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Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Carey Exempted Village school calendar, 2026–2027

Key dates for 2026–2027: first day of school August 19; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; winter break and one more day off December 21 to January 4; spring break March 24–29; last day of school May 25.

Next time off Oct 29 Teacher work day, no students + 1 more day off · October 29–30 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
School days off this year 26 across 9 separate closures
Last day of school May 25 Tuesday
First day of school August 19; Thanksgiving break November 25–27; Winter break + 1 more day off December 21 to January 4; Spring break March 24–29; Last day of school May 25;
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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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28
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31
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1
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5
  • 7–9Ohio Sales Tax Holidays
  • 17Open House/Pay Fees
  • 18Staff day
  • 19First day

September 2026

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30
31
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30
1
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  • 7Labor Day
  • 17Staff day
  • 18No school

October 2026

SMTWTFS
27
28
29
30
1
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6
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30
31
  • 12Graduation
  • 29Staff day
  • 30Conferences, no school

November 2026

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1
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  • 25–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

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29
30
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31
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  • 18Testing
  • 21 onWinter break

January 2027

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27
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31
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30
31
1
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  • to 1Winter break
  • 4Staff day
  • 18MLK Day

February 2027

SMTWTFS
31
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5
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9
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26
27
28
1
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6
  • 15Presidents Day
  • 23Testing

March 2027

SMTWTFS
28
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31
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  • 9Graduation
  • 22Staff day
  • 24–29Spring break

April 2027

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28
29
30
31
1
2
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6
7
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9
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30
1
  • 2Kindergarten Registration/Screening

May 2027

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25
26
27
28
29
30
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  • 23Graduation
  • 25Last day
  • 26Staff day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in Ohio
First day of schoolAugust 19——10 of 28 · Ohio first day of school 2026, by district
Thanksgiving breakNovember 25–273Monday, November 3018 of 37 · Ohio Thanksgiving break 2026, by district
Winter break + 1 more day offDecember 21 to January 411Tuesday, January 523 of 36 · Ohio winter break 2026–27, by district
Spring breakMarch 24–294Tuesday, March 301 of 36 · Ohio spring break 2027, by district
Last day of schoolMay 25——1 of 34 · Ohio last day of school 2027, by district
Longest closure
Winter break + 1 more day off, December 21 to January 4 (11 school days)
One-day closures
4
Closures starting Tuesday to Thursday
4
Staff days, no students
4: Sep 17, Oct 29, Jan 4, Mar 22
Early-release days
1: Dec 18
Most days off in one month
December, 9 school days
Months with no day off
August, April and May
Longest run of school days
41, March 30 to May 25

Every date

Every published date · Carey Exempted Village · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 7–9Ohio Sales Tax Holidays—Ohio Sales Tax Holidays
August 17Open House/Pay Fees—Open House/Pay Fees
August 17Teacher work day, no students—Teacher Work Day/Open House
August 18Teacher work day, no students—No School - All Staff PD Day
August 19First day of school—First Day for Students
September 7Labor Day1 school dayNo School - Labor Day
September 17Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNo School - Teacher PD
September 18No school1 school dayNo School - Fair Day
October 12Graduation—Jostens' Senior Graduation Meeting
October 29Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNo School - Teacher PD
October 30Parent-teacher conferences, no school1 school dayNo School - Parent / Teacher Conferences
November 25–27Thanksgiving break3 school daysNo School - Thanksgiving Break
December 18Testing—Dismiss - HS/MS Exams 11:00 release Elem - 1:00 with one bus run
December 18Early release—Early Release
December 21 to January 1Winter break10 school daysNo School - Christmas Break
January 4Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNo School - Teacher PD Day
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayNo School - MLK Jr. Day
February 15Presidents Day1 school dayNo School - Presidents' Day
February 23Testing—ACT Test - Juniors Only
March 9Graduation—Jostens' Senior Graduation Delivery
March 22Teacher work day, no students1 school dayNo School - Teacher PD Day
March 24–29Spring break4 school daysNo School - Easter Break
April 2Kindergarten Registration/Screening—Kindergarten Registration/Screening
May 23Graduation—Graduation
May 25Last day of school—Last Day for Students - Early release at 1pm
May 26Teacher work day, no students—Teacher Work Day

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.careyschools.org/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.careyschools.org
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/25099/cms/events
  4. Ohio Revised Code § 3313.48 — instructional hours rather than days — 910 hours in grades one to six and 1,001 in grades seven to twelve

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other Ohio districts

Cloverleaf Local: 26 school days off Graham Local: 26 school days off Massillon City: 26 school days off Northwestern Local: 26 school days off