Fayette County Public Schools Calendar 2027-2028
Fayetteville, Georgia · from the district's official calendar, checked Oct 2, 2026
First day of school
Monday, August 2, 2027
Last day of school
Friday, May 26, 2028
School days
180
Weekdays off
35Longest break: Winter break (11 school days)
School starts in
304 daysMonday, August 2, 2027
- Fall Break: Oct 11–15
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 22–26
- Winter break: Dec 20 – Jan 3
- Winter Break: Feb 14–18
- Spring Break: Apr 3–7
- 2 learning-from-home 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 3 · FriLearning from homeThe district calls it: “*Personalized Learning – Students participate in asynchronous learning from home.”
- Sep 6 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “Labor Day”
- Oct 11–15 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Fall Break”
- Nov 2 · TueLearning from homeThe district calls it: “*Personalized Learning – Students participate in asynchronous learning from home.”
- Nov 22–26 · MonNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Break”
- Dec 20–31 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Semester Break”
- Jan 3 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Semester Break / Teacher Workday”
- Jan 17 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “MLK Day”
- Feb 14–18 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
- Mar 10 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student Holiday / District-based Professional Learning Day”
- Mar 13 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student Holiday / School-based Professional Learning Day”
- Apr 3–7 · MonNo 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 21 school days
Apr 2028 15 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 2First day of schoolThe district calls it: “1st day of school”
- Dec 17Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of first semester (grilla: 1st Day/Last Day/1st Day of Semester)”
- Jan 4Grading period beginsThe district calls it: “2nd Semester Starts”
- May 26Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day of School”
Where these dates come from
Source: Fayette County Public Schools official 2027-2028 calendar, retrieved Sep 29, 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.
Approved by the school board on May 19, 2025.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Fayette County Public Schools before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Newton CountyFirst day Aug 3, 2026 · last day May 21, 2027
- Carroll County SchoolsFirst day Aug 6, 2026 · last day May 25, 2027
- Rockdale CountyFirst day Aug 3, 2026 · last day May 27, 2027
- Barrow County School SystemFirst day Jul 31, 2026 · last day May 21, 2027
- Walton CountyFirst day Aug 3, 2026 · last day May 26, 2027
- Effingham CountyFirst day Aug 5, 2026 · last day May 19, 2027
Fayette County Public Schools 2027-2028 · checked Oct 2, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1786043433/fcboeorg/coui3ugasfhvs9ko9exb/2027-2028StudentCalendar_approved_51925_Revised52226.pdf