153 districts read October 8 – October 20, 2026

Fall break in Texas, 2026

Fall break 2026 in Texas is the week of October 12–16 for 27 of 43 districts we read. Whole week off: 16 of the 43.

Districts listed 43 of 153 in Texas

Most common start date October 12; 22 districts start that day

Distinct weeks 7; September 16 to November 2

Fall break in every district

Fall break by district · 2026–2027
District	Dates	School days	Starts	Week	Source
Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Big Sandy Independent	October 14–16	3	Wednesday	common week	source
Broaddus Independent	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Brownsville Independent	October 9–13	3	Friday	common week	source
Bryan Independent	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Burton Independent	September 16–18	3	Wednesday	other week	source
Caldwell Independent	October 19–23	5	Monday	other week	source
Childress Independent	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Cleveland Independent	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Cooper Independent	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Copperas Cove Independent	October 9–12	2	Friday	other week	source
Cypress-Fairbanks Independent	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Fort Bend Independent	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Garrison Independent	October 5–9	5	Monday	other week	source
Granbury Independent	October 12	1	Monday	common week	source
Greenville Independent	October 12–14	3	Monday	common week	source
Hondo Independent	October 2–5	2	Friday	other week	source
Howe Independent	October 12–13	2	Monday	common week	source
Humble Independent	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Ingleside Independent	October 12–13	2	Monday	common week	source
Karnack Independent	October 12–19	6	Monday	common week	source
Katy Independent	October 9–13	3	Friday	common week	source
Kaufman Independent	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Killeen Independent	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Klein Independent	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Leverett's Chapel Independent	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Lorena Independent	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Lubbock Independent	November 2	1	Monday	other week	source
Lufkin Independent	October 5–12	6	Monday	other week	source
Lytle Independent	October 2–4	1	Friday	other week	source
McDade Independent	September 28 to October 5	6	Monday	other week	source
McKinney Independent	October 12–13	2	Monday	common week	source
Orangefield Independent	October 16–19	2	Friday	common week	source
Pearsall Independent	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Quitman Independent	October 9–12	2	Friday	other week	source
Richardson Independent	October 8–12	3	Thursday	other week	source
Socorro Independent	September 26 to October 11	10	Saturday	other week	source
Spring Independent	October 12–16	5	Monday	common week	source
Sunnyvale Independent	September 28 to October 2	5	Monday	other week	source
Thrall Independent	October 29 to November 2	3	Thursday	other week	source
Vernon Independent	October 16–19	2	Friday	common week	source
Weatherford Independent	October 7–9	3	Wednesday	other week	source
Winnsboro Independent	September 28 to October 2	5	Monday	other week	source

Week by week

Week of October 12–16 · 27 districts (63%)

Anderson-Shiro Consolidated Independent, Big Sandy Independent, Broaddus Independent, Brownsville Independent, Bryan Independent, Childress Independent, Cleveland Independent, Cooper Independent, Cypress-Fairbanks Independent, Fort Bend Independent, Granbury Independent, Greenville Independent, Howe Independent, Humble Independent, Ingleside Independent, Karnack Independent, Katy Independent, Kaufman Independent, Killeen Independent, Klein Independent, Leverett's Chapel Independent, Lorena Independent, McKinney Independent, Orangefield Independent, Pearsall Independent, Spring Independent, Vernon Independent

Week of September 28 to October 2 · 6 districts (14%)

Hondo Independent, Lytle Independent, McDade Independent, Socorro Independent, Sunnyvale Independent, Winnsboro Independent

Week of October 5–9 · 6 districts (14%)

Copperas Cove Independent, Garrison Independent, Lufkin Independent, Quitman Independent, Richardson Independent, Weatherford Independent

Week of September 14–18 · 1 district (2%)

Burton Independent

Week of October 19–23 · 1 district (2%)

Caldwell Independent

Week of October 26–30 · 1 district (2%)

Thrall Independent

Week of November 2–6 · 1 district (2%)

Lubbock Independent

Facts

Districts with a date: 43 of the 153 we read
Called fall break by the district: 34 of 43; the other 9 are 3 or more school days off in a row
Without one: Abilene Independent, Alba-Golden Independent, Anson Independent, Athens Independent, Aubrey Independent, Austin Independent, Avalon Independent, Azle Independent, Bandera Independent, Bartlett Independent, Bowie Independent, Brookeland Independent and 98 more
Earliest: Burton Independent, September 16–18
Latest: Lubbock Independent, November 2
Most common length: 5 school days (20 districts)
Shortest and longest: 1 and 10 school days
Most common return day: Monday, October 19 (14 of 43)
Staff day next to it: Big Sandy Independent, Cleveland Independent, Cypress-Fairbanks Independent, Fort Bend Independent, Howe Independent, Killeen Independent, Socorro Independent and Weatherford Independent
Early release the day before: Humble Independent and Vernon Independent
Most common start, Texas: October 12
Other states we read: 8 start earlier, 7 the same day, 9 later