59 districts read on October 8, 2026

Fall break in Arkansas, 2026

Fall break 2026 in Arkansas is the week of October 12–16 for 20 of 39 districts we read. Most common dates: October 16, 2026, 6 of the 39.

Districts listed 39 of 59 in Arkansas

Most common start date October 16; 14 districts start that day

Distinct weeks 5; September 23 to October 23

Fall break in every district

Fall break by district · 2026–2027
District	Dates	School days	Starts	Week	Source
Augusta	October 19–20	2	Monday	other week	source
Benton	October 16–19	2	Friday	common week	source
Blytheville	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Booneville	October 19–20	2	Monday	other week	source
Bradford	October 16	1	Friday	common week	source
Cave City	October 16	1	Friday	common week	source
Cedar Ridge	October 16	1	Friday	common week	source
Cedarville	October 12	1	Monday	common week	source
Conway	October 22–23	2	Thursday	other week	source
Corning	October 23	1	Friday	other week	source
Dardanelle	October 14–16	3	Wednesday	common week	source
East Poinsett County	October 19–23	5	Monday	other week	source
Elkins	October 23	1	Friday	other week	source
Eureka Springs	October 16	1	Friday	common week	source
Fayetteville Public	October 9–12	2	Friday	other week	source
Greenwood	October 16–19	2	Friday	common week	source
Hope	October 16–22	5	Friday	other week	source
Izard County Consolidated	October 19–21	3	Monday	other week	source
Jasper	October 16–20	3	Friday	other week	source
Lavaca	October 23–26	2	Friday	other week	source
Lead Hill	October 16–19	2	Friday	common week	source
Mammoth Spring	October 16–19	2	Friday	common week	source
Marked Tree	October 5–9	5	Monday	other week	source
Melbourne	October 19–23	5	Monday	other week	source
Monticello	October 12–13	2	Monday	common week	source
Mountainburg	October 19	1	Monday	other week	source
Nashville	October 12–14	3	Monday	common week	source
Osceola	September 23–25	3	Wednesday	other week	source
Ozark	October 16–19	2	Friday	common week	source
Paragould	October 5–12	6	Monday	other week	source
Pea Ridge	October 16–19	2	Friday	common week	source
Pine Bluff	October 14–20	5	Wednesday	common week	source
Riverside	October 8–9	2	Thursday	other week	source
Rose Bud	September 28–29	2	Monday	other week	source
Scranton	October 16	1	Friday	common week	source
Star City	October 19	1	Monday	other week	source
Texarkana Arkansas	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Valley Springs	October 15–19	3	Thursday	common week	source
Viola	October 16	1	Friday	common week	source

Week by week

Week of October 12–16 · 20 districts (51%)

Benton, Blytheville, Bradford, Cave City, Cedar Ridge, Cedarville, Dardanelle, Eureka Springs, Greenwood, Lead Hill, Mammoth Spring, Monticello, Nashville, Ozark, Pea Ridge, Pine Bluff, Scranton, Texarkana Arkansas, Valley Springs, Viola

Week of October 19–23 · 13 districts (33%)

Augusta, Booneville, Conway, Corning, East Poinsett County, Elkins, Hope, Izard County Consolidated, Jasper, Lavaca, Melbourne, Mountainburg, Star City

Week of October 5–9 · 4 districts (10%)

Fayetteville Public, Marked Tree, Paragould, Riverside

Week of September 21–25 · 1 district (3%)

Osceola

Week of September 28 to October 2 · 1 district (3%)

Rose Bud

Facts

Districts with a date: 39 of the 59 we read
Called fall break by the district: 38 of 39; the other one is 3 or more school days off in a row
Without one: Arkadelphia, Cossatot River, Dierks, Gentry, Harrison, Hazen, Hermitage, Highland, Kirby, Marion, Mena, Ouachita River and 8 more
Earliest: Osceola, September 23–25
Latest: Lavaca, October 23–26
Most common length: 2 school days (14 districts)
Shortest and longest: 1 and 6 school days
Most common return day: Monday, October 19 (9 of 39)
Staff day next to it: Benton, Conway, Lavaca and Texarkana Arkansas
Early release the day before: none published
Most common start, Arkansas: October 16
Other states we read: 20 start earlier, 0 the same day, 4 later