28 days Jefferson County (Louisville) families need a plan for
Jefferson County (Louisville) (KY) has 28 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 6, 2026 to May 24, 2027.
Plan your year
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Every day off, in order (28)
Wed, Sep 23: Family-Teacher Conferences
Mon, Sep 28: Fall Break (Professional-Development Flex Day)
Tue, Sep 29: Fall Break
Wed, Sep 30: Fall Break
Thu, Oct 1: Fall Break
Fri, Oct 2: Fall Break
Mon, Nov 2: Professional-Development Gold Day
Tue, Nov 3: Election Day
Wed, Nov 25: Thanksgiving Break
Fri, Nov 27: Thanksgiving 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, Feb 15: Professional-Development Gold Day
Tue, Feb 16: Family-Teacher Conferences
Fri, Mar 26: Professional-Development Flex Day
Mon, Mar 29: Spring Break
Tue, Mar 30: Spring Break
Wed, Mar 31: Spring Break
Thu, Apr 1: Spring Break
Fri, Apr 2: Spring Break
Fri, Apr 30: Oaks Day
Tue, May 18: Election Day
Early release days
Jefferson County (Louisville) 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 Jefferson County (Louisville) 2026-27 calendar on October 4, 2026: https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/4298/Jcps/1d1e42d1-d735-4e92-99b1-dee5b02382ad/202627-ParentFamily-School-Calendar.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 5 holidays out of the count here. Students are also off on the five teacher-only days (conferences Sep 23 and Feb 16; PD days Nov 2, Feb 15 and Mar 26), and if snow or severe weather closes schools the year runs into make-up days May 25-28 and June 1-2. Calendars change and some days vary by school, so check with your school before you book childcare.