Missouri School Calendars 2026-2027

Missouri School Calendars 2026-2027: First Day of School

The Missouri school year opens between August 24 and August 26. Francis Howell School District goes first; Lee's Summit R-7 School District starts last, 2 days later. Half of the districts are back in class by August 25.

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

Missouri School Calendars 2026-2027: Thanksgiving Break

5 Missouri school districts give the whole week of Thanksgiving off (November 23–27), and 10 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 Jefferson City Public Schools, North Kansas City Schools, Saint Louis Public Schools; a shorter break is the rule at Springfield Public Schools, Blue Springs School District, Francis Howell School District. Each Missouri school calendar page lists the exact days.

Missouri School Calendars 2026-2027: Winter Break

Winter break in Missouri runs from 8 to 11 weekdays, with 10 the most common length. The longest is at Blue Springs School District (December 23, 2026 – January 6, 2027); the shortest is at Jefferson City Public Schools (December 23, 2026 – January 1, 2027).

Missouri 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 Missouri school calendars before booking.

Missouri School Calendars 2026-2027: Spring Break

15 districts in Missouri 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.

Missouri School Calendars 2026-2027: Last Day of School

The Missouri school year ends between May 20 and May 28. Jefferson City Public Schools is first out for summer; North Kansas City Schools finishes last. Half of the districts are done by May 27.

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 Missouri school calendars before you pay it.

Missouri School Calendars 2026-2027: Fall and February Breaks

2 Missouri school districts add a fall break of two or more weekdays, mostly in October. 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.

Fall break examples: Francis Howell School District (October 19–23), Raytown Quality Schools (October 22–23).

Planning Around the Missouri School Calendars 2026-2027

Summer camps open registration months before the Missouri school year ends. With the last day falling as late as May 28 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 3 days, and break weeks rarely match exactly.

All Missouri 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.

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

Counting every weekday with no school between the first and last day, Missouri school districts give a median of 27 days off. Francis Howell School District has the most (31) and Springfield Public Schools the fewest (21).

Early release and conference days vary even more: the median is 6, while Raytown Quality Schools lists 40. These are the days working parents feel most, because pickup moves up without a full day off to plan around.

How the Missouri School Calendars 2026-2027 Are Built

Every date on these Missouri 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.