29 districts read on October 8, 2026

Iowa school calendars, 2026–2027

Districts 29 read for 2026–2027, 26 with a complete calendar

Typical district 25 school days off, from 19 to 46

No fall break listed 26 of 26 districts with a complete calendar

Most common spring break Mar 15–19; taken by six of the 29 districts that publish one

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Iowa districts · 2026–2027
District	First day	Fall	Thanksgiving	Winter	Spring	Last day	Source
Algona Community: 25 days off · 7 staff days	Aug 25	—	Nov 25	Dec 22–31	Mar 15–19	May 26	source
Audubon Community: 25 days off	—	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 23 – Jan 4	Mar 10–12	May 21	source
Bettendorf Community: 29 days off · 4 staff days	Aug 24	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 21 – Jan 1	Mar 15–19	—	source
Carroll Community: 25 days off · 7 staff days	Aug 24	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 23 – Jan 4	Mar 12–17	May 26	source
Central Community: 22 days off · 2 staff days	Aug 24	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 23 – Jan 1	Mar 24–30	May 26	source
Central Lee Community: 23 days off · 4 staff days	Aug 24	—	Nov 25–29	Dec 23 – Jan 1	Mar 22–28	May 26	source
Clay Central–Everly Community: 31 days off	Aug 25	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 21 – Jan 1	Mar 15–22	May 26	source
East Sac County Community: 27 days off · 6 staff days	—	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 28 – Jan 1	Mar 24–29	May 21	source
Essex Community: 26 days off	Aug 24	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 21 – Jan 3	Mar 26 – Apr 2	May 21	source
Exira–Elk Horn–Kimballton Community: 46 days off	—	—	Nov 25–30	Dec 23 – Jan 4	Mar 26–30	May 28	source
Fairfield Community: 25 days off · 1 staff day	—	—	Nov 25–28	Dec 23 – Jan 4	Mar 15–19	May 28	source
Glenwood Community: 21 days off · 1 staff day	Aug 24	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 21 – Jan 1	Mar 26–29	May 25	source
Griswold Community: partial calendar	—	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 23 – Jan 1	Mar 29 – Apr 2	—	source
Hamburg Community: 25 days off · 2 staff days	Aug 25	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 21 – Jan 3	Mar 26 – Apr 2	May 21	source
Harlan Community: 26 days off · 11 staff days	Aug 24	—	—	Dec 21 – Jan 1	Mar 26–29	—	source
Hinton Community: 23 days off · 2 staff days	Aug 24	—	Nov 26–27	Dec 23 – Jan 1	Mar 24–29	—	source
IKM–Manning Community: 19 days off · 1 staff day	Aug 24	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 23 – Jan 1	Mar 25–29	May 25	source
Lenox Community: 23 days off · 1 staff day	—	—	Nov 26–27	Dec 24 – Jan 5	Mar 12–19	May 21	source
Marion Independent: 29 days off · 6 staff days	Aug 24	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 21 – Jan 1	Mar 15–19	Jun 2	source
Marshalltown Community: 30 days off · 6 staff days	Aug 24	—	Nov 25–30	Dec 21 – Jan 1	Mar 12–19	Jun 3	source
Mid-Prairie Community: 21 days off · 1 staff day	Aug 25	—	Nov 26–30	Dec 23 – Jan 1	Mar 15–19	May 21	source
Missouri Valley Community: 22 days off	Aug 24	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 21 – Jan 4	Mar 24–30	May 21	source
Newell-Fonda Community: 23 days off · 2 staff days	Aug 24	—	Nov 26–27	Dec 23 – Jan 4	Mar 25–29	—	source
Schaller-Crestland Community: 23 days off · 6 staff days	Aug 24	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 23 – Jan 1	Mar 25–29	—	source
Sheldon Community: 20 days off · 4 staff days	—	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 23 – Jan 1	Mar 25–29	May 26	source
Turkey Valley Community: partial calendar	Aug 24	—	Nov 26–27	—	Mar 25	May 24	source
Underwood Community: 32 days off · 14 staff days	Aug 24	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 23 – Jan 4	Mar 25–29	—	source
Winterset Community: 22 days off · 3 staff days	Aug 24	—	Nov 25–27	Dec 23 – Jan 1	Mar 15–19	—	source
Woodbine Community: partial calendar	—	—	Nov 25–29	Dec 23–31	Feb 18–22	—	source

One break, every district

Thanksgiving break most take Nov 25–27 (17 of 28) Winter break most common: Dec 23 – Jan 1 (9 of 28) Spring break most common: Mar 15–19 (6 of 29) Last day of school May 21 to Jun 3 · 20 districts First day of school Aug 24 to Aug 25 · 21 districts

Iowa facts

Districts with a complete calendar: 26 of 29
No fall break, complete calendars: 26 of 26: Algona Community, Audubon Community, Bettendorf Community, Carroll Community, Central Community, Central Lee Community, Clay Central–Everly Community, East Sac County Community and 18 more
February break, complete calendars: 2 of 26: Essex Community and Underwood Community
Most common winter break: 8 school days (10 of 28 districts)
Back after winter break: Tuesday, January 5 (16 of 27 districts)
First day for students: August 24 (Bettendorf Community) to August 25 (Mid-Prairie Community)
Last day for students: May 21 (Audubon Community) to June 3 (Marshalltown Community)
Staff days per district, complete calendars: 0 to 14; most shared: Monday, January 4 (10)
Districts listing early-release days: 23 of 29
Longest run of school days, complete calendars: typical 35; longest 48, Mid-Prairie Community (September 8 to November 12)
Labor Day off: 29 of 29 districts
Veterans Day off: 3 of 29 districts
Martin Luther King Jr. Day off: 6 of 29 districts
Presidents’ Day off: 8 of 29 districts
Memorial Day off: 11 of 29 districts
Juneteenth off: 0 of 29 districts
Typical district against 35 states: 25 school days off here; state medians 24 (Pennsylvania) to 34 (Oregon)
February break against 35 states: 7% of districts here; 0% (Alabama) to 85% (New York)
No fall break against 35 states: 100% of districts here; 0% (Indiana) to 100% (Wisconsin)