| 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 7, 2026 - March 15, 2026 | No School |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Last Day of School | May 28, 2026 (Thu) | School Closes |
Complete month-by-month calendar for Desoto County Public Schools. Every day is color-coded so you can see school days, holidays, and breaks at a glance.
DeSoto County School District serves approximately 4,500 students in Arcadia and surrounding rural communities in South-Central Florida. DeSoto County is a small, rural district centered around the town of Arcadia, known for its historic downtown and annual All-Florida Championship Rodeo. The district operates 7 schools and places a strong emphasis on career and technical education, with programs in agriculture, healthcare, and construction trades.
DeSoto County's calendar features a notably early Spring Break (March 7–15, 2026), which is earlier than most surrounding districts. The district also observes an extended Thanksgiving Break starting November 22.
County context: DeSoto County School District serves families in Arcadia and surrounding rural communities in South-Central Florida. For 2025-2026, students are scheduled to start on August 11, 2025 and finish on May 28, 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 7, 2026 - March 15, 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 DeSoto County School District academic calendar published on desotoschools.com. 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 DeSoto County students is August 11, 2025.
Spring Break runs from March 7, 2026 through March 15, 2026. Students return the following Monday.
The last day of school for the 2025-2026 year is May 28, 2026.
DeSoto County School District 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). DeSoto County School District follows the statewide testing calendar set by the Florida Department of Education.
DeSoto County's Spring Break runs March 7–15, 2026, which is earlier than most neighboring districts. Students return on Monday, March 16.
DeSoto County has a notably early Spring Break compared to neighboring districts, and observes an extended Thanksgiving Break beginning November 22 (Saturday) through November 30, 2025. The district also schedules early release days before major breaks.
Data Source: This calendar is compiled from the official DeSoto County School District academic calendar published on desotoschools.com.
Official Source: Visit the Desoto 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 DeSoto 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: March 18, 2026