Stafford County Public Schools Calendar 2026-2027
Stafford, Virginia · from the district's official calendar, checked Oct 3, 2026
First day of school
Tuesday, August 11, 2026
Last day of school
Wednesday, May 26, 2027
School days
173
Weekdays off
34Longest break: Winter break (12 school days)
Next day off
Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayOct 12
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 25–27
- Winter break: Dec 21 – Jan 5
- Student/Staff Holiday: Spring Break: Mar 22–29
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.
- Aug 11 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Transition Day - First Day of School for Kindergarten, 6th & 9th Grades (all grades start Aug 12)”grades 1–5 only
- Aug 11 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Transition Day - First Day of School for Kindergarten, 6th & 9th Grades (all grades start Aug 12)”grades 7–8 only
- Aug 11 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Transition Day - First Day of School for Kindergarten, 6th & 9th Grades (all grades start Aug 12)”grades 10–12 only
- Sep 4 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday: Labor Day Break”
- Sep 7 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday: Labor Day Break”
- Sep 21 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday: Yom Kippur”
- Oct 12 · MonNo school · Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayThe district calls it: “No School - Professional Learning Day”
- Oct 16 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “No School - Staff Work Day”
- Oct 19 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “No School - Parent/Teacher Conferences”
- Nov 3 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday: Election Day”
- Nov 11 · WedNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday: Veterans Day”
- Nov 25–27 · WedNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday: Thanksgiving Break”
- Dec 21–25 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday: Winter Break”
- Dec 28–31 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday: Winter Break”
- Jan 1 · FriNo school · New Year's DayThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday: Winter Break”
- Jan 4 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “No School - Staff Work Day”
- Jan 5 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “No School - Professional Learning Day”
- Jan 18 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday: MLK, Jr. Day”
- Feb 12 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “No School - Professional Learning Day”
- Feb 15 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday: President's Day”
- Mar 10 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday: Eid al-Fitr”
- Mar 22–26 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday: Spring Break”
- Mar 29 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “No School - Staff Work Day”
- May 17 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Student/Staff Holiday: Eid al-Adha”
The 2026-2027 school year at a glance
Jul 2026
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Aug 2026 15 school days
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Sep 2026 19 school days
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Oct 2026 19 school days
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Nov 2026 16 school days
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Dec 2026 14 school days
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Jan 2027 17 school days
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Feb 2027 18 school days
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Mar 2027 16 school days
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Apr 2027 22 school days
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May 2027 17 school days
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Jun 2027
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- 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 11First day of school · kindergarten onlyThe district calls it: “Transition Day - First Day of School for Kindergarten, 6th & 9th Grades”
- Aug 11First day of school · grade 6 onlyThe district calls it: “Transition Day - First Day of School for 6th Grade”
- Aug 11First day of school · grade 9 onlyThe district calls it: “Transition Day - First Day of School for 9th Grade”
- Aug 12First day of schoolThe district calls it: “First Day of School - All Grades”
- Oct 15Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End 1st Nine Weeks”
- Dec 18Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End 1st Semester”
- Jan 6Grading period beginsThe district calls it: “Second Semester Begins”
- Mar 19Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End 3rd Nine Weeks”
- May 21Note · grade 12 onlyThe district calls it: “Last Day for Seniors”
- May 26–28Graduation · grade 12 onlyThe district calls it: “High School Graduations”
- May 26Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day of School - All Grades”
Where these dates come from
Source: Stafford County Public Schools official 2026-2027 calendar, retrieved Oct 3, 2026.
Checked day by day against the district's calendar on Oct 3, 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 Nov 12, 2024.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Stafford County Public Schools before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Arlington Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 31, 2026 · last day Jun 17, 2027
- Norfolk Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
- Newport News Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 8, 2027
- Chesapeake Public SchoolsFirst day Sep 8, 2026 · last day Jun 17, 2027
- Spotsylvania County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 10, 2026 · last day May 28, 2027
- Richmond Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
Stafford County Public Schools 2026-2027 · checked Oct 3, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=1prFLsXaG678dEYDUyP7dASBXMpox-bCA