| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Student Holiday | August 4, 2025 - August 8, 2025 | No School |
| First Day of School | August 11, 2025 (Mon) | School Opens |
| Labor Day | September 1, 2025 (Mon) | No School |
| Student Holiday | October 13, 2025 - October 14, 2025 | No School |
| Veterans Day | November 11, 2025 (Tue) | No School |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 26, 2025 - November 28, 2025 | No School |
| Winter Break | December 22, 2025 - January 6, 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 23, 2026 | No School |
| Good Friday | April 3, 2026 (Fri) | No School |
| Student Holiday | April 7, 2026 (Tue) | 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 Duval County Public Schools. Every day is color-coded so you can see school days, holidays, and breaks at a glance.
Duval County Public Schools (DCPS) is the 6th-largest school district in Florida and the 22nd-largest in the United States, serving approximately 129,000 students across more than 190 schools in Jacksonville — the largest city by land area in the contiguous U.S. DCPS encompasses the entire consolidated city-county of Duval County.
The district offers a wide range of programs including magnet schools, career and technical education academies, International Baccalaureate (IB) programs, and Advanced Placement (AP) courses. DCPS also operates several specialized schools such as the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts and Stanton College Preparatory School, both of which are consistently ranked among the top high schools in Florida and nationally.
Jacksonville's coastal location makes it susceptible to tropical storms and hurricanes. DCPS designates weather makeup days in the calendar — if schools close due to hazardous weather, the last day of school may be extended beyond May 28. Parents should monitor the district's official website and emergency notification system for real-time updates.
County context: Duval County Public Schools serves families in Florida and serves approximately 129,000 students across Jacksonville. 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 26, 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: 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 Teacher Planning (August 4, 2025), Teacher Planning (August 5, 2025), Teacher Planning (August 6, 2025), and Teacher Planning (August 7, 2025). 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 Duval County Public Schools academic calendar published on duvalschools.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 DCPS students is Monday, August 11, 2025. Teachers report for pre-planning and inservice days starting August 4.
Spring Break for DCPS runs from Monday, March 16 through Friday, March 20, 2026. Students return on Tuesday, March 24 (March 23 is an employee planning day).
Duval County designates weather days throughout the school year. If schools are closed due to hazardous weather (such as hurricanes), these weather days are used for makeup instruction. If weather days are needed, the school year may extend past the scheduled last day of May 28. Designated weather days for 2025-2026 include November 10, April 6, May 29, and June 1–2.
The scheduled last day of school for the 2025-2026 year is Thursday, May 28, 2026. However, if weather days are used, the school year may extend into early June.
Yes. DCPS schedules several Employee Planning / Inservice Days when students do not attend school. For 2025-2026, these include October 13–14, January 5–6, March 23, and April 7.
Florida's FAST (Florida Assessment of Student Thinking) assessments are administered in three testing windows: one in early fall, one at midyear, and one in the spring. DCPS follows the statewide testing calendar set by the Florida Department of Education, with specific school-level schedules communicated to families in advance.
Data Source: This calendar is compiled from the official Duval County Public Schools academic calendar published on duvalschools.org.
Official Source: Visit the Duval 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 Duval 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