| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Day of School | August 10, 2027 (Tue) | School Opens |
| Labor Day | September 6, 2027 (Mon) | No School |
| Veterans Day | November 11, 2027 (Thu) | No School |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 22, 2027 - November 26, 2027 | No School |
| Winter Break | December 20, 2027 - January 3, 2028 | No School |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Day | January 17, 2028 (Mon) | No School |
| Presidents' Day | February 21, 2028 (Mon) | No School |
| Spring Break | March 13, 2028 - March 17, 2028 | No School |
| Good Friday | April 14, 2028 (Fri) | No School |
| Last Day of School | May 26, 2028 (Fri) | 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) has not published a final adopted 2027-2028 student calendar in this data set. This page is a projected family-planning calendar based on DCPS's recent official calendars, the district's revised 2026-2027 pattern, Florida's school-start rule, and stable public holidays.
The projection keeps the high-confidence dates families normally plan around: the first and last day window, Thanksgiving week, winter break, spring break, Good Friday, and major public holidays. DCPS weather makeup days and employee planning / inservice days are not projected as confirmed closures.
DCPS is a large coastal district serving Jacksonville, so storm makeup rules can change the end-of-year calendar when severe weather occurs. Families should replace this projection with the official DCPS calendar as soon as the district adopts its 2027-2028 calendar.
County context: Duval County Public Schools serves families across Duval County, where the district calendar is the practical baseline for school-year planning. For 2027-2028, students are scheduled to start on August 10, 2027 and finish on May 26, 2028. The main family planning blocks are Thanksgiving Break (November 22, 2027 - November 26, 2027), Winter Break (December 20, 2027 - January 3, 2028), and Spring Break (March 13, 2028 - March 17, 2028). 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 14, 2028). 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: Projected from Duval County Public Schools recent official calendars, including the revised 2026-2027 DCPS pattern announced on April 8, 2026, plus Florida school-start rules and fixed public holidays. DCPS had not approved a final 2027-2028 calendar in this data set when this projection was prepared. 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 projected, it should be used for early planning until the district releases a final adopted calendar. User-submitted corrections are checked against official district sources before this page is updated.
The projected first day for Duval County Public Schools is Tuesday, August 10, 2027. This follows Florida's August 10 start rule and DCPS's recent use of the earliest practical start date.
Thanksgiving Break is projected for Monday, November 22 through Friday, November 26, 2027, reflecting the revised full-week Thanksgiving pattern DCPS announced for 2026-2027.
Winter Break is projected for Monday, December 20, 2027 through Monday, January 3, 2028. Employee planning days after winter break are intentionally not guessed without a district source.
Spring Break is projected for Monday, March 13 through Friday, March 17, 2028, matching DCPS's mid-March family break pattern after excluding staff-only planning labels.
Yes. DCPS includes Good Friday as a closure in both recent official calendars reviewed here, so Friday, April 14, 2028 is included as a projected closure.
No. DCPS weather makeup days are conditional, and employee planning / inservice days depend on the adopted calendar. They are not placed on this projected calendar until DCPS publishes a draft or final source.
Data Source: Projected from Duval County Public Schools recent official calendars, including the revised 2026-2027 DCPS pattern announced on April 8, 2026, plus Florida school-start rules and fixed public holidays. DCPS had not approved a final 2027-2028 calendar in this data set when this projection was prepared.
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: May 28, 2026