DeKalb County School District Calendar 2026-2027

Stone Mountain, Georgia · from the district's official calendar, checked Sep 29, 2026

• Fall Break: Oct 5–9
• Thanksgiving break: Nov 23–27
• Winter break: Dec 21 – Jan 4
• February Break: Feb 15–19
• Spring Break; Inclement Weather Day 1 / Inclement Weather Day 2: Apr 5–9
• 1 learning-from-home days
• 4 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 7 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “Labor Day”
• Oct 5 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teachers' Virtual Workday”
• Oct 6–9 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Fall Break”
• Nov 3 · TueLearning from homeThe district calls it: “Independent Learner/Professional Development Day”
• Nov 23–24 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Break; Inclement Weather Day 1 / Inclement Weather Day 2”Possible make-up day
• Nov 25–27 · WedNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Break”
• Dec 21–31 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
• Jan 1 · FriNo school · New Year's DayThe district calls it: “New Year's Day”
• Jan 4 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Post/Pre-Planning Day”
• Jan 18 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day”
• Feb 15 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “Presidents' Day”
• Feb 16–19 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “February Break”
• Mar 15 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Professional Development Day”
• Apr 5–6 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break; Inclement Weather Day 1 / Inclement Weather Day 2”Possible make-up day
• Apr 7–9 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break”

The 2026-2027 school year at a glance

Other dates

Dates that do not change the school day: grading periods, report cards, orientations.

• Aug 3First day of schoolThe district calls it: “First Day of School”
• Oct 12Observance (school in session)The district calls it: “Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day”
• Dec 18Grading period endsThe district calls it: “Last Day of Semester”
• Jan 5Grading period beginsThe district calls it: “First Day of 2nd Semester”
• May 27Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day of School”

Where these dates come from

Nearby districts

• Fulton County SchoolsFirst day Aug 3, 2026 · last day May 27, 2027
• Forsyth County SchoolsFirst day Aug 5, 2027 · last day May 25, 2028
• Atlanta Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 3, 2026 · last day May 27, 2027
• Gwinnett County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 4, 2027 · last day May 24, 2028
• Savannah-Chatham County Public School SystemFirst day Aug 3, 2026 · last day May 21, 2027
• Columbia County School DistrictFirst day Aug 4, 2026 · last day May 26, 2027

DeKalb County School District 2026-2027 · checked Sep 29, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://www.dekalbschoolsga.org/fs/resource-manager/view/e197d91d-3a6c-4b75-bc0e-1649865076b6