SchoolDates
Read from the district on October 8, 2026

Burke school calendar, 2026–2027

Partial calendar: the calendar we read ends on May 21, 2027. We did not find spring break in the calendar we read on October 8, 2026.

Key dates for 2026–2027 in the calendar we read: Thanksgiving break November 26–27; winter break December 23 to January 1; last day of school May 20.

Next time off Oct 9 No school · October 9–12 As of October 8, 2026, the day this calendar was read
Published so far May 21 the last date in the district’s calendar
Last day of school May 20 Thursday
Thanksgiving break November 26–27; Winter break December 23 to January 1; Last day of school May 20;
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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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27
28
29
30
31
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2
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4
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31
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5
  • 18Open House
  • 21Staff day
  • 28Staff day

September 2026

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30
31
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2
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8
9
10
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20
21
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30
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  • 4No school
  • 7Labor Day

October 2026

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27
28
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30
1
2
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5
6
7
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9
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  • 9–12No school
  • 23No school

November 2026

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1
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30
1
2
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  • 6No school
  • 20No school
  • 26–27Thanksgiving break

December 2026

SMTWTFS
29
30
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2
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9
10
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31
1
2
  • 11No school
  • 23 onWinter break

January 2027

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27
28
29
30
31
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2
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8
9
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27
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30
31
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2
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4
5
6
  • to 1Winter break
  • 4Classes resume
  • 8Staff day
  • 15No school
  • 18MLK Day
  • 22No school

February 2027

SMTWTFS
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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9
10
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27
28
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  • 5No school
  • 19No school

March 2027

SMTWTFS
28
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9
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26
27
28
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30
31
1
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  • 5No school
  • 19No school
  • 26No school

April 2027

SMTWTFS
28
29
30
31
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
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12
13
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16
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18
19
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21
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26
27
28
29
30
1
  • 9No school
  • 23No school

May 2027

SMTWTFS
25
26
27
28
29
30
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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28
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30
31
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4
5
  • 7No school
  • 15Graduation
  • 20Last day
  • 21Staff day
School break Holiday, no school Staff day, no students Term milestone

Key dates

Key dates · 2026–2027
WhatDatesSchool daysBack to schoolSame dates in South Dakota
Thanksgiving breakNovember 26–272Monday, November 304 of 6
Winter breakDecember 23 to January 18Monday, January 43 of 6
Last day of schoolMay 20——3 of 6

Every date

Every published date · Burke · 2026–2027
DateWhat it isTime offDistrict’s own wording
August 18Open House—Open House
August 18Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Inservice
August 21Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Work Day
August 28Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Work Day
September 4No school1 school dayNo School
September 7Labor Day1 school dayNo School
October 9–12No school2 school daysNo School
October 23No school1 school dayNo School
November 6No school1 school dayNo School
November 20No school1 school dayNo School
November 26–27Thanksgiving break2 school daysNo School
December 11No school1 school dayNo School
December 23 to January 1Winter break8 school daysNo School
January 4Classes resume—School Resumes
January 8Teacher work day, no students1 school dayTeacher Work Day
January 15No school1 school dayNo School
January 18Martin Luther King Jr. Day1 school dayNo School
January 22No school1 school dayNo School
February 5No school1 school dayNo School
February 19No school1 school dayNo School
March 5No school1 school dayNo School
March 19No school1 school dayNo School
March 26No school1 school dayNo School
April 9No school1 school dayNo School
April 23No school1 school dayNo School
May 7No school1 school dayNo School
May 15Graduation—Graduation
May 20Last day of school—Dismissal Last Day of School
May 21Teacher work day, no students—Teacher work day

Sources

  1. District’s calendar: https://www.burke.k12.sd.us/events (the source)
  2. District website: https://www.burke.k12.sd.us
  3. Calendar feed read on October 8, 2026: https://thrillshare-cmsv2.services.thrillshare.com/api/v4/o/25788/cms/events

How these dates are read and labeled: Methodology.

Other South Dakota districts

Avon: 30 school days off Sioux Falls: 24 school days off Pierre: 23 school days off Lennox: 22 school days off