Kansas School Calendars 2026-2027

Kansas School Calendars 2026-2027: First Day of School

The Kansas school year opens between August 11 and August 18. Derby Public Schools goes first; Maize USD 266 starts last, 7 days later. Half of the districts are back in class by August 13.

Here is every district grouped by its opening day, so you can see which neighbors start the same week.

Kansas School Calendars 2026-2027: Thanksgiving Break

8 Kansas school districts give the whole week of Thanksgiving off (November 23–27), and 3 districts take a shorter break of two or three days around the holiday. If you are booking travel, the full-week districts are the ones that free up the Monday and Tuesday.

Full week off includes Olathe Public Schools, Blue Valley Schools, Lawrence Public Schools; a shorter break is the rule at Wichita Public Schools (USD 259), Andover Public Schools (USD 385), Spring Hill Schools (USD 230). Each Kansas school calendar page lists the exact days.

Kansas School Calendars 2026-2027: Winter Break

Winter break in Kansas runs from 9 to 12 weekdays, with 11 the most common length. The longest is at Olathe Public Schools (December 21, 2026 – January 5, 2027); the shortest is at Andover Public Schools (USD 385) (December 22, 2026 – January 1, 2027).

Kansas school districts that come back after New Year’s Day on a Monday give families a clean two-week holiday; those returning mid-week split the second week. Check the exact return date in the Kansas school calendars before booking.

Kansas School Calendars 2026-2027: Spring Break

11 districts in Kansas schedule a spring break of three or more weekdays. The weeks differ, so families with children in two districts often end up with two separate spring breaks.

Kansas School Calendars 2026-2027: Last Day of School

The Kansas school year ends between May 19 and May 27. Derby Public Schools is first out for summer; Spring Hill Schools (USD 230) finishes last. Half of the districts are done by May 25.

Snow make-up days are often tacked onto the end of the year, and districts usually settle them only after the last threat of winter weather has passed. A camp deposit for the first week of June is the one most likely to collide with them, so check the last day in these Kansas school calendars before you pay it.

Kansas School Calendars 2026-2027: Fall and February Breaks

None of the Kansas school districts here schedule a multi-day fall break; October and early November run straight through apart from single days off. There is no multi-day February break on any of these calendars, so the stretch from January to spring break is the longest run of school.

Kansas School Calendars 2026-2027: District by District

Andover Public Schools (USD 385): starts Aug 13, spring break Mar 15–Mar 19, last day May 25.

Blue Valley Schools: starts Aug 13, spring break Mar 15–Mar 22, last day May 25.

Derby Public Schools: starts Aug 11, spring break Mar 12–Mar 19, last day May 19.

Garden City Public Schools (USD 457): starts Aug 12, spring break Mar 15–Mar 19, last day May 20.

Kansas City Kansas Public Schools: starts Aug 12, spring break Mar 12–Mar 19, last day May 20.

Lawrence Public Schools: starts Aug 13, spring break Mar 12–Mar 19, last day May 26.

Maize USD 266: starts Aug 18, spring break Mar 15–Mar 19, semester ends May 20.

Olathe Public Schools: starts Aug 17, spring break Mar 15–Mar 22, last day May 25.

Spring Hill Schools (USD 230): starts Aug 17, spring break Mar 12–Mar 19, last day May 27.

Turner USD 202: starts Aug 17, spring break Mar 15–Mar 22, last day May 25.

Wichita Public Schools (USD 259): starts Aug 13, spring break Mar 15–Mar 19, last day May 25.

Planning Around the Kansas School Calendars 2026-2027

Summer camps open registration months before the Kansas school year ends. With the last day falling as late as May 27 here, check your district’s date before paying a deposit for the first week of June.

If your children attend two districts, or you share custody across district lines, line up the two calendars side by side. Opening days here are spread over 8 days, and break weeks rarely match exactly.

All Kansas school calendars on this site come with a calendar file you can add to Google Calendar or Apple Calendar, so the dates show up on your phone next to work and activities.

Kansas School Calendars 2026-2027: Days Off and Early Releases

Counting every weekday with no school between the first and last day, Kansas school districts give a median of 29 days off. Blue Valley Schools has the most (39) and Andover Public Schools (USD 385) the fewest (20).

Early release and conference days vary even more: the median is 8, while Blue Valley Schools lists 16. These are the days working parents feel most, because pickup moves up without a full day off to plan around.

How the Kansas School Calendars 2026-2027 Are Built

Every date on these Kansas school calendar pages comes from the calendar each district published on its own website, usually a PDF or image approved by the school board. We read each file, record every first day, break, holiday, early release and last day, and check the dates against the weekday they fall on. Each district page links to its official file, so you can confirm any date in one click.

The side-by-side comparisons on this page, from opening days to Thanksgiving weeks, are worked out from those same dates. No district publishes them, because each district only publishes its own year.