School Year Dates

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Spotsylvania County Public 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
Fall Break - Thanksgiving Nov 26
to
Winter Break - Christmas Day Dec 25
to
Spring Break - Easter Mar 26
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
91011 First day of school12 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 Day8 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 Yom Kippur22 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 School Professional Learning/Teacher Workday13 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 Division Professional Learning3 Unencumbered Teacher Workday/Student Holiday4 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 Fall Break - Thanksgiving Nov 2624 Fall Break - Thanksgiving Nov 2625 Fall Break - Thanksgiving Nov 2626 Fall Break - Thanksgiving Nov 2627 Fall Break - Thanksgiving Nov 2628
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 Break - Christmas Day Dec 2522 Winter Break - Christmas Day Dec 2523 Winter Break - Christmas Day Dec 2524 Winter Break - Christmas Day Dec 2525 Winter Break - Christmas Day Dec 2526 Winter Break - Christmas Day Dec 25
27 Winter Break - Christmas Day Dec 2528 Winter Break - Christmas Day Dec 2529 Winter Break - Christmas Day Dec 2530 Winter Break - Christmas Day Dec 2531 Winter Break - Christmas Day Dec 25
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break - Christmas Day Dec 252
34 School Professional Learning/Teacher Workday5 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 MLK, Jr. Day19 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 Division Professional Learning16 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 Eid al-Fitr11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Spring Break - Easter Mar 2623 Spring Break - Easter Mar 2624 Spring Break - Easter Mar 2625 Spring Break - Easter Mar 2626 Spring Break - Easter Mar 2627
2829 School Professional Learning/Teacher Workday30 Weekday in term31 Weekday in term
April 2027
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 Student/Teacher Holiday17
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 Early Release28 Early Release/Last Day of School; Last day of school29
3031 Memorial Day Holiday

The 2026-27 year in words

Students in Spotsylvania County Public Schools go back on . The year ends on , roughly 42 weeks later, with 178 potential weekdays in between after only the days off listed here are counted out. Because the year opens on a Tuesday, the first week contains four potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains five to the Friday finish.

The calendar lists 3 breaks. Fall Break - Thanksgiving Nov 26: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. Winter Break - Christmas Day Dec 25: to , which is 12 days and 10 weekdays without classes. Spring Break - Easter Mar 26: to , which is 5 days and 5 weekdays without classes. The longest is Winter Break - Christmas Day Dec 25 at 12 days.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 30 potential weekdays, from to . Based only on the exceptions listed here, there are 84 potential weekdays before winter break and 94 after it.

6 other days off are marked as holidays: Labor Day (), Yom Kippur (), MLK, Jr. Day (), Eid al-Fitr (), Student/Teacher Holiday () and Memorial Day Holiday (). 5 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Labor Day, Yom Kippur, MLK, Jr. Day, Student/Teacher Holiday and Memorial Day Holiday.

6 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on . Students leave early on and .

Among the 6 Virginia districts on this site, Spotsylvania County Public Schools starts earlier than 5 and later than 0. The median first day in the group is . The earliest first day on the site in Virginia is (Spotsylvania County Public Schools) and the latest is (Fairfax County Public Schools).

The source describes this calendar as approved. Approved calendars still change: weather days, board votes and contract settlements can move dates, so confirm anything you are planning around.

The dates come from a PDF calendar at files-backend.assets.thrillshare.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 Break - Thanksgiving Nov 2655
Winter Break - Christmas Day Dec 251210
Spring Break - Easter Mar 2655
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day
Yom Kippur
MLK, Jr. Day
Eid al-Fitr
Student/Teacher Holiday
Memorial Day Holiday
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
School Professional Learning/Teacher Workday
Division Professional Learning
Unencumbered Teacher Workday/Student Holiday
School Professional Learning/Teacher Workday
Division Professional Learning
School Professional Learning/Teacher Workday
Early release
DayDate
Early Release
Early Release/Last Day of School
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 202615
September 202620
October 202621
November 202614
December 202614
January 202718
February 202719
March 202716
April 202721
May 202720

Where these dates come from

Source: files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com (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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