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Utica Community Schools 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
Thanksgiving Break
to
Winter Break
to
Mid-Winter Break
to
Spring Break
to
Last day

Kindergarten, pre-K, individual grades and particular schools may have different start dates or schedules. Check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Unmarked weekdays and computed counts use only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Other closures may be missing, so these are potential weekdays, not verified days of attendance.

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
23242526272829
3031 First Day of School K-12 Students - Elementary Student Half Day; First day of school
September 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 No School for K-12 Students5
67 No School for K-12 Students - Labor Day8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 No School for K-12 Students - Teacher Full Day DPPD17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
October 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Secondary Student Half Day - Parent Teacher Conferences2 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 Elementary Student Half Day - Parent Teacher Conferences15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 No School for K-12 Students - Teacher Full Day DPPD22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Elementary Half Day - End of Marking Period31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Weekday in term3 No School for K-12 Students - Election Day, Teacher Full Day DPPD4 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 Thanksgiving Break26 Thanksgiving Break27 Thanksgiving Break28
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 Winter Break22 Winter Break23 Winter Break24 Winter Break25 Winter Break26 Winter Break
27 Winter Break28 Winter Break29 Winter Break30 Winter Break31 Winter Break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break2
34 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Secondary Half Day - Exams14 Secondary Half Day - Exams15 All Students Half Day - Secondary Exams, End of Marking Period16
1718 No School for K-12 Students - Martin Luther King Jr. Day19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 No School for K-12 Students - Teacher Full Day DPPD Day28 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 Mid-Winter Break16 Mid-Winter Break17 Mid-Winter Break18 Mid-Winter Break19 Mid-Winter Break20
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 Elementary Student Half Day11 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 Elementary Student Half Day - End of the Marking Period26 No School - Good Friday27
2829 Spring Break30 Spring Break31 Spring Break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Spring Break2 Spring Break3
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 No School for K-12 Students - Memorial Day
June 2027
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 Secondary Student Half Day - Exams12
1314 All Students K-12 Half Day15 All Students K-12 Half Day - Last Day of School; Last day of school16171819
20212223242526
27282930

The 2026-27 year in words

Students in Utica Community Schools go back on . The year ends on , roughly 41 weeks later, with 175 potential weekdays in between after only the days off listed here are counted out. Because the year opens on a Monday, the first week contains four potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains two to the Tuesday finish.

The calendar lists 4 breaks. Thanksgiving Break starts and ends , a total of 3 days with 3 weekdays off. Winter Break runs through : 12 days off the calendar, 10 of them weekdays. Students are off for Mid-Winter Break from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Spring Break starts and ends , a total of 5 days with 5 weekdays off. Winter Break 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 . After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 72 before it and 103 after it.

Outside the breaks, 5 holidays are listed: No School for K-12 Students (), No School for K-12 Students - Labor Day (), No School for K-12 Students - Martin Luther King Jr. Day (), No School - Good Friday () and No School for K-12 Students - Memorial Day (). 5 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: No School for K-12 Students, No School for K-12 Students - Labor Day, No School for K-12 Students - Martin Luther King Jr. Day, No School - Good Friday and No School for K-12 Students - Memorial Day.

There is no school for students on the days set aside for teachers: No School for K-12 Students - Teacher Full Day DPPD (), No School for K-12 Students - Teacher Full Day DPPD (), No School for K-12 Students - Election Day, Teacher Full Day DPPD () and No School for K-12 Students - Teacher Full Day DPPD Day (). 12 early-release days are listed, from to .

The source does not say whether the board has approved this calendar, so treat the dates as the district's current published plan and check before you commit to travel.

The dates come from a PDF calendar at resources.finalsite.net, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving Break33
Winter Break1210
Mid-Winter Break55
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
No School for K-12 Students
No School for K-12 Students - Labor Day
No School for K-12 Students - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
No School - Good Friday
No School for K-12 Students - Memorial Day
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
No School for K-12 Students - Teacher Full Day DPPD
No School for K-12 Students - Teacher Full Day DPPD
No School for K-12 Students - Election Day, Teacher Full Day DPPD
No School for K-12 Students - Teacher Full Day DPPD Day
Early release
DayDate
First Day of School K-12 Students - Elementary Student Half Day
Secondary Student Half Day - Parent Teacher Conferences
Elementary Student Half Day - Parent Teacher Conferences
Elementary Half Day - End of Marking Period
Secondary Half Day - Exams
Secondary Half Day - Exams
All Students Half Day - Secondary Exams, End of Marking Period
Elementary Student Half Day
Elementary Student Half Day - End of the Marking Period
Secondary Student Half Day - Exams
All Students K-12 Half Day
All Students K-12 Half Day - Last Day of School
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 20261
September 202619
October 202621
November 202617
December 202614
January 202718
February 202715
March 202719
April 202720
May 202720
June 202711

Where these dates come from

Source: resources.finalsite.net (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.