Kansas school district calendars 2026-27

What the Kansas calendars show

2 Kansas districts are covered so far, each with dates linked to the district's own calendar. First days run from Wednesday, August 12, 2026 (Shawnee Mission Pub Sch) to Thursday, August 13, 2026 (Wichita), with a median of Wednesday, August 12.

Last days of school fall between Tuesday, May 25, 2027 and Wednesday, May 26, 2027, with a median of Tuesday, May 25. In the week of Thanksgiving, 2 districts with 5 weekdays off.

1 calendar is 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.

Wichita opens on Thursday, August 13, 2026 and finishes on Tuesday, May 25, 2027. Its calendar lists 3 breaks; the longest is Student Winter Recess, from Monday, December 21 to Monday, January 4, lasting 15 calendar days. Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 171 potential weekdays. The first week contains 2 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.

For Shawnee Mission Pub Sch, the student year runs from Wednesday, August 12, 2026 through Wednesday, May 26, 2027. Of its 3 listed breaks, Winter Break lasts longest: 15 days, beginning Monday, December 21 and ending Monday, January 4. Counting weekdays between those endpoints and removing the listed breaks, holidays and teacher workdays leaves 171 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.