22 days New York City Public Schools families need a plan for
New York City Public Schools (NY) has 22 weekdays in the 2026-27 school year when school is closed or lets out early, not counting federal holidays. That is 4 fewer than the median of 26 across the 30 largest US districts. School runs from September 10, 2026 to June 28, 2027.
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Every day off, in order (22)
Mon, Sep 21: Yom Kippur (schools closed)
Fri, Nov 27: Thanksgiving Recess (schools closed)
Thu, Dec 24: Winter Recess (schools closed)
Mon, Dec 28: Winter Recess (schools closed)
Tue, Dec 29: Winter Recess (schools closed)
Wed, Dec 30: Winter Recess (schools closed)
Thu, Dec 31: Winter Recess (schools closed)
Tue, Feb 16: Midwinter Recess (schools closed)
Wed, Feb 17: Midwinter Recess (schools closed)
Thu, Feb 18: Midwinter Recess (schools closed)
Fri, Feb 19: Midwinter Recess (schools closed)
Tue, Mar 9: Eid al-Fitr (schools closed)
Fri, Mar 26: Good Friday (schools closed)
Thu, Apr 22: Spring Recess (schools closed)
Fri, Apr 23: Spring Recess (schools closed)
Mon, Apr 26: Spring Recess (schools closed)
Tue, Apr 27: Spring Recess (schools closed)
Wed, Apr 28: Spring Recess (schools closed)
Thu, Apr 29: Spring Recess (schools closed)
Fri, Apr 30: Spring Recess (schools closed)
Mon, May 17: Eid al-Adha (schools closed)
Thu, Jun 10: Anniversary Day / Chancellor's Conference Day (staff development; students do not attend)
Early release days
New York City Public Schools 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 New York City Public Schools 2026-27 calendar on October 4, 2026: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/docs/default-source/sections/calendar/2026-27-school-year-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 8 holidays out of the count here. Calendars change and some days vary by school, so check with your school before you book childcare.