Find school holidays and FAST dates for all 67 Districts (2025–2027) — all in one place.
Quick access to the most-searched Florida school calendars. Together these five counties serve over 1.2 million students.
Largest district in FL · 345,000 students · 500+ schools
2nd largest in FL · 260,000 students · Fort Lauderdale area
Tampa Bay area · 230,000 students · 260+ schools
Orlando area · 210,000 students · Earliest start in FL
5th largest in FL · 180,000 students · Boca Raton to Jupiter
Florida's hurricane season runs June–November. All districts include designated makeup days in their calendars. Schools may close for severe weather, with instructional time recovered through built-in flex days.
Florida's FAST (Florida Assessment of Student Thinking) replaces the old FSA. Testing occurs in three windows: early fall (progress monitoring), mid-year, and spring (accountability).
Florida law requires a minimum of 180 instructional days per school year. Each of the 67 county school districts sets its own specific calendar within this mandate.
Florida has 67 county-based school districts — one per county. Browse by region below.
Florida is home to 67 county-based school districts, each setting its own academic calendar within the state's mandated 180-day minimum. Unlike states with hundreds of independent districts, Florida's clean one-county-one-district structure makes it straightforward to find your school's calendar — simply identify your county.
However, calendars do vary significantly between counties. For instance, Orange County (Orlando) typically starts school in early August and finishes by mid-May, while Miami-Dade doesn't begin until mid-August and runs through early June. Some districts like Hillsborough include unique local holidays such as Florida State Fair Day and Strawberry Festival Day.
Our goal is to aggregate the most popular Florida school district calendars into an intuitive, mobile-friendly platform with printable PDFs, Google/Apple Calendar subscriptions (.ics), and localized FAQs — all free and ad-supported.
It depends on the county. Orange County starts earliest on August 6, 2025, while Broward, Hillsborough, and Palm Beach start on August 11, and Miami-Dade on August 14. Each of Florida's 67 county school districts sets its own start date.
No. Each of Florida's 67 county school districts establishes its own academic calendar. While all must meet the state's 180-day instructional requirement, start dates, break schedules, and holidays can vary significantly between counties. Charter and private schools also set their own independent calendars.
Florida school districts build designated hurricane makeup days into their calendars. If schools close due to tropical storms or hurricanes, these pre-designated days (often teacher planning days or holidays) are converted to instructional days. If too many days are lost, the district may extend the school year. Broward County, for example, builds in up to five severe weather makeup days.
Spring Break dates vary by county: Broward, Hillsborough, and Palm Beach share the week of March 16–20, 2026. Miami-Dade observes March 23–27, and Orange County takes April 6–10. Always check your specific county's calendar for exact dates.
FAST (Florida Assessment of Student Thinking) is Florida's statewide student assessment program that replaced the former FSA. It is administered in three testing windows throughout the school year: early fall (progress monitoring), mid-year (progress monitoring), and spring (accountability/end-of-year). All public school students in grades 3–10 participate.
For school years where the official calendar has not yet been adopted by the county School Board, we provide expert projections based on multi-year historical scheduling patterns, federal holiday dates, and each district's established traditions. Once an official calendar is published, our data is immediately updated to reflect the confirmed dates.