Printable School Year Calendar 2026-2027

What this page sets up

August to July, one month per page, with US federal holidays switched on and a lined notes column beside every month. It opens on the current school year and switches to the next one in June, so a teacher planning over the summer lands on the right year. Paper size and the first day of the week follow your browser, as on the main calendar maker.

Add your district’s dates

No two districts share a calendar: first and last days, winter and spring breaks, teacher workdays, early-release days and state testing windows all vary. Get your district’s official calendar first, then either tick Fillable PDF and type each date into its day box before printing, or print the calendar and write them in. The notes column suits things without a single date, like a testing window or a fundraiser week.

Counting instructional days

Most states require about 180 days of instruction. NCES’s table of state policies (from Education Commission of the States data, 2020) counted 28 states and the District of Columbia at exactly 180, Illinois and North Carolina at 185, and Kansas at 186 for grades 1–11. Colorado sets 160, and several states allow a number of hours instead of days. Rules change, so check with your state’s education department. With one month per page, count school days row by row and write each month’s total in the notes column; the year’s total should match your district’s.

Federal holidays in the school year

The table below lists this school year’s federal holidays, with the weekday off when one falls on a weekend. Labor Day, the first Monday in September, usually arrives within the first few weeks of an August start; Juneteenth and Independence Day fall in the summer break.

UK schools, whose year runs September to August, have the UK academic year calendar. Budget offices working to the government’s October-to-September year can use the fiscal year calendar, and the calendar maker handles any other range or start month.

US federal holidays, August 2026 – July 2027

These are the dates marked on the calendar above, worked out from the same rules. Change the start month or year and the list under the preview follows.