| Event | Date(s) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| First Day of School | August 13, 2025 (Wed) | 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 9, 2026 - March 13, 2026 | No School |
| Memorial Day | May 25, 2026 (Mon) | No School |
| Last Day of School | June 2, 2026 (Tue) | School Closes |
Complete month-by-month calendar for Sumter County Public Schools. Every day is color-coded so you can see school days, holidays, and breaks at a glance.
Sumter County School District serves approximately 7,500 students in Bushnell, Wildwood, The Villages, and surrounding communities in Central Florida. Sumter County covers a unique mix of rural farming communities and the rapidly growing retirement community of The Villages. The district operates 9 schools and starts school unusually early on July 31 — the earliest start date among all Florida districts.
Sumter County's calendar features a Fall Break (October 13–17) and schedules Spring Break in April (April 6–10) rather than March, unlike most Florida districts. The district offers career and technical education and dual enrollment with Lake-Sumter State College.
County context: Sumter County School District serves families in Bushnell, Wildwood, The Villages, and surrounding communities. For 2025-2026, students are scheduled to start on August 13, 2025 and finish on June 2, 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 9, 2026 - March 13, 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 Sumter County School District academic calendar published on sumter.k12.fl.us. 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 Sumter County students is August 13, 2025.
Spring Break runs from March 9, 2026 through March 13, 2026. Students return the following Monday.
The last day of school for the 2025-2026 year is June 2, 2026.
Sumter 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). Sumter County School District follows the statewide testing calendar set by the Florida Department of Education.
Sumter County starts school on July 31, 2025 — the earliest start date among all Florida districts. This early start allows for a Fall Break in October and an April Spring Break, spreading vacation time more evenly through the year.
Yes. Sumter County observes a full-week Fall Break from October 13–17, 2025, which is uncommon among Florida districts and made possible by the early July 31 start date.
Data Source: This calendar is compiled from the official Sumter County School District academic calendar published on sumter.k12.fl.us.
Official Source: Visit the Sumter 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 Sumter 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: April 4, 2026