When does school start?
First days, last days, and every break for the 2026–27 school year — for 75 of the largest US school districts, checked against each district's own published calendar. No PDF downloads, no digging through district sites.
The big ones
- NYC Public Schools starts September 10, 2026
- Los Angeles Unified starts August 12, 2026
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools starts August 13, 2026
- Chicago Public Schools starts August 24, 2026
- Clark County School District starts August 10, 2026
- Broward County Public Schools starts August 10, 2026
- Hillsborough County Public Schools starts August 10, 2026
- Orange County Public Schools starts August 11, 2026
- Palm Beach County Schools starts August 10, 2026
- Gwinnett County Public Schools starts August 5, 2026
- Houston ISD starts August 10, 2026
- Fairfax County Public Schools starts August 24, 2026
By state
- Arizona 2 districts
- California 6 districts
- Colorado 2 districts
- Florida 12 districts
- Georgia 5 districts
- Hawaii 1 district
- Illinois 1 district
- Kentucky 1 district
- Maryland 6 districts
- Massachusetts 1 district
- Michigan 1 district
- Nevada 1 district
- New Mexico 1 district
- New York 1 district
- North Carolina 2 districts
- Ohio 1 district
- Oregon 1 district
- Pennsylvania 1 district
- Tennessee 3 districts
- Texas 20 districts
- Virginia 4 districts
- Washington 1 district
- Wisconsin 1 district
Compare a metro at a glance
Why trust these dates?
Every calendar here is read from the district's own published calendar — the source is named and linked on every page, along with the date we last checked it. When a district hasn't adopted next year's calendar yet, the page says so instead of guessing. How this site works.