School Year Dates

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Stafford 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
Labor Day Break
to
Thanksgiving Break
to
Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day
to
Spring Break + Mar 29 staff work day
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
9101112 First day of school13 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 Labor Day Break5 Labor Day Break
6 Labor Day Break7 Labor Day Break8 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 Based Professional Learning Day13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Staff Work Day17
1819 Parent/Teacher Conferences20 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 Election Day4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Veterans Day12 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 Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day22 Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day23 Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day24 Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day25 Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day26 Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day
27 Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day28 Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day29 Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day30 Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day31 Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day2 Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day
3 Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day4 Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day5 Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day6 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 Division Based Professional Learning Day (may become a make-up day)13
1415 President's Day16 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 + Mar 29 staff work day23 Spring Break + Mar 29 staff work day24 Spring Break + Mar 29 staff work day25 Spring Break + Mar 29 staff work day26 Spring Break + Mar 29 staff work day27 Spring Break + Mar 29 staff work day
28 Spring Break + Mar 29 staff work day29 Spring Break + Mar 29 staff work day30 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 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 Eid al-Adha18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Last day of school272829
3031

The 2026-27 year in words

Students in Stafford County Public Schools go back on . The year ends on , roughly 41 weeks later, with 172 potential weekdays in between after only the days off listed here are counted out. After listed exceptions, the first week has three potential weekdays and the last week has three.

There are 4 breaks on the calendar. Students are off for Labor Day Break from to , 4 days counting weekends and 2 weekdays counting Monday through Friday. Thanksgiving Break: to , which is 3 days and 3 weekdays without classes. Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day: to , which is 16 days and 12 weekdays without classes. Spring Break + Mar 29 staff work day: to , which is 8 days and 6 weekdays without classes. The longest is Winter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day at 16 days.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 34 potential weekdays, from to . Based only on the exceptions listed here, there are 82 potential weekdays before winter break and 90 after it.

Outside the breaks, 7 holidays are listed: Yom Kippur (), Election Day (), Veterans Day (), MLK Jr. Day (), President's Day (), Eid al-Fitr () and Eid al-Adha (). For a three-day weekend, look at Yom Kippur, MLK Jr. Day, President's Day and Eid al-Adha, which sit next to a weekend.

There is no school for students on the days set aside for teachers: School Based Professional Learning Day (), Staff Work Day (), Parent/Teacher Conferences () and Division Based Professional Learning Day (may become a make-up day) ().

Among the 7 Virginia districts on this site, Stafford County Public Schools starts earlier than 5 and later than 1. 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).

Approved calendars still change after weather days, board votes and contract settlements, so confirm anything you are planning around.

Dates in detail

Every listed date, in order
TypeDayDate(s)
BreakLabor Day Break to (2 weekdays)
HolidayYom Kippur
Teacher workdaySchool Based Professional Learning Day
Teacher workdayStaff Work Day
Teacher workdayParent/Teacher Conferences
HolidayElection Day
HolidayVeterans Day
BreakThanksgiving Break to (3 weekdays)
BreakWinter Break + Jan 4 staff day + Jan 5 PL day to (12 weekdays)
HolidayMLK Jr. Day
Teacher workdayDivision Based Professional Learning Day (may become a make-up day)
HolidayPresident's Day
HolidayEid al-Fitr
BreakSpring Break + Mar 29 staff work day to (6 weekdays)
HolidayEid al-Adha

Where these dates come from

Source: drive.google.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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