| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Day of School | August 11, 2027 (Wed) | School Opens |
| Labor Day | September 6, 2027 (Mon) | No School |
| Fall Break | October 15, 2027 - October 18, 2027 | No School |
| Thanksgiving Break | November 22, 2027 - November 26, 2027 | No School |
| Christmas Break | December 20, 2027 - January 1, 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 20, 2028 - March 24, 2028 | No School |
| Last Day of School | May 24, 2028 (Wed) | School Closes |
Complete month-by-month calendar for Jackson County Public Schools. Every day is color-coded so you can see school days, holidays, and breaks at a glance.
Jackson County School District has not published a final adopted 2027-2028 calendar in this data set. This projected calendar uses the district's board-approved 2026-2027 instructional calendar, the available 2025-2026 student calendar, Florida school-start rules, and recurring Jackson County break patterns.
Jackson's strongest student-facing patterns are a second-Wednesday August start, a mid-October Friday/Monday Fall Break, a full Thanksgiving week, a Christmas/New Year break, and a late-March Spring Break. Veterans Day is not projected as a no-school holiday because the latest official calendar treats it as an early release day, not a full closure. Teacher workdays, teacher in-service days, early releases, grading periods, FTE weeks, testing windows, and post-planning dates are not projected.
County context: Jackson County School District serves families in Marianna and surrounding western Panhandle communities. For 2027-2028, students are scheduled to start on August 11, 2027 and finish on May 24, 2028. The main family planning blocks are Fall Break (October 15, 2027 - October 18, 2027), Thanksgiving Break (November 22, 2027 - November 26, 2027), Christmas Break (December 20, 2027 - December 31, 2027), and Spring Break (March 20, 2028 - March 24, 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 Fall Break (October 15, 2027 - October 18, 2027). 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. 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: Projected from Jackson County School Board's board-approved 2026-2027 instructional calendar, the available 2025-2026 student calendar, Florida school-start rules, and Jackson's recurring Fall Break and major-break patterns. 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 Jackson County students is Wednesday, August 11, 2027. Jackson's recent calendars use a second-Wednesday August start pattern.
Yes. Fall Break is projected for Friday, October 15 and Monday, October 18, 2027, following Jackson's recent Friday/Monday mid-October long-weekend pattern.
Thanksgiving Break is projected for Monday, November 22 through Friday, November 26, 2027, matching Jackson's full-week Thanksgiving pattern.
Spring Break is projected for Monday, March 20 through Friday, March 24, 2028, based on Jackson's latest late-March Spring Break pattern.
No. Jackson's latest official calendar lists Veterans Day as an early release day rather than a full no-school holiday, so it is not projected as a closure.
No. Teacher workdays, teacher in-service days, early releases, grading-period dates, FTE weeks, testing windows, and post-planning dates are excluded until Jackson publishes a 2027-2028 source.
Data Source: Projected from Jackson County School Board's board-approved 2026-2027 instructional calendar, the available 2025-2026 student calendar, Florida school-start rules, and Jackson's recurring Fall Break and major-break patterns.
Official Source: Visit the Jackson 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 Jackson 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 28, 2026