SchoolDates
Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Estill County school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 12; fall break October 5–9; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break December 21 to January 1; spring break April 5–9; last day of school May 21.

Next time off Oct 5 Fall break · October 5–9 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 25 across 6 separate closures
Last day of school May 21 Friday
First day of school August 12; Fall break October 5–9; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break December 21 to January 1; Spring break April 5–9; Last day of school May 21;
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Month by month

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

August 2026

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  • 3Staff day
  • 4Staff day
  • 5Staff day
  • 6Staff day
  • 12First day

September 2026

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  • 7Labor Day

October 2026

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  • 5–9Fall break

November 2026

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  • 25–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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  • to 1Winter break
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

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March 2027

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April 2027

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  • 5–9Spring break

May 2027

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  • 21Last day
  • 31Memorial Day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Kentucky
First day of schoolAugust 12——5 of 14 · Kentucky first day of school 2026, by district
Fall breakOctober 5–95Monday, October 126 of 13 · Kentucky fall break 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 25–273Monday, November 308 of 14 · Kentucky Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter breakDecember 21 to January 110Monday, January 410 of 14 · Kentucky winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakApril 5–95Monday, April 129 of 14 · Kentucky spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 21——1 of 13 · Kentucky last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break, December 21 to January 1 (10 school days)
One-day closures
2
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
1
Staff days, no students
none published
Early-release days
none published
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August, February, March and May
Longest run of school days
54, January 19 to April 2

Fewest school days off of the 14 Kentucky districts we read with a complete calendar, tied with Owensboro Public: 25.

Every date

Every published date · Estill County · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 3Teacher work day, no students—Professional Development Day
August 4Teacher work day, no students—Professional Development Day
August 5Teacher work day, no students—Professional Development Day
August 6Teacher work day, no students—Professional Development Day
August 12First day of school—First Day for Students
September 7Labor Day1 school dayLabor Day
October 5–9Fall break5 school daysFall Break
November 25–27Thanksgiving break3 school daysThanksgiving Break
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysChristmas Break
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayMartin Luther King, Jr. Day
April 5–9Spring break5 school daysSpring Break
May 21Last day of school—Last Day for Students (Tentative)
May 31Memorial Day—Memorial Day

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.estill.kyschools.us/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.estill.kyschools.us
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/26050/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Kentucky districts

Owensboro Public: 25 school days off Caverna Independent: 27 school days off Raceland-Worthington Independent: 27 school days off Boone County: 28 school days off