Jackson County School System Calendar 2027-2028
Jefferson, Georgia · from the district's official calendar, checked Oct 2, 2026
First day of school
Monday, August 2, 2027
Last day of school
Tuesday, May 23, 2028
School days
180
Weekdays off
32Longest break: Winter break (11 school days)
School starts in
304 daysMonday, August 2, 2027
- Break: Oct 7–12
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 22–26
- Winter break: Dec 20 – Jan 3
- Break: Feb 17–21
- 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: “Student/Staff Holiday”
- Oct 7–8 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday”
- Oct 11 · MonNo school · Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday”
- Oct 12 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “PL Day/Student Holiday”
- Nov 22–26 · MonNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday”
- Dec 20–24 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday”
- Dec 27–31 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday”
- Jan 3 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “PL Day/Student Holiday”
- Jan 17 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday”
- Feb 17–18 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday”
- Feb 21 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday”
- Mar 9 · ThuNo schoolThe district calls it: “PL Day/Student Holiday”
- Mar 10 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday”
- Apr 3–7 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday”
The 2027-2028 school year at a glance
Jul 2027
Aug 2027 22 school days
Sep 2027 21 school days
Oct 2027 17 school days
Nov 2027 17 school days
Dec 2027 13 school days
Jan 2028 19 school days
Feb 2028 18 school days
Mar 2028 21 school days
Apr 2028 15 school days
May 2028 17 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: “School Day (primera celda gris)”
- May 23Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “School Day (última celda gris)”
Where these dates come from
Source: Jackson County School System official 2027-2028 calendar, retrieved Oct 2, 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.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Jackson County School System before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Bulloch County SchoolsFirst day Aug 3, 2026 · last day May 27, 2027
- Liberty County School SystemFirst day Aug 4, 2026 · last day May 21, 2027
- Whitfield County SchoolsFirst day Aug 7, 2026 · last day May 28, 2027
- Troup County School SystemFirst day Aug 7, 2026 · last day May 26, 2027
- Clarke County School DistrictFirst day Aug 5, 2026 · last day May 19, 2027
- Glynn County School SystemFirst day Aug 6, 2026 · last day May 26, 2027
Jackson County School System 2027-2028 · checked Oct 2, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://files.smartsites.parentsquare.com/12571/approved_2027-28_calendar.pdf