School Year Dates

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Detroit Public Schools Community District 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
Schools closed / Thanksgiving
to
Schools & District closed / holiday
to
DRH + Schools closed
to
Schools closed (Mar 26 DRH, Mar 29-31, Apr 1-2)
to
Last day

Grades and schools may start on different dates, and counts here are potential weekdays after only the listed closures, not verified attendance; check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
2324 First day of school25 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 Schools Closed (District Open)5
67 District Recognized Holiday8 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 District In-Person PD Day29 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 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 term31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 District In-Person PD Day3 Weekday in term4 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 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Schools closed / Thanksgiving26 Schools closed / Thanksgiving27 Schools closed / Thanksgiving28
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 Schools & District closed / holiday22 Schools & District closed / holiday23 Schools & District closed / holiday24 Schools & District closed / holiday25 Schools & District closed / holiday26 Schools & District closed / holiday
27 Schools & District closed / holiday28 Schools & District closed / holiday29 Schools & District closed / holiday30 Schools & District closed / holiday31 Schools & District closed / holiday
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Schools & District closed / holiday2
34 Weekday in term5 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 District Recognized Holiday19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 District In-Person PD Day26 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 DRH + Schools closed16 DRH + Schools closed17 DRH + Schools closed18 DRH + Schools closed19 DRH + Schools closed20
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 Weekday in term16 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 Schools closed (Mar 26 DRH, Mar 29-31, Apr 1-2)27 Schools closed (Mar 26 DRH, Mar 29-31, Apr 1-2)
28 Schools closed (Mar 26 DRH, Mar 29-31, Apr 1-2)29 Schools closed (Mar 26 DRH, Mar 29-31, Apr 1-2)30 Schools closed (Mar 26 DRH, Mar 29-31, Apr 1-2)31 Schools closed (Mar 26 DRH, Mar 29-31, Apr 1-2)
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Schools closed (Mar 26 DRH, Mar 29-31, Apr 1-2)2 Schools closed (Mar 26 DRH, Mar 29-31, Apr 1-2)3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
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 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 District Recognized Holiday
June 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Last day of school89101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930

The 2026-27 year in words

Classes for Detroit Public Schools Community District run from until . End to end that is roughly 41 weeks, and after the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays are removed, 175 potential weekdays remain, based only on the exceptions listed here. After listed exceptions, the first week has five potential weekdays and the last week has one.

4 breaks are marked on the calendar. Schools closed / Thanksgiving: to , which is 3 days and 3 weekdays without classes. Schools & District closed / holiday runs through : 12 days off the calendar, 10 of them weekdays. DRH + Schools closed: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Schools closed (Mar 26 DRH, Mar 29-31, Apr 1-2): to , which is 8 days and 6 weekdays without classes. Schools & District closed / holiday is the longest break, 12 days from start to finish.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 40 potential weekdays, from to . Based only on the exceptions listed here, there are 78 potential weekdays before winter break and 97 after it.

4 other days off are marked as holidays: Schools Closed (District Open) (), District Recognized Holiday (), District Recognized Holiday () and District Recognized Holiday (). For a three-day weekend, look at Schools Closed (District Open), District Recognized Holiday, District Recognized Holiday and District Recognized Holiday, which sit next to a weekend.

Students stay home on 3 teacher workdays: District In-Person PD Day (), District In-Person PD Day () and District In-Person PD Day ().

Treat these dates as the district's current published plan and check before you commit to travel.

Dates in detail

Every listed date, in order
TypeDayDate(s)
HolidaySchools Closed (District Open)
HolidayDistrict Recognized Holiday
Teacher workdayDistrict In-Person PD Day
Teacher workdayDistrict In-Person PD Day
BreakSchools closed / Thanksgiving to (3 weekdays)
BreakSchools & District closed / holiday to (10 weekdays)
HolidayDistrict Recognized Holiday
Teacher workdayDistrict In-Person PD Day
BreakDRH + Schools closed to (5 weekdays)
BreakSchools closed (Mar 26 DRH, Mar 29-31, Apr 1-2) to (6 weekdays)
HolidayDistrict Recognized Holiday

Where these dates come from

Source: detroitk12.org (a PDF calendar), 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.

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