24 days Gwinnett County families need a plan for
Gwinnett County (GA) has 24 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 5, 2026 to May 26, 2027.
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Every day off, in order (24)
Tue, Oct 13: Fall Break
Wed, Oct 14: Fall Break
Thu, Oct 15: Fall Break
Fri, Oct 16: Fall Break
Mon, Nov 23: Thanksgiving Break
Tue, Nov 24: Thanksgiving Break
Wed, Nov 25: Thanksgiving Break
Fri, Nov 27: Thanksgiving Break: day after Thanksgiving
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: Winter Break (also a teacher planning/staff development day; student holiday)
Fri, Feb 12: School holiday (Feb 12-16 block around Presidents' Day)
Tue, Feb 16: School holiday (Feb 12-16 block around Presidents' Day)
Mon, Apr 5: Spring Break
Tue, Apr 6: Spring Break
Wed, Apr 7: Spring Break
Thu, Apr 8: Spring Break
Fri, Apr 9: Spring Break
Early release days
Gwinnett County 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 Gwinnett County 2026-27 calendar on October 4, 2026: https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1783711154/gcpsk12org/l6f0mqzdmbl1eegvsoqt/2026-27StudentCalendar_FINALeq.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 7 holidays out of the count here. Calendars change and some days vary by school, so check with your school before you book childcare.