Thanksgiving break 2026 for school districts
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Thanksgiving falls on . Of 100 districts, the most common pattern is 5 weekdays off in Thanksgiving week, which 63 districts have. 63 districts take the whole Monday-to-Friday week off.
| Days off | Districts |
|---|---|
| 5 weekdays off | 63 |
| 4 weekdays off | 1 |
| 3 weekdays off | 26 |
| 2 weekdays off | 6 |
| 0 weekdays off | 4 |
Districts with the whole week off
- Broward
- Hillsborough
- Orange
- Polk
- Lee
- Northside ISD
- Fulton County
- Austin ISD
- Fresno Unified
- Frisco ISD
- Elk Grove Unified
- North East ISD
- Aldine ISD
- Forsyth County
- Manatee
- Arlington ISD
- Clayton County
- Garland ISD
- Seattle School District No. 1
- Mobile County
- San Francisco Unified
- Humble ISD
- Plano ISD
- Columbus City Schools District
- Marion
- Wichita
- San Bernardino City Unified
- Henry County
- Cherokee County
- United ISD
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.
Los Angeles Unified opens on and finishes on . Its calendar lists 3 breaks; the longest is Winter Recess, from to , lasting 19 calendar days. 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.
For Broward, the student year runs from through . Of its 3 listed breaks, Schools Closed lasts longest: 11 days, beginning and ending . 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.
For Fairfax County Public Schools, the student year runs from through . Of its 3 listed breaks, Winter Break lasts longest: 14 days, beginning and ending . 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.