Duval County Public Schools Calendar 2027-2028
Jacksonville, Florida · from the district's official calendar, checked Oct 2, 2026
First day of school
Tuesday, August 10, 2027
Last day of school
Friday, May 26, 2028
School days
177
Weekdays off
32Longest break: Winter break (12 school days)
School starts in
312 daysTuesday, August 10, 2027
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 22–26
- Winter break: Dec 20 – Jan 4
- Break: Mar 13–21
- 2 possible make-up days
Days off and schedule changes
Every day that changes something for families. Where it says “the district calls it”, that is the district's own wording.
- Sep 6 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “Schools/Admin Offices Closed”
- Oct 11 · MonNo school · Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayThe district calls it: “Employee Planning/Inservice”
- Nov 11 · ThuNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Schools/Admin Offices Closed”
- Nov 22–24 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Schools Closed”
- Nov 25–26 · ThuNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Schools/Admin Offices Closed”
- Dec 20–22 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Schools Closed”
- Dec 23–31 · ThuNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Schools/Admin Offices Closed”
- Jan 3 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Employee Planning/Inservice”
- Jan 4 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Professional Development Day”
- Jan 17 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Schools/Admin Offices Closed”
- Feb 18 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Weather Day”Possible make-up day
- Feb 21 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “Schools/Admin Offices Closed”
- Mar 13–17 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Schools/Admin Offices Closed”
- Mar 20 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Employee Planning/Inservice”
- Mar 21 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Professional Development Day”
- Apr 14 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Schools/Admin Offices Closed”
- Apr 17 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Weather Day”Possible make-up day
The 2027-2028 school year at a glance
Jul 2027
Aug 2027 16 school days
Sep 2027 21 school days
Oct 2027 20 school days
Nov 2027 16 school days
Dec 2027 13 school days
Jan 2028 18 school days
Feb 2028 19 school days
Mar 2028 16 school days
Apr 2028 18 school days
May 2028 20 school days
Jun 2028
- 1 School day
- 1 Learning from home
- 1 No school
- 1 Weekend / outside the school year
- 1 First / last day
- 1 Early release
- 1 Late start
- 1 Possible make-up day
- 1 Only some grades (pick a grade)
Other dates
Dates that do not change the school day: grading periods, report cards, orientations.
- Aug 10First day of schoolThe district calls it: “First Day of School”
- Oct 8Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Grading Period”
- Dec 17Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Grading Period”
- Mar 10Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Grading Period”
- May 26Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day of School”
- May 26Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Grading Period”
Where these dates come from
Source: Duval County Public Schools official 2027-2028 calendar, retrieved Sep 25, 2026.
Checked day by day against the district's calendar on Oct 2, 2026. The district does not print a total of school days, so there is no total to compare our count with. How we check.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Duval County Public Schools before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Polk County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 11, 2026 · last day May 27, 2027
- The School District of Lee CountyFirst day Aug 11, 2026 · last day May 27, 2027
- Palm Beach County School DistrictFirst day Aug 10, 2026 · last day May 27, 2027
- Pinellas County SchoolsFirst day Aug 11, 2026 · last day May 27, 2027
- Pasco County SchoolsFirst day Aug 13, 2026 · last day May 28, 2027
- Orange County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 11, 2026 · last day May 26, 2027
Duval County Public Schools 2027-2028 · checked Oct 2, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://www.duvalschools.org/page/calendar2728