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Columbus City Schools 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
Winter Break: All Schools Closed
to
Spring Break: All Schools Closed
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
1617 Professional Development Days18 Professional Development Days19 Professional Development Days20 First day of school21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 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 Weekday in term5
67 Labor Day: All Schools Closed8 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 Weekday in term29 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 Professional Development Day: Students Not in Attendance.17
1819 Records Day: Students Not in Attendance.20 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 Weekday in term3 Professional Development Day: Students Not in Attendance.4 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 Wellness Week: All Schools Closed24 Wellness Week: All Schools Closed25 Wellness Week: All Schools Closed26 Wellness Week: All Schools Closed27 Wellness Week: All Schools Closed28
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 30-Minute Early Dismissal / Professional Development - No School for Pre-K19
2021 Winter Break: All Schools Closed22 Winter Break: All Schools Closed23 Winter Break: All Schools Closed24 Winter Break: All Schools Closed25 Winter Break: All Schools Closed26 Winter Break: All Schools Closed
27 Winter Break: All Schools Closed28 Winter Break: All Schools Closed29 Winter Break: All Schools Closed30 Winter Break: All Schools Closed31 Winter Break: All Schools Closed
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break: All Schools Closed2
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 Records Day: Students Not in Attendance.16
1718 MLK Jr. Day: All Schools Closed19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 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 Students Not in Attendance. Compensatory Day for Parent Conferences.16 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 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 30-Minute Early Dismissal / End of Quarter 325 Records Day: Students Not in Attendance.26 Spring Break: All Schools Closed27 Spring Break: All Schools Closed
28 Spring Break: All Schools Closed29 Spring Break: All Schools Closed30 Spring Break: All Schools Closed31 Spring Break: All Schools Closed
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Spring Break: All Schools Closed2 Spring Break: All Schools Closed3
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 Last day of school28 Records Day: Students Not in Attendance.29
3031 Memorial Day: All Schools Closed

The 2026-27 year in words

The 2026-27 calendar for Columbus City Schools District opens on and closes on , a span of about 40 weeks. Leaving out the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays on the list, that leaves 172 potential weekdays; additional closures may be missing from this summary. Because the year opens on a Thursday, the first week contains two potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains four to the Thursday finish.

The calendar lists 2 breaks. Winter Break: All Schools Closed: to , which is 12 days and 10 weekdays without classes. Spring Break: All Schools Closed runs through : 8 days off the calendar, 6 of them weekdays. The longest is Winter Break: All Schools Closed at 12 days.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 39 potential weekdays, from to . Based only on the exceptions listed here, there are 78 potential weekdays before winter break and 94 after it.

Outside the breaks, 10 holidays are listed: Labor Day: All Schools Closed (), Wellness Week: All Schools Closed (), Wellness Week: All Schools Closed (), Wellness Week: All Schools Closed (), Wellness Week: All Schools Closed (), Wellness Week: All Schools Closed (), MLK Jr. Day: All Schools Closed () and Students Not in Attendance. Compensatory Day for Parent Conferences. (), and 2 more. For a three-day weekend, look at Labor Day: All Schools Closed, Wellness Week: All Schools Closed, Wellness Week: All Schools Closed, MLK Jr. Day: All Schools Closed, Students Not in Attendance. Compensatory Day for Parent Conferences., Memorial Day: All Schools Closed and Juneteenth: All Schools Closed, which sit next to a weekend.

9 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on . Early-release days: 30-Minute Early Dismissal / Professional Development - No School for Pre-K () and 30-Minute Early Dismissal / End of Quarter 3 ().

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.

We read these dates from a web page on ccsoh.us on . We summarize dates only; the district's own calendar is the version that counts.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Winter Break: All Schools Closed1210
Spring Break: All Schools Closed86
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day: All Schools Closed
Wellness Week: All Schools Closed
Wellness Week: All Schools Closed
Wellness Week: All Schools Closed
Wellness Week: All Schools Closed
Wellness Week: All Schools Closed
MLK Jr. Day: All Schools Closed
Students Not in Attendance. Compensatory Day for Parent Conferences.
Memorial Day: All Schools Closed
Juneteenth: All Schools Closed
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Professional Development Days
Professional Development Days
Professional Development Days
Professional Development Day: Students Not in Attendance.
Records Day: Students Not in Attendance.
Professional Development Day: Students Not in Attendance.
Records Day: Students Not in Attendance.
Records Day: Students Not in Attendance.
Records Day: Students Not in Attendance.
Early release
DayDate
30-Minute Early Dismissal / Professional Development - No School for Pre-K
30-Minute Early Dismissal / End of Quarter 3
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 20268
September 202621
October 202620
November 202615
December 202614
January 202718
February 202719
March 202718
April 202720
May 202719

Where these dates come from

Source: ccsoh.us (a web page), 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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