| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Day of School | August 11, 2025 (Mon) | School Opens |
| Labor Day | September 1, 2025 (Mon) | No School |
| Veterans Day | November 11, 2025 (Tue) | No School |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 24, 2025 - November 28, 2025 | No School |
| Winter Break | December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026 | No School |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 19, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Presidents' Day | February 16, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Spring Break | March 16, 2026 - March 20, 2026 | No School |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Last Day of School | June 2, 2026 (Tue) | School Closes |
Complete month-by-month calendar for Alachua County Public Schools. Every day is color-coded so you can see school days, holidays, and breaks at a glance.
Alachua County Public Schools serves approximately 28,000 students in Gainesville and surrounding communities — home to the University of Florida. Alachua County is home to the University of Florida in Gainesville, creating a unique academic environment with extensive dual enrollment and research partnerships. The district is known for its high academic standards and diverse student body.
Alachua County has weekly early release Wednesdays at elementary schools for teacher collaboration. The district also includes the P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School (UF-affiliated), which follows a slightly different calendar. The school year runs through June 2, 2026, later than most Florida districts.
County context: Alachua County Public Schools serves families in Gainesville and surrounding communities. For 2025-2026, students are scheduled to start on August 11, 2025 and finish on June 2, 2026. The main family planning blocks are Thanksgiving Break (November 24, 2025 - November 28, 2025), Winter Break (December 22, 2025 - January 2, 2026), and Spring Break (March 16, 2026 - March 20, 2026). Parents can use this view for travel windows, shared-custody exchanges, childcare coverage, after-school activities, and comparing district days off with work schedules.
What to watch: The most important local differences from a generic statewide calendar are the district's own break placement, board-approved student holidays, and any campus-facing schedule notes published by the district. No recurring early-release entry is listed in the student-facing data used for this page. Teacher planning days and student holidays are separated from regular school days whenever the official source identifies them. Weather or makeup-day language is preserved in the page notes when the district publishes it, which matters for hurricane-season planning and emergency childcare coverage.
Official-source handling: This calendar is compiled from the official Alachua County Public Schools academic calendar published on alachuaschools.org. We manually review first-party district material, screen it for student-facing dates, and organize it into key dates, calendar grids, downloadable files, and printable summaries. Because this page is marked official, families can use it as the main planning view while still checking the district source for late revisions. User-submitted corrections are checked against official district sources before this page is updated.
The first day of school for all Alachua County students is August 11, 2025.
Spring Break runs from March 16, 2026 through March 20, 2026. Students return the following Monday.
The last day of school for the 2025-2026 year is June 2, 2026.
Alachua County Public Schools has designated makeup days built into the calendar. If schools are closed due to tropical weather, the district may convert Teacher Planning Days or extend the school year. Parents should follow the district's official website for real-time updates.
Florida's FAST assessments are administered in three windows: fall (September), midyear (January), and spring (April–May). Alachua County Public Schools follows the statewide testing calendar set by the Florida Department of Education.
Yes. Most Alachua County elementary schools observe weekly early release Wednesdays, dismissing around 1:52 PM to provide time for teacher professional collaboration.
Yes. Being home to the University of Florida, Alachua County benefits from extensive dual enrollment, research partnerships, and teacher training collaborations. The UF-affiliated P.K. Yonge school operates on a slightly different calendar.
Data Source: This calendar is compiled from the official Alachua County Public Schools academic calendar published on alachuaschools.org.
Official Source: Visit the Alachua County official calendar source.
How we adapt the calendar: FL School Calendar converts district calendar documents into a parent-friendly view focused on student attendance, holidays, breaks, teacher planning days, early releases, downloadable calendar files, and printable summaries.
Disclaimer: This website is not affiliated with Alachua County Public Schools or the Florida Department of Education. While we strive for accuracy, always verify important dates with the official district website before making travel, childcare, work, or attendance plans.
Last updated: March 18, 2026