32 days Prince George's County families need a plan for
Prince George's County (MD) has 32 weekdays in the 2026-27 school year when school is closed or lets out early, not counting federal holidays. That is 6 more than the median of 26 across the 30 largest US districts. School runs from August 25, 2026 to June 15, 2027.
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Every day off, in order (24)
Wed, Sep 16: Schools Closed for Students | Professional Development
Mon, Sep 21: Schools and Offices Closed (Yom Kippur)
Fri, Oct 16: Schools Closed for Students | Professional Development
Tue, Nov 3: Schools and Offices Closed (Election Day)
Wed, Nov 11: Schools Closed for Students | Parent-Teacher Conferences
Wed, Nov 25: Schools and Offices Closed (Thanksgiving Break)
Fri, Nov 27: Schools and Offices Closed (Thanksgiving Break: day after Thanksgiving)
Mon, Dec 21: Schools and Offices Closed (Winter & Christmas Break)
Tue, Dec 22: Schools and Offices Closed (Winter & Christmas Break)
Wed, Dec 23: Schools and Offices Closed (Winter & Christmas Break)
Thu, Dec 24: Schools and Offices Closed (Winter & Christmas Break)
Mon, Dec 28: Schools and Offices Closed (Winter & Christmas Break)
Tue, Dec 29: Schools and Offices Closed (Winter & Christmas Break)
Wed, Dec 30: Schools and Offices Closed (Winter & Christmas Break)
Thu, Dec 31: Schools and Offices Closed (Winter & Christmas Break)
Wed, Mar 10: Schools Closed for Students | Professional Development (Eid al-Fitr)
Fri, Mar 26: Schools and Offices Closed (Good Friday)
Mon, Mar 29: Schools and Offices Closed (Monday after Easter)
Tue, Mar 30: Schools Closed (Spring Break)
Wed, Mar 31: Schools Closed (Spring Break)
Thu, Apr 1: Schools Closed (Spring Break)
Fri, Apr 2: Schools Closed (Spring Break)
Mon, Apr 19: Schools Closed for Students | Professional Development | Potential inclement weather make-up day
Mon, May 17: Schools and Offices Closed (Eid al-Adha)
Early release days
Fri, Oct 2: Early Dismissal for Students | Teacher Professional Half-Day
Fri, Oct 30: Early Dismissal for Students | Q1 Grading & Reporting Half-Day (end of first quarter)
Fri, Dec 11: Early Dismissal for Students | Teacher Professional Half-Day
Fri, Jan 22: Early Dismissal for Students | Q2 Grading & Reporting Half-Day (end of second quarter)
Fri, Feb 26: Early Dismissal for Students | Teacher Professional Half-Day
Fri, Apr 9: Early Dismissal for Students | Q3 Grading & Reporting Half-Day (end of third quarter)
Fri, May 21: Early Dismissal for Students | Teacher Professional Half-Day
Tue, Jun 15: Early Dismissal for Students | Last Day for Students (end of fourth quarter)
How we counted, and where this comes from
We read the official Prince George's County 2026-27 calendar on October 4, 2026: https://www.pgcps.org/globalassets/featured-pages/about-pgcps/docs---about-pgcps/calendars/2026-2027-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 7 holidays out of the count here. Calendars change and some days vary by school, so check with your school before you book childcare.