Earliest and latest first days of school
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Across 100 districts in 28 states, school starts as early as and as late as . The median first day is .
Earliest first days
- Gilbert Unified District (4239) (Arizona):
- Hawaii Department of Education (Hawaii):
- Fulton County (Georgia):
- Clayton County (Georgia):
- San Bernardino City Unified (California):
Latest first days
- New York City Public Schools (New York):
- Anoka-Hennepin School District (Minnesota):
- Seattle School District No. 1 (Washington):
- Utica Community Schools (Michigan):
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (North Carolina):
By state
| State | Districts | Earliest | Median | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 14 | |||
| Florida | 9 | |||
| Georgia | 8 | |||
| North Carolina | 5 | |||
| South Carolina | 5 | |||
| Texas | 17 | |||
| Virginia | 5 |
For New York City Public Schools, the student year runs from through . Of its 4 listed breaks, Winter Recess, schools closed lasts longest: 9 days, beginning and ending . Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 176 potential weekdays. The first week contains 2 potential weekdays and the final week contains 1. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
The dates for Los Angeles Unified begin with and end with . Winter Recess is its longest listed break, covering 19 days between and . There are 3 breaks in this calendar. Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 183 potential weekdays. The first week contains 3 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 Chicago Public Schools Dist 299 begin with and end with . Winter vacation is its longest listed break, covering 12 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 182 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.
The dates for Clark County begin with and end with . Winter Break is its longest listed break, covering 12 days between and . There are 3 breaks in this calendar. 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 4. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
The dates for Broward begin with and end with . Schools Closed is its longest listed break, covering 11 days between and . There are 3 breaks in this calendar. 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 5. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
Hillsborough opens on and finishes on . Its calendar lists 3 breaks; the longest is Winter Break/Non-Student Days, from to , lasting 12 calendar days. Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 180 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.
The dates for Orange begin with and end with . Winter Break is its longest listed break, covering 12 days between and . There are 3 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 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 Fairfax County Public Schools begin with and end with . Winter Break is its longest listed break, covering 14 days between and . There are 3 breaks in this calendar. 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 3. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
Numbers on this page come from the 100 district calendars on this site, each read from the district's own page. They are not a sample of every district in the country. Open a district page for its exact dates and source link.