Palm Beach County School District Calendar 2027-2028
West Palm Beach, Florida · from the district's official calendar, checked Sep 29, 2026
First day of school
Tuesday, August 10, 2027
Last day of school
Friday, May 26, 2028
School days
179Matches the 179 days the district prints.
Weekdays off
30Longest break: Winter break (11 school days)
School starts in
314 daysTuesday, August 10, 2027
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 22–26
- Winter break: Dec 20 – Jan 3
- Spring Break: Mar 13–20
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: “Labor Day”
- Oct 11 · MonNo school · Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayThe district calls it: “Fall Holiday”
- Oct 12 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “DUTY/PDD Teacher Work Day/Professional Development Day - No School for students”
- Nov 11 · ThuNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Fall Holiday”
- Nov 12 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “DUTY/PDD Teacher Work Day/Professional Development Day - No School for students”
- Nov 22–26 · MonNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Break”
- Dec 20–31 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
- Jan 3 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “DUTY/PDD Teacher Work Day/Professional Development Day - No School for students”
- Jan 17 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day”
- Feb 21 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “DUTY/PDD Teacher Work Day/Professional Development Day - No School for students”
- Mar 13–17 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break”
- Mar 20 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “DUTY/PDD Teacher Work Day/Professional Development Day - No School for students”
- Apr 14 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Holiday”
The 2027-2028 school year at a glance
Jul 2027
Aug 2027 16 school days
Sep 2027 21 school days
Oct 2027 19 school days
Nov 2027 15 school days
Dec 2027 13 school days
Jan 2028 19 school days
Feb 2028 20 school days
Mar 2028 17 school days
Apr 2028 19 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 for Students”
- Oct 8Grading period ends · middle and high school onlyThe district calls it: “End 1st Nine Weeks”
- Oct 13Grading period begins · middle and high school onlyThe district calls it: “Begin 2nd Nine Weeks”
- Nov 10Grading period ends · elementary school onlyThe district calls it: “End 1st Elementary Trimester”
- Nov 15Grading period begins · elementary school onlyThe district calls it: “Begin 2nd Elementary Trimester”
- Dec 17Grading period ends · middle and high school onlyThe district calls it: “End 2nd Nine Weeks”
- Jan 4Grading period begins · middle and high school onlyThe district calls it: “Begin 3rd Nine Weeks”
- Feb 18Grading period ends · elementary school onlyThe district calls it: “End 2nd Elementary Trimester”
- Feb 22Grading period begins · elementary school onlyThe district calls it: “Begin 3rd Elementary Trimester”
- Mar 10Grading period ends · middle and high school onlyThe district calls it: “End 3rd Nine Weeks”
- Mar 21Grading period begins · middle and high school onlyThe district calls it: “Begin 4th Nine Weeks”
- May 26Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day of School for Students”
- May 26Grading period ends · elementary school onlyThe district calls it: “End 4th Nine Weeks and 3rd Elementary Trimester”
Where these dates come from
Source: Palm Beach County School District official 2027-2028 calendar, retrieved Sep 23, 2026.
Checked Sep 29, 2026: our count of school days matches the 179 days the district prints. How we check.
Approved by the school board on Aug 12, 2026.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Palm Beach County School District before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Hillsborough County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 10, 2026 · last day May 28, 2027
- Polk County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 11, 2026 · last day May 27, 2027
- Miami-Dade County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 13, 2026 · last day Jun 3, 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
- Brevard Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 10, 2026 · last day May 26, 2027
Palm Beach County School District 2027-2028 · checked Sep 29, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://www.palmbeachschools.org/fs/resource-manager/view/774e5e55-c61b-408c-b78f-9ea2d13cc82b