Georgia school district calendars 2026-27
First and last day, breaks and holidays, each linked to the district's own calendar.
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What the Georgia calendars show
8 Georgia districts are covered so far, each with dates linked to the district's own calendar. First days run from (Fulton County) to (Forsyth County), with a median of . The most common first day among them is , shared by 5 districts.
Last days of school fall between and , with a median of . In the week of Thanksgiving, 8 districts with 5 weekdays off.
3 calendars are marked approved and 0 calendars are marked tentative in the sources; tentative calendars can still change. Every district row links to a page with the month-by-month calendar, the break lengths and the source link with the day we read it.
Fulton County opens on and finishes on . Its calendar lists 6 breaks; the longest is Winter Break, from to , lasting 11 calendar days. Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 181 potential weekdays. The first week contains 5 potential weekdays and the final week contains 4. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
For Forsyth County, the student year runs from through . Of its 6 listed breaks, Holiday Break - Student/Staff Holiday lasts longest: 11 days, beginning and ending . Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 179 potential weekdays. The first week contains 2 potential weekdays and the final week contains 4. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
The dates for Clayton County begin with and end with . Fall Break is its longest listed break, covering 5 days between and . There are 4 breaks in this calendar. Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 186 potential weekdays. The first week contains 5 potential weekdays and the final week contains 3. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
Henry County opens on and finishes on . Its calendar lists 5 breaks; the longest is Semester Break, from to , lasting 16 calendar days. Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 174 potential weekdays. The first week contains 5 potential weekdays and the final week contains 2. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
Cherokee County opens on and finishes on . Its calendar lists 5 breaks; the longest is Holiday Break - Schools & District Closed, from to , lasting 12 calendar days. Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 176 potential weekdays. The first week contains 5 potential weekdays and the final week contains 2. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
The dates for Savannah-Chatham County begin with and end with . Winter Break (School Staff/Students) is its longest listed break, covering 11 days between and . There are 2 breaks in this calendar. Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 185 potential weekdays. The first week contains 5 potential weekdays and the final week contains 5. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
For Houston County, the student year runs from through . Of its 4 listed breaks, Christmas & New Year’s Holiday lasts longest: 12 days, beginning and ending . Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 180 potential weekdays. The first week contains 4 potential weekdays and the final week contains 3. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
The dates for Richmond County begin with and end with . Christmas/Winter Break is its longest listed break, covering 14 days between and . There are 4 breaks in this calendar. Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 180 potential weekdays. The first week contains 3 potential weekdays and the final week contains 3. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
See also when school starts in Georgia in week-by-week form.
All Georgia districts, largest first
| District | Students | First day | Last day | Winter break | Spring break | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County | 87019 | to | to | Status | ||
| Forsyth County | 54864 | to | to | Status | ||
| Clayton County | 51055 | to | Status | |||
| Henry County | 43012 | to | to | Approved | ||
| Cherokee County | 42031 | to | to | Status | ||
| Savannah-Chatham County | 35744 | to | Approved | |||
| Houston County | 30939 | to | to | Status | ||
| Richmond County | 28923 | to | to | Approved |