7 districts read September 29 – October 8, 2026
Winter break in South Dakota, 2026–27
Winter break 2026–27 in South Dakota starts December 21–24 for five of six districts we read. Most common dates: December 23, 2026 to January 1, 2027, three of the six.
Districts listed
6 of 7 in
South Dakota
Most common start date
December 23; 3 districts start
that day
Distinct start weeks
2; December 17 to December 24
Winter break in every district
| District | Dates | School days | Starts | Start week | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avon | December 21 to January 4 | 11 | Monday | common start week | source |
| Bennett County | December 17–31 | 11 | Thursday | other start week | source |
| Burke | December 23 to January 1 | 8 | Wednesday | common start week | source |
| Lennox | December 23 to January 1 | 8 | Wednesday | common start week | source |
| Pierre | December 24 to January 4 | 8 | Thursday | common start week | source |
| Sioux Falls | December 23 to January 1 | 8 | Wednesday | common start week | source |
No district here matches that name.
By start week
Starting the week of December 21–25 · 5 districts (83%)
Avon, Burke, Lennox, Pierre, Sioux Falls
Starting the week of December 14–18 · 1 district (17%)
Bennett County
Facts
- Districts with a date
- 6 of the 7 we read
- Without one
- Aberdeen
- Earliest
- Bennett County, December 17–31
- Latest
- Pierre, December 24 to January 4
- Most common length
- 8 school days (4 districts)
- Shortest and longest
- 8 and 11 school days
- Christmas break: includes December 25
- 6 of 6
- Most common return day
- Monday, January 4 (3 of 5)
- Staff day next to it
- Pierre
- Early release the day before
- Avon, Bennett County, Lennox and Pierre
- Most common start, South Dakota
- December 23
- Other states we read
- 31 start earlier, 7 the same day, 8 later