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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Atchison USD 409 school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break and one more day off November 23–27; winter break and two more days off December 18 to January 4; spring break and one more day off March 12–19; last day of school May 21.

Next time off Oct 9 Teacher work day, no students · October 9 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 31 across 10 separate closures
Last day of school May 21 Friday
First day of school August 13; Thanksgiving break + 1 more day off November 23–27; Winter break + 2 more days off December 18 to January 4; Spring break + 1 more day off March 12–19; Last day of school May 21;
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Month by month

Days off: school breaks, holidays and staff days. Not days off: early releases and term milestones.

August 2026

SMTWTFS
26
27
28
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30
31
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31
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  • 7–11Staff day
  • 13First day

September 2026

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30
31
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9
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27
28
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30
1
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  • 2Early release
  • 7Labor Day
  • 16Early release
  • 30Early release

October 2026

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27
28
29
30
1
2
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5
6
7
8
9
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18
19
20
21
22
23
24
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26
27
28
29
30
31
  • 1Staff day
  • 8End of quarter
  • 9Staff day
  • 14Early release
  • 28Early release

November 2026

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1
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9
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30
1
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5
  • 11Early release
  • 23Staff day
  • 24–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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29
30
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9
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31
1
2
  • 9Early release
  • 17End of quarter
  • 18Staff day
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
31
1
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6
  • to 1Winter break
  • 4Staff day
  • 13Early release
  • 18MLK Day
  • 27Early release

February 2027

SMTWTFS
31
1
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3
4
5
6
7
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9
10
11
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21
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28
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  • 10Early release
  • 11Staff day
  • 15Presidents Day
  • 24Early release

March 2027

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28
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9
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27
28
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30
31
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  • 10Early release
  • 11End of quarter
  • 12Staff day
  • 15–19Spring break
  • 24Early release
  • 26No school
  • 29Staff day

April 2027

SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
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30
1
  • 7Early release
  • 21Early release

May 2027

SMTWTFS
25
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30
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  • 5Early release
  • 15Graduation
  • 21Last day
  • 24Staff day
  • 25Staff day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Early release Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Kansas
First day of schoolAugust 13——11 of 31 · Kansas first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving break + 1 more day offNovember 23–275Monday, November 301 of 38 · Kansas Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter break + 2 more days offDecember 18 to January 412Tuesday, January 516 of 37 · Kansas winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring break + 1 more day offMarch 12–196Monday, March 2219 of 39 · Kansas spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 21——4 of 35 · Kansas last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break + 2 more days off, December 18 to January 4 (12 school days)
One-day closures
6
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
2
Staff days, no students
8: Oct 1, Oct 9, Nov 23, Dec 18, Jan 4, Feb 11 and 2 more
Early-release days
16: Sep 2, Sep 16, Sep 30, Oct 14, Oct 28, Nov 11 and 10 more
Most days off in one month
December, 10 school days
Months with no day off
August, April and May
Longest run of school days
39, March 30 to May 21

Every date

Every published date · Atchison USD 409 · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 7–11Teacher work day, no students—Virtual Staff Development; Aug 10–11: Staff Development
August 13First day of school—First Day of School (All Grades)
September 2Early release—Early Release
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day (No School)
September 16Early release—Early Release
September 30Early release—Early Release Day
October 1Teacher work day, no students1 school dayParent/Teacher Conferences and Staff Development
October 8End of quarter—1st Quarter Ends
October 9Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Workday
October 14Early release—Early Release
October 28Early release—Early Release
November 11Early release—Early Release
November 23Teacher work day, no students1 school dayVirtual Staff Development
November 24–27Thanksgiving break4 school daysThanksgiving Break (No School)
December 9Early release—Early Release
December 17End of quarter—2nd Quarter Ends
December 18Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Workday
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysWinter Holiday (No School)
January 4Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Workday
January 13Early release—Early Release
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayMLK Day (No School)
January 27Early release—Early Release
February 10Early release—Early Release
February 11Teacher work day, no students1 school dayParent/Teacher Conferences and Staff Development
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayPresident's Day (No School)
February 24Early release—Early Release
March 10Early release—Early Release
March 11End of quarter—3rd Quarter Ends
March 12Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Workday
March 15–19Spring break5 school daysSpring Break (No School)
March 24Early release—Early Release
March 26No school1 school dayEaster Holiday (No School)
March 29Teacher work day, no students1 school dayStaff Development
April 7Early release—Early Release
April 21Early release—Early Release
May 5Early release—Early Release
May 15Graduation—Atchison High School Graduation
May 21Last day of school—Last Day of School / 4th Quarter Ends
May 24Teacher work day, no students—Staff Development / Make-up Date
May 25Teacher work day, no students—Teacher Workday / Make-up Date

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://usd409.net/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://usd409.net
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/18069/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Kansas districts

Centre USD 397: 31 school days off Hoisington USD 431: 31 school days off Hutchinson USD 308: 31 school days off Nemaha Central USD 115: 31 school days off