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Knox County 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
Fall Break
to
Thanksgiving Holidays (Knox County Schools Closed)
to
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
23 First Day for Teachers (School-based In-Service Day)4 Systemwide In-Service Day (PreK-12)5 Administrative Day (Teacher Work Day)6 Administrative Day (Teacher Work Day)7 Systemwide In-Service Day (½ Day School-based); Administrative Day (½ Day Teacher Work Day)8
910 First Day for Students (½ Day); First day of school11 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 Weekday in term
September 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Labor Day Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed)8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Half Day for Students17 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 Fall Break6 Fall Break7 Fall Break8 Fall Break9 Fall Break10
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 Weekday in term3 Systemwide In-Service Day (PreK-12) (Student Holiday)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 Half Day for Students19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Thanksgiving Holidays (Knox County Schools Closed)26 Thanksgiving Holidays (Knox County Schools Closed)27 Thanksgiving Holidays (Knox County Schools Closed)28
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 ½ Day for Students; End Second 9-weeks Grading Period; End First Semester19
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 Systemwide In-service Day (½ Day School-based; Administrative Day (½ Day Teacher Work Day)5 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 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Knox County Schools Closed)19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Half Day for Students28 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 Systemwide In-Service Day (PreK-12) (Student Holiday)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 Spring Break9 Spring Break10 Spring Break11 Spring Break12 Spring Break13
1415 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Half Day for Students25 Weekday in term26 Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed)27
2829 Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed)30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Systemwide In-Service Day (School-based) (PreK-12) (Student Holiday)8 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 Last Day for Students (½ Day); End Fourth 9-weeks Grading Period; End Second Semester; Last day of school27 Administrative Day (Teacher Work Day) - Last Day for Teachers2829
3031

The 2026-27 year in words

Students in Knox County go back on . The year ends on , roughly 41 weeks later, with 177 potential weekdays in between after only the days off listed here are counted out. After listed exceptions, the first week has five potential weekdays and the last week has three.

4 breaks are marked on the calendar. Fall Break runs through : 5 days off the calendar, 5 of them weekdays. Thanksgiving Holidays (Knox County Schools Closed) starts and ends , a total of 3 days with 3 weekdays off. Students are off for Winter Break from to , 12 days counting weekends and 10 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Students are off for Spring Break from to , 5 days counting weekends and 5 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Winter Break is the longest break, 12 days from start to finish.

Between and there are 35 potential weekdays with no listed closure, the longest such run in this summary. After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 85 before it and 92 after it.

Outside the breaks, 5 holidays are listed: Labor Day Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed) (), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Knox County Schools Closed) (), Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed) (), Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed) () and Juneteenth Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed) (). 5 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Labor Day Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed), Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Knox County Schools Closed), Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed), Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed) and Juneteenth Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed).

10 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on . 7 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 web page at docs.google.com, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Fall Break55
Thanksgiving Holidays (Knox County Schools Closed)33
Winter Break1210
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed)
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Knox County Schools Closed)
Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed)
Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed)
Juneteenth Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed)
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
First Day for Teachers (School-based In-Service Day)
Systemwide In-Service Day (PreK-12)
Administrative Day (Teacher Work Day)
Administrative Day (Teacher Work Day)
Systemwide In-Service Day (½ Day School-based); Administrative Day (½ Day Teacher Work Day)
Systemwide In-Service Day (PreK-12) (Student Holiday)
Systemwide In-service Day (½ Day School-based; Administrative Day (½ Day Teacher Work Day)
Systemwide In-Service Day (PreK-12) (Student Holiday)
Systemwide In-Service Day (School-based) (PreK-12) (Student Holiday)
Administrative Day (Teacher Work Day) - Last Day for Teachers
Early release
DayDate
First Day for Students (½ Day)
Half Day for Students
Half Day for Students
½ Day for Students; End Second 9-weeks Grading Period; End First Semester
Half Day for Students
Half Day for Students
Last Day for Students (½ Day); End Fourth 9-weeks Grading Period; End Second Semester
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202616
September 202621
October 202617
November 202617
December 202614
January 202718
February 202719
March 202716
April 202721
May 202718

Where these dates come from

Source: docs.google.com (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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