DeKalb County School District Calendar 2027-2028
Stone Mountain, Georgia · from the district's official calendar, checked Oct 1, 2026
First day of school
Monday, August 2, 2027
Last day of school
Thursday, May 25, 2028
School days
180Matches the 180 days the district prints.
Weekdays off
34Longest break: Winter break (11 school days)
School starts in
305 daysMonday, August 2, 2027
- Fall Break: Oct 4–8
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 22–26
- Winter break: Dec 20 – Jan 3
- February Break: Feb 21–25
- Spring Break; Inclement Weather Day 1 / Inclement Weather Day 2: Apr 3–7
- 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 6 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “Labor Day”
- Oct 4 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teachers' Virtual Workday”
- Oct 5–8 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Fall Break”
- Nov 2 · TueLearning from homeThe district calls it: “Independent Learner/Professional Development Day”
- Nov 22–23 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Break; Inclement Weather Day 1 / Inclement Weather Day 2”Possible make-up day
- Nov 24–26 · WedNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Break”
- Dec 20–24 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
- Dec 27–31 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
- Jan 3 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Post/Pre-Planning Day”
- 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: “Presidents' Day”
- Feb 22–25 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “February Break”
- Mar 13 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Professional Development Day”
- Apr 3–4 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break; Inclement Weather Day 1 / Inclement Weather Day 2”Possible make-up day
- Apr 5–7 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break”
The 2027-2028 school year at a glance
Jul 2027
Aug 2027 22 school days
Sep 2027 21 school days
Oct 2027 16 school days
Nov 2027 17 school days
Dec 2027 13 school days
Jan 2028 19 school days
Feb 2028 16 school days
Mar 2028 22 school days
Apr 2028 15 school days
May 2028 19 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 2First day of schoolThe district calls it: “First Day of School”
- Oct 11Observance (school in session)The district calls it: “Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day”
- Dec 17Grading period endsThe district calls it: “Last Day of Semester (89 Instructional Days Total)”
- Jan 4Grading period beginsThe district calls it: “First Day of 2nd Semester”
- May 25Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day of School”
- May 25Grading period endsThe district calls it: “91 Instructional Days Total”
Where these dates come from
Source: DeKalb County School District official 2027-2028 calendar, retrieved Oct 1, 2026.
Checked Oct 1, 2026: our count of school days matches the 180 days the district prints (the sum of its grading periods). How we check.
Approved by the school board on Nov 10, 2025.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with DeKalb County School District before booking travel.
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 2027-2028 · checked Oct 1, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1763497201/dekalbschoolsgaorg/sdgaabqz6tbrcvi07xjx/Calendar2027-2028v1ENGLISH_1.png