every date on these public school calendar pages comes from the calendar each district published on its own website, usually a PDF or image approved by the school board. We read each file, record every first day, break, holiday, early release and last day, and check the dates against the weekday they fall on. Each district page links to its official file, so you can confirm any date in one click.

The side-by-side comparisons on this page, from opening days to Thanksgiving weeks, are worked out from those same dates. No district publishes them, because each district only publishes its own year.

The district list starts from the U.S. Department of Education’s Common Core of Data. Below is the official calendar behind the most-searched district in each state; every district page cites its own.

1. Common Core of Data (CCD)National Center for Education Statistics
2. Bentonville SchoolsArkansas
3. Stamford Public SchoolsConnecticut
4. Iowa City Community School DistrictIowa
5. Olathe Public SchoolsKansas
6. Lafayette Parish School SystemLouisiana
7. Rankin County School DistrictMississippi
8. Springfield Public SchoolsMissouri
9. Lincoln Public SchoolsNebraska
10. Pinkerton AcademyNew Hampshire
11. Albuquerque Public SchoolsNew Mexico
12. Fargo Public SchoolsNorth Dakota
13. Cranston Public SchoolsRhode Island
14. Berkeley County SchoolsWest Virginia