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Jefferson County school calendar 2026-27

First day, last day, breaks, holidays and teacher workdays, read from the district's own calendar.

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First day
Thanksgiving Holidays
to
Spring Break
to
Last day

Kindergarten, pre-K, individual grades and particular schools may have different start dates or schedules. Check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Unmarked weekdays and computed counts use only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Other closures may be missing, so these are potential weekdays, not verified days of attendance.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
23456 Teacher Workday (No School)7 Professional Development Day (No School)8
910 Professional Development Day (No School)11 Teacher Workday (No School)12 First day of school13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Weekday in term
September 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Labor Day (Schools and Offices Closed)8 E-Learning Day for Students / Professional Development Day9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
October 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 E-Learning Day for Students / Teacher Workday10
1112 Columbus Day (Schools Closed)13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Veterans Day (Schools and Offices Closed)12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Thanksgiving Holidays24 Thanksgiving Holidays25 Thanksgiving Holidays26 Thanksgiving Holidays27 Thanksgiving Holidays28
2930 Weekday in term
December 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Holiday Break2
34 Professional Development Day (No School)5 Teacher Workday (No School)6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Schools and Offices Closed)19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30
31
February 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 E-Learning Day for Students / Teacher Workday13
1415 Presidents' Day (Schools Closed) / Weather Day (If Needed)16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
28
March 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Spring Break23 Spring Break24 Spring Break25 Spring Break26 Spring Break27
2829 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 E-Learning Day for Students / Teacher Workday10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
May 2027
SMTWTFS
1
23 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8
910 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Last day of school28 Teacher Workday / Last Day for Teachers (No School)29
3031 Memorial Day (Schools and Offices Closed)

The 2026-27 year in words

Students in Jefferson County go back on . The year ends on , roughly 41 weeks later, with 185 potential weekdays in between after only the days off listed here are counted out. Because the year opens on a Wednesday, the first week contains three potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains four to the Thursday finish.

2 breaks are marked on the calendar. Students are off for Thanksgiving Holidays from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Spring Break: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Thanksgiving Holidays is the longest break, 5 days from start to finish.

Between and there are 34 potential weekdays with no listed closure, the longest such run in this summary.

Outside the breaks, 9 holidays are listed: Independence Day Observed (Schools and Offices Closed) (), Labor Day (Schools and Offices Closed) (), Columbus Day (Schools Closed) (), Veterans Day (Schools and Offices Closed) (), Holiday Break (), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Schools and Offices Closed) (), Presidents' Day (Schools Closed) / Weather Day (If Needed) () and Memorial Day (Schools and Offices Closed) (), and 1 more. For a three-day weekend, look at Independence Day Observed (Schools and Offices Closed), Labor Day (Schools and Offices Closed), Columbus Day (Schools Closed), Holiday Break, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Schools and Offices Closed), Presidents' Day (Schools Closed) / Weather Day (If Needed), Memorial Day (Schools and Offices Closed) and Juneteenth Observed (Schools and Offices Closed), which sit next to a weekend.

11 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on .

Of the 3 Alabama districts listed here, 0 start after Jefferson County, 2 start before it. The group's median first day is . The earliest first day on the site in Alabama is (Mobile County) and the latest is (Jefferson County).

The source does not say whether the board has approved this calendar, so treat the dates as the district's current published plan and check before you commit to travel.

The dates come from a web page at jefcoed.com, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving Holidays55
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Independence Day Observed (Schools and Offices Closed)
Labor Day (Schools and Offices Closed)
Columbus Day (Schools Closed)
Veterans Day (Schools and Offices Closed)
Holiday Break
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Schools and Offices Closed)
Presidents' Day (Schools Closed) / Weather Day (If Needed)
Memorial Day (Schools and Offices Closed)
Juneteenth Observed (Schools and Offices Closed)
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Teacher Workday (No School)
Professional Development Day (No School)
Professional Development Day (No School)
Teacher Workday (No School)
E-Learning Day for Students / Professional Development Day
E-Learning Day for Students / Teacher Workday
Professional Development Day (No School)
Teacher Workday (No School)
E-Learning Day for Students / Teacher Workday
E-Learning Day for Students / Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday / Last Day for Teachers (No School)
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202614
September 202620
October 202620
November 202615
December 202623
January 202717
February 202718
March 202718
April 202721
May 202719

Where these dates come from

Source: jefcoed.com (a web page), read on . Districts revise calendars after severe weather, board votes and contract settlements, so the district's own page is the version that counts. If a date here looks wrong, tell us and we will re-check the source. How we check.

Other Alabama districts

Districts in Alabama close in size to Jefferson County, with their own calendars on this site:

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