26 days Austin ISD families need a plan for
Austin ISD (TX) has 26 weekdays in the 2026-27 school year when school is closed or lets out early, not counting federal holidays. That is about the same as the median of 26 across the 30 largest US districts. School runs from August 18, 2026 to May 27, 2027.
Plan your year
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Every day off, in order (26)
Mon, Sep 21: Student Holiday / PLED Day / Yom Kippur
Fri, Oct 9: Student / Staff Holiday [Bad Weather Makeup Day]
Mon, Nov 2: Student / Staff Holiday
Tue, Nov 3: Student Holiday / Campus Staff Development / Culture of Voting (Election Day)
Mon, Nov 23: Fall Break
Tue, Nov 24: Fall Break
Wed, Nov 25: Fall Break
Fri, Nov 27: Fall Break
Mon, Dec 21: Winter Break
Tue, Dec 22: Winter Break
Wed, Dec 23: Winter Break
Thu, Dec 24: Winter Break
Mon, Dec 28: Winter Break
Tue, Dec 29: Winter Break
Wed, Dec 30: Winter Break
Thu, Dec 31: Winter Break
Mon, Jan 4: Staff Development / Student Holiday
Mon, Feb 15: President's Day - Campus Staff Development / Student Holiday
Wed, Mar 10: Student Holiday / Eid al-Fitr / Elementary & Secondary Parent Conferences
Mon, Mar 15: Spring Break
Tue, Mar 16: Spring Break
Wed, Mar 17: Spring Break
Thu, Mar 18: Spring Break
Fri, Mar 19: Spring Break
Fri, Mar 26: Student / Staff Holiday / Good Friday [Bad Weather Makeup Day]
Fri, Apr 30: Student Holiday / PLED Day (Professional Learning Exchange Day)
Early release days
Austin ISD publishes no district-wide early-release days. Some schools may still have their own.
How we counted, and where this comes from
We read the official Austin ISD 2026-27 calendar on October 4, 2026: https://www.austinisd.org/sites/default/files/dept/ctfc/docs/2026-2027_Calendar_Revised_0.pdf. A day counts when school is closed for all students on a weekday, or the whole district lets students out early. Holidays that almost every employer observes (Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Memorial Day) are never counted. Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Veterans Day and Presidents’ Day count as holidays only when the district closes school for that holiday by name, because many employers stay open. That left 6 holidays out of the count here. Calendars change and some days vary by school, so check with your school before you book childcare.