School Year Dates

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Clayton 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
Fall Break
to
Thanksgiving Break
to
Winter Break
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
23 First day of school4 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 ELBC Day25 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 Day8 ELBC 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 Weekday in term10
1112 Fall Break13 Fall Break14 Fall Break15 Fall Break16 Fall Break17
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 Election Day/ELBC Day4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Thanksgiving Break24 Thanksgiving Break25 Thanksgiving Break26 Thanksgiving Break27 Thanksgiving Break28
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 Weekday in term2
34 Professional Learning Day5 Weekday in term6 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 MLK Day19 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 Weekday in term13
1415 Winter Break16 Winter Break17 Winter Break18 Winter Break19 Winter Break20
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 ELBC Day16 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
2829 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Spring Break6 Spring Break7 Spring Break8 Spring Break9 Spring Break10
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 Last day of school27 Post-Planning28 Post-Planning29
3031 Memorial Day

The 2026-27 year in words

Clayton County starts the 2026-27 school year on , and the last day for students is . That is about 42 weeks from first day to last day, with 186 potential weekdays after removing only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Because the year opens on a Monday, the first week contains five potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains three to the Wednesday finish.

The calendar lists 4 breaks. Fall Break: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Thanksgiving Break runs through : 5 days off the calendar, 5 of them weekdays. Winter Break starts and ends , a total of 5 days with 5 weekdays off. Students are off for Spring Break from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Fall Break is the longest break, 5 days from start to finish.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 33 potential weekdays, from to .

4 other days off are marked as holidays: Labor Day (), MLK Day (), Memorial Day () and Juneteenth (). For a three-day weekend, look at Labor Day, MLK Day, Memorial Day and Juneteenth, which sit next to a weekend.

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

Of the 8 Georgia districts listed here, 3 start after Clayton County, 0 start before it and 4 share its first day. The group's median first day is . The earliest first day on the site in Georgia is (Fulton County) and the latest is (Forsyth 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 clayton.k12.ga.us, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Fall Break55
Thanksgiving Break55
Winter Break55
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day
MLK Day
Memorial Day
Juneteenth
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
New Teacher Orientation
New Teacher Orientation
Pre-Planning
Pre-Planning
ELBC Day
ELBC Day
Election Day/ELBC Day
Professional Learning Day
ELBC Day
Post-Planning
Post-Planning
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202620
September 202620
October 202617
November 202615
December 202623
January 202719
February 202715
March 202722
April 202717
May 202718

Where these dates come from

Source: clayton.k12.ga.us (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 Georgia districts

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