| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | July 4, 2025 (Fri) | No School |
| First Day of School | August 11, 2025 (Mon) | School Opens |
| Labor Day | September 1, 2025 (Mon) | No School |
| Fall Break | October 10, 2025 - October 17, 2025 | No School |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 24, 2025 - November 28, 2025 | No School |
| Winter Break | December 19, 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 13, 2026 - March 20, 2026 | No School |
| Good Friday | April 3, 2026 (Fri) | No School |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Last Day of School | May 29, 2026 (Fri) | School Closes |
Complete month-by-month calendar for Hendry County Public Schools. Every day is color-coded so you can see school days, holidays, and breaks at a glance.
Hendry County School District serves approximately 7,000 students in the Clewiston and LaBelle communities of South-Central Florida. The district operates 9 schools across a rural, agricultural region known for sugar cane farming. Hendry County is among Florida's most economically challenged districts, with a high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals. The district offers unique agricultural education programs reflecting the community's farming heritage.
Hendry County maintains a fall break (October 13–17), which is a distinctive feature not found in most other Florida districts. The district also partners with the Digital Academy of Florida for virtual learning options.
County context: Hendry County School District serves families in the Clewiston and LaBelle communities of South-Central Florida. For 2025-2026, students are scheduled to start on August 11, 2025 and finish on May 29, 2026. The main family planning blocks are Fall Break (October 13, 2025 - October 17, 2025), 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: Notable local calendar items include Fall Break (October 13, 2025 - October 17, 2025) and Good Friday (April 3, 2026). Early release or half-day entries to watch include Student Early Release (September 17, 2025), Early Release / Teacher Workday (October 10, 2025), Student Early Release (December 10, 2025), and Early Release / Teacher Workday (December 19, 2025). Teacher workdays, planning days, or student holidays are separated from regular school days, including Early Release / Teacher Workday (October 10, 2025), Early Release / Teacher Workday (December 19, 2025), and Early Release / Teacher Workday (March 13, 2026). 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 Hendry County School District 2025-2026 school year calendar. 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 Hendry 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 May 29, 2026.
Hendry 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.
Hendry County follows Florida's statewide assessment requirements. The district calendar image used for this page does not list specific FAST testing windows.
Yes. Hendry County observes a full-week Fall Break from October 13–17, 2025, which is unique among most Florida districts.
Given Hendry County's agricultural heritage (sugar cane, citrus), the district offers agricultural education and FFA programs at the secondary level, allowing students to connect classroom learning with the region's farming economy.
Data Source: This calendar is compiled from the official Hendry County School District 2025-2026 school year calendar.
Official Source: Visit the Hendry 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 Hendry 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