Fulton County Schools Calendar 2027-2028
Atlanta, Georgia · from the district's official calendar, checked Sep 29, 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
306 daysMonday, August 2, 2027
- Fall Break: Sep 27 – Oct 1
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 22–26
- Winter break: Dec 20 – Jan 3
- Winter Break: Feb 21–25
- Spring Break: Apr 3–7
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”
- Sep 27 – Oct 1 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Fall Break”
- Oct 11 · MonNo school · Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayThe district calls it: “Students Off”
- Nov 22–26 · MonNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Break”
- Dec 20–31 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “December Break”
- Jan 3 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Students Off”
- Jan 17 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “MLK Jr. Holiday”
- Feb 21–25 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
- 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 17 school days
Oct 2027 19 school days
Nov 2027 17 school days
Dec 2027 13 school days
Jan 2028 19 school days
Feb 2028 16 school days
Mar 2028 23 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 Semester”
- Aug 2Grading period beginsThe district calls it: “First Day of Semester”
- Oct 8Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of 9 Weeks”
- Dec 17Grading period endsThe district calls it: “Last Day of First Semester”
- Jan 4Grading period beginsThe district calls it: “First Day of Semester”
- Mar 17Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of 9 Weeks”
- May 25Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day of the Semester”
- May 25Grading period endsThe district calls it: “Last Day of the Semester”
Where these dates come from
Source: Fulton County Schools official 2027-2028 calendar, retrieved Sep 23, 2026.
Checked Sep 29, 2026: our count of school days matches the 180 days the district prints. How we check.
Approved by the school board on Dec 18, 2025.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Fulton County Schools before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- DeKalb County School DistrictFirst 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
Fulton County Schools 2027-2028 · checked Sep 29, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://www.fultonschools.org/fs/resource-manager/view/5c3977fe-0bdd-40a8-9665-ba8bcc8105a7