Wichita Public Schools 2026-2027 School Calendar Holidays, breaks, and no school days

Wichita, KS

Next no-school day

Tuesday

November 3

District Inservice Day

No-school days

33 weekdays

13 single days + 20 break days

First day

Thursday

August 13

2026

Last day

Tuesday

May 25

2027

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School year at a glance

First Day Last Day No School Break Conferences Holiday School Day

August 2026
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

September 2026
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

October 2026
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

November 2026
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

December 2026
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

January 2027
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

February 2027
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28

March 2027
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

April 2027
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30

May 2027
Su	Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

Breaks and holidays

Is there school on Labor Day?

Mon, Sep 7

No school

When is Thanksgiving break 2026?

Nov 23–27

9 days off with weekends

When is winter break 2026?

Dec 18 – Jan 4

18 days off with weekends

Is there school on Martin Luther King Jr. Day?

Mon, Jan 18

No school

When is spring break 2027?

Mar 11–19

11 days off with weekends

All 2026-2027 dates

No-school days, breaks and schedule changes, month by month.

August 2026

District Inservice Wednesday, August 5th No school
District Inservice Thursday, August 6th No school
District Inservice Friday, August 7th No school
District Inservice Monday, August 10th No school
First Day of School Thursday, August 13th First day

September 2026

Labor Day Monday, September 7th · Federal holiday No school
District Inservice Day Tuesday, September 8th No school

October 2026

Columbus Day Monday, October 12th · Not on the school calendar Federal holiday
Parent-Teacher Conferences Tuesday, October 13th Conferences
Parent-Teacher Conferences Wednesday, October 14th Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday, October 15th No school
Nonteaching Duty Day Friday, October 16th No school

November 2026

District Inservice Day Tuesday, November 3rd No school
Veterans Day Wednesday, November 11th · Not on the school calendar Federal holiday
Conference Release Day Monday, November 23rd No school
Thanksgiving Break Tuesday, November 24th – Friday, November 27th · 4 school days off · Includes Thanksgiving Day (federal holiday), Day after Thanksgiving (state holiday) Break

December 2026

Nonteaching Duty Day Friday, December 18th No school
Winter Break Monday, December 21st – Monday, January 4th · 11 school days off · Includes Christmas Day (federal holiday), New Year's Day (federal holiday) Break

January 2027

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, January 18th · Federal holiday No school

February 2027

District Inservice Day Monday, February 15th · Washington's Birthday (Presidents' Day) (federal holiday) No school

March 2027

Parent-Teacher Conferences Tuesday, March 9th Conferences
Parent Teacher Conferences Thursday, March 11th No school
Nonteaching Duty Day Friday, March 12th No school
Spring Break Monday, March 15th – Friday, March 19th · 5 school days off Break

April 2027

Conference Release Day Friday, April 16th No school
District Inservice Day Monday, April 19th No school

May 2027

Last Day of School Tuesday, May 25th Last day

Schools using this calendar

88 schools follow the Wichita Public Schools calendar.

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Adams Elem Allen Elem Allison Traditional Magnet Middle Anderson Elem

Beech Elem Benton Elem Black Traditional Magnet Elem Bostic Traditional Magnet Elem Brooks Magnet Middle School Bryant Opportunity Academy Buckner Performing Arts Magnet Elem

Caldwell Elem Cessna Elem Chisholm Life Skills Center Chisholm Trail Elem Christa Mcauliffe Academy Clark Elem Cleaveland Traditional Magnet Elementary Cloud Elem Coleman Middle School College Hill Elem Colvin Elem Curtis Middle School

Dodge Literacy Magnet

Earhart Environ Magnet Elem East High Education Imagine Academy Enders Stem And Leadership Magnet Enterprise Elem

Franklin Elem

Gammon Elem Gardiner Elem Gordon Parks Academy Griffith Elem

Hadley Middle School Hamilton Middle School Harry Street Elem Heights High Horace Mann Dual Language Magnet Hyde Intl Studies/Commun Elem Magnet

Irving Elementary Isely Traditional Magnet Elem

Jackson Elementary Jardine Technology Middle Magnet Jefferson Elem

Kelly Liberal Arts Academy Kensler Elem

L'Ouverture Computer Technology Magnet Lawrence Elem Levy Sp Ed Center Linwood Elementary

Marshall Middle School Mayberry Cultural And Fine Arts Magnet Middle Mccollom Elem Mclean Science/Tech Magnet Elem Mead Middle School Minneha Core Knowledge Elem Mueller Aerospace/Engineering Discovery Magne

North High Northeast Magnet High School Northwest High

O K Elem Ortiz Elementary School

Park Elementary Payne Elem Peterson Elem Pleasant Valley Elem Pleasant Valley Middle School Price-Harris Communications Magnet

Riverside Leadership Magnet Elementary Robinson Middle School

Seltzer Elem South High Southeast High Sowers Alternative High School Spaght Multimedia Magnet Stanley Elem Stucky Middle School

Truesdell Middle School

Washington Accelerated Learning Elem Wells Alternative Middle School West High White Elem Wichita Alternative High Wichita Learning Center Wilbur Middle School Woodland Health / Wellness Magnet Elem Woodman Elem

Nearby school districts

2026-2027 calendars for districts close to Wichita Public Schools.

Andover Public Schools Andover, KS Spring break Mar 15–19 Derby Public Schools Derby, KS Spring break Mar 12–19 Goddard Public Schools Goddard, KS Spring break Mar 15–19 Salina Unified School District 305 Salina, KS Spring break Mar 12–19 Geary County Schools USD 475 Junction City, KS Spring break Mar 12–19 Manhattan-Ogden Unified School District 383 Manhattan, KS Spring break Mar 12–19

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the first and last day of school at Wichita Public Schools in 2026-2027?

The first day of school at Wichita Public Schools is Thursday, August 13, 2026. The last day of school is Tuesday, May 25, 2027. That's a school year of about 41 weeks.

How many school days are in the 2026-2027 school year at Wichita Public Schools?

About 171 school days: the weekdays from the first day to the last day, minus days off.

How many days off does Wichita Public Schools have in 2026-2027?

About 33 weekdays with no school, not counting weekends or summer. That's 20 weekdays of breaks plus 13 single days off. There are also nine long weekends, where a Friday or Monday off joins the weekend.

What is the longest stretch of school without a day off?

Twenty-six school days in a row (about five weeks), from Wednesday, September 9 to Wednesday, October 14.

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Source: Wichita Public Schools, checked October 28, 2026. 
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