Winter break 2026-27 for school districts
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82 districts list a winter break. The median break starts , ends and lasts 12.0 days. The longest is United ISD at 20 days and the shortest is Gaston County Schools at 3 days.
Winter break by starting week
- Week of (1 district): United ISD
- Week of (79 districts): New York City Public Schools, Los Angeles Unified, Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, Clark County, Broward, Hillsborough, Orange, Fairfax County Public Schools, Hawaii Department of Education, Wake County Schools, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Prince George's County Public Schools, Lee, Northside ISD and 65 more
- Week of (1 district): Anoka-Hennepin School District
- Week of (1 district): San Jose Unified
New York City Public Schools opens on and finishes on . Its calendar lists 4 breaks; the longest is Winter Recess, schools closed, from to , lasting 9 calendar days. 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.
For Chicago Public Schools Dist 299, the student year runs from through . Of its 2 listed breaks, Winter vacation lasts longest: 12 days, beginning and ending . 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.
Broward opens on and finishes on . Its calendar lists 3 breaks; the longest is Schools Closed, 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 5. These counts use only the exceptions listed here; missing closures can reduce them. They are not verified attendance totals.
The dates for Hillsborough begin with and end with . Winter Break/Non-Student Days 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 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 Orange, the student year runs from through . Of its 3 listed breaks, Winter Break 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 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 82 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.