| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Day of School | August 11, 2025 (Mon) | School Opens |
| Labor Day | September 1, 2025 (Mon) | No School |
| Student Holiday | September 29, 2025 (Mon) | No School |
| Student Holiday | October 13, 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 5, 2026 | No School |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 19, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Student Holiday | February 13, 2026 (Fri) | No School |
| Student Holiday | March 13, 2026 (Fri) | No School |
| Spring Break | March 23, 2026 - March 27, 2026 | No School |
| Good Friday | April 3, 2026 (Fri) | No School |
| Student Holiday | April 20, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Last Day of School | May 27, 2026 (Wed) | School Closes |
Complete month-by-month calendar for Columbia County Public Schools. Every day is color-coded so you can see school days, holidays, and breaks at a glance.
Columbia County School District serves students in Lake City and surrounding communities in North-Central Florida. The official 2025-2026 calendar starts classes on August 11, 2025, places Spring Break on March 23-27, 2026, and ends student classes on May 27, 2026.
County context: Columbia County School District serves families in Lake City and surrounding communities. For 2025-2026, students are scheduled to start on August 11, 2025 and finish on May 27, 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 23, 2026 - March 27, 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: Notable local calendar items include Good Friday (April 3, 2026). No recurring early-release entry is listed in the student-facing data used for this page. Teacher workdays, planning days, or student holidays are separated from regular school days, including Student Holiday / Professional Development Day (September 29, 2025), Teacher Workday / Student Holiday (October 13, 2025), Teacher Workday / Student Holiday (January 5, 2026), and Student Holiday / Professional Development Day (February 13, 2026). If severe weather later changes the calendar, this page should be checked against the district source before families make travel, attendance, or childcare decisions.
Official-source handling: This calendar is compiled from the official Columbia County School District 2025-2026 calendar and reviewed through independent visual second-pass transcription. 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 Columbia County students is August 11, 2025.
Spring Break runs from March 23, 2026 through March 27, 2026. Students return the following Monday.
The last day of classes for the 2025-2026 school year is May 27, 2026. May 28-29 are post-planning days, not student class days.
Students are out on September 29, October 13, January 5, February 13, March 13, and April 20. Several of these are teacher workdays or professional development days on the district calendar.
Yes. Columbia County partners with Florida Gateway College in Lake City for dual enrollment, allowing high school students to earn college credits.
Columbia County is at the crossroads of I-75 and I-10 in North-Central Florida, centered around Lake City.
Data Source: This calendar is compiled from the official Columbia County School District 2025-2026 calendar and reviewed through independent visual second-pass transcription.
Official Source: Visit the Columbia 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 Columbia County School District 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: May 21, 2026