Gilchrist County School Calendar 2027-2028

Gilchrist County School District students attend Aug. 10, 2027–May 26, 2028. Students return Jan. 10. Fair Break Mar. 13–15; April 10–14 has no classes.

Gilchrist County School District's Bell and Trenton schools run Aug. 10, 2027–May 26, 2028. Four January teacher workdays push the winter return to Jan. 10. Spring Break is April 10–13, with Good Friday on April 14 adding a full day off.

Official calendar checked Oct 22, 2026Official district source

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Key Dates

Key dates for Gilchrist County School District 2027-2028 school calendar
Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day for Students	Aug 10, 2027 (Tue)
Labor Day - No School	Sep 6, 2027 (Mon)
Teacher Workday / Student Holiday	Oct 15, 2027 (Fri)
Veterans Day - No School	Nov 11, 2027 (Thu)
Fall Break	Nov 22, 2027 –Nov 24, 2027
Thanksgiving Holiday	Nov 25, 2027 –Nov 26, 2027
Christmas Break	Dec 20, 2027 –Jan 3, 2028
Teacher Workday / Student Holiday	Jan 4, 2028 (Tue)
Close the Gap Teacher Workday (No School)	Jan 5, 2028 (Wed)
Teacher Workday / Student Holiday	Jan 6, 2028 (Thu)
Teacher Workday / Student Holiday	Jan 7, 2028 (Fri)
Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School	Jan 17, 2028 (Mon)
Presidents Day - No School	Feb 14, 2028 (Mon)
Teacher Workday / Student Holiday	Feb 15, 2028 (Tue)
Fair Break	Mar 13, 2028 –Mar 15, 2028
Spring Break	Apr 10, 2028 –Apr 13, 2028
Good Friday - No School	Apr 14, 2028 (Fri)
Last Day of School	May 26, 2028 (Fri)

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Early Release

Early-release dates for Gilchrist County School District 2027-2028
Event	Date(s)
Early Release	Sep 2027:15 Oct 2027:13 Dec 2027:16, 17 Feb 2028:23 May 2028:24, 25, 26

Extended Time Off

Extended no-school periods for Gilchrist County School District 2027-2028
Period	Date(s)	Length
Fall break and Thanksgiving holiday Window	Nov 20 – 28, 2027Scheduled no school: Nov 22 – 26, 2027Adjacent weekends: Nov 20 – 21, 2027; Nov 27 – 28, 2027	9 days
Christmas Break Window	Dec 18, 2027 – Jan 9, 2028Scheduled no school: Dec 20 – 24, 2027; Dec 27 – 31, 2027; Jan 3 – 7, 2028Adjacent weekends: Dec 18 – 19, 2027; Dec 25 – 26, 2027; Jan 1 – 2, 2028; Jan 8 – 9, 2028	23 days
Presidents Day long weekend Window	Feb 12 – 15, 2028Scheduled no school: Feb 14 – 15, 2028Adjacent weekends: Feb 12 – 13, 2028	4 days
Fair Break Window	Mar 11 – 15, 2028Scheduled no school: Mar 13 – 15, 2028Adjacent weekends: Mar 11 – 12, 2028	5 days
Spring Break Window	Apr 8 – 16, 2028Scheduled no school: Apr 10 – 14, 2028Adjacent weekends: Apr 8 – 9, 2028; Apr 15 – 16, 2028	9 days

Other Important Dates

Other important dates for Gilchrist County School District 2027-2028
Event	Date(s)
Quarter 1 Progress Reports The published date falls on a Saturday. Confirm report availability with your school; this is not a scheduled Saturday class day.	Sep 11, 2027 (Sat)
End of Quarter 1	Oct 8, 2027 (Fri)
Parent Conference Nights Parent conference nights fall within October 11–14. This window does not itself cancel classes, but October 13 is an early-release day. Confirm your appointment time with your school.	Oct 11, 2027 through Oct 14, 2027
Quarter 1 Report Cards	Oct 14, 2027 (Thu)
Quarter 2 Progress Reports	Nov 12, 2027 (Fri)
Exams Early release is listed for both midterm-exam dates. Your school will provide exam assignments and dismissal details.Calculated from calendar	Dec 16, 2027 (Thu)
Exams / Grading Period Ends Quarter 2 ends on December 17. This is an early-release school day; confirm exam assignments and dismissal times with your school.	Dec 17, 2027 (Fri)
Students Return	Jan 10, 2028 (Mon)
Quarter 2 Report Cards	Jan 14, 2028 (Fri)
Parent Conference Nights Conference nights fall within February 7–11. Contact your school for the actual appointment date and time. The conference window does not cancel classes.	Feb 7, 2028 through Feb 11, 2028
Quarter 3 Progress Reports	Feb 16, 2028 (Wed)
End of Quarter 3	Mar 10, 2028 (Fri)
Quarter 3 Report Cards	Mar 17, 2028 (Fri)
Quarter 4 Progress Reports	Apr 19, 2028 (Wed)
Trenton High School Graduation Graduating students at Trenton High SchoolContact Trenton High School for the ceremony time, location, rehearsal and guest arrangements. The district calendar does not specify a separate senior last day.	May 18, 2028 (Thu)
Bell High School Graduation Graduating students at Bell High SchoolContact Bell High School for the ceremony time, location, rehearsal and guest arrangements. The district calendar does not list a separate senior last day.	May 19, 2028 (Fri)
Final Exams Early release applies to all three published final-exam dates. Confirm your child’s exam assignments and dismissal time with the school.Calculated from calendar	May 24, 2028 (Wed)
Final Exams Early release applies to all three published final-exam dates. Confirm your child’s exam assignments and dismissal time with the school.Calculated from calendar	May 25, 2028 (Thu)
Final Exams / Grading Period Ends May 26 is also a final-exam day with early release and the end of Quarter 4. Confirm dismissal times with your school.	May 26, 2028 (Fri)
Quarter 4 Report Cards Final report cards are scheduled after the last regular student day; this is not another class day.	Jun 1, 2028 (Thu)

Month by month

Monthly Calendar

Highlighted dates follow the published calendar; grouped or inferred entries are labelled. Today is determined in Eastern Time (America/New_York).

School Day
Weekend
Holiday (No School)
School Break
First / Last Day
Important Date

August 2027

Gilchrist County School District calendar for August 2027
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
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2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

Aug 10 First Day for Students

September 2027

Sep 6 Labor Day - No School

October 2027

Gilchrist County School District calendar for October 2027
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
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4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

Oct 15 Teacher Workday / Student Holiday

November 2027

Gilchrist County School District calendar for November 2027
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

Nov 11 Veterans Day - No School
Nov 22–24 Fall Break
Nov 25–26 Thanksgiving Holiday

December 2027

Gilchrist County School District calendar for December 2027
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16Early Release / Midterm Exams — Dec 16 (calculated from calendar). Early release is listed for both midterm-exam dates. Your school will provide exam assignments and dismissal details.	17Early Release / Midterm Exams — Dec 17. Quarter 2 ends on December 17. This is an early-release school day; confirm exam assignments and dismissal times with your school.	18	19
20Christmas Break — Dec 20 – Jan 3	21Christmas Break — Dec 20 – Jan 3	22Christmas Break — Dec 20 – Jan 3	23Christmas Break — Dec 20 – Jan 3	24Christmas Break — Dec 20 – Jan 3	25Christmas Break — Dec 20 – Jan 3 • Christmas Holiday — Dec 25	26Christmas Break — Dec 20 – Jan 3
27Christmas Break — Dec 20 – Jan 3	28Christmas Break — Dec 20 – Jan 3	29Christmas Break — Dec 20 – Jan 3	30Christmas Break — Dec 20 – Jan 3	31Christmas Break — Dec 20 – Jan 3

Dec 16 Early Release / Midterm Exams Calculated from calendar
Dec 17 Early Release / Midterm Exams
Dec 20 – Jan 3 Christmas Break

January 2028

Gilchrist County School District calendar for January 2028
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
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3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

Jan 4 Teacher Workday / Student Holiday
Jan 5 Close the Gap Teacher Workday (No School)
Jan 6 Teacher Workday / Student Holiday
Jan 7 Teacher Workday / Student Holiday
Jan 17 Martin Luther King Jr. Day - No School

February 2028

Gilchrist County School District calendar for February 2028
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29

Feb 14 Presidents Day - No School
Feb 15 Teacher Workday / Student Holiday

March 2028

Mar 13–15 Fair Break

April 2028

Gilchrist County School District calendar for April 2028
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30

Apr 10–13 Spring Break
Apr 14 Good Friday - No School

May 2028

Gilchrist County School District calendar for May 2028
Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30	31

May 24 Early Release / Final Exams Calculated from calendar
May 25 Early Release / Final Exams Calculated from calendar
May 26 Last Day of School (Early Release / Final Exams)

About Gilchrist County School District

Christmas Break begins December 20 and ends January 3, but four teacher workdays on January 4–7 mean students do not return until Monday, January 10. Counting weekends, students have 23 consecutive days away from regular classes, December 18–January 9.

Students are off February 14 for the district-listed Presidents Day holiday and February 15 for a teacher workday. Fair Break follows March 13–15, with classes scheduled to resume March 16. Spring Break is April 10–13, followed immediately by a full no-school holiday for Good Friday on April 14. Classes are scheduled to resume April 17.

Trenton High School's graduation is scheduled for May 18, 2028, followed by Bell High School's on May 19. Final exams take place May 24–26. May 26 is also the last student day and the end of Quarter 4. Final report cards are listed for June 1, after regular classes have ended.

The eight early-release dates are September 15, October 13 and December 16–17, 2027, and February 23 and May 24–26, 2028. December 16–17 are midterm exam days, and May 24–26 are final exam days; May 26 is also the last student day. Schools provide the applicable exam assignments and dismissal times.

Common questions

FAQs

When is the first day of school in Gilchrist County for 2027-2028?

Students begin school Tuesday, August 10, 2027. Teacher preplanning takes place before the first student day.

When is the last day of school in Gilchrist County in 2028?

Friday, May 26, 2028 is the last student day. The calendar also lists final exams, early release and the end of Quarter 4 on that date.

When is Thanksgiving break in Gilchrist County in 2027?

Thanksgiving Holiday is November 25–26, 2027. Combined with Fall Break on November 22–24, students have no regular classes November 22–26.

When is Christmas Break, and when do students return in January 2028?

Christmas Break runs December 20, 2027–January 3, 2028. Teacher workdays on January 4–7 extend students' time off, and classes resume Monday, January 10. Including weekends, the full break from regular classes lasts December 18–January 9, or 23 consecutive days.

When is Spring Break in Gilchrist County in 2028?

The district's named Spring Break is April 10–13, 2028. Good Friday on April 14 is a separate school holiday, so students have the full week of April 10–14 off. Classes are scheduled to resume Monday, April 17.

What are the early-release dates for 2027-2028?

The eight early-release dates are September 15 and October 13, 2027; December 16–17, 2027; February 23, 2028; and May 24–26, 2028. Good Friday on April 14 is a full day off and is not counted as early release.

Does the 2027-2028 calendar list weather make-up days?

The district's published PDF does not designate reserved weather make-up dates. Check district announcements if weather or another emergency leads to a schedule change.

When is Fair Break in Gilchrist County in 2028?

Fair Break is March 13–15, 2028, Monday through Wednesday. Classes are scheduled to resume Thursday, March 16. It is separate from April's Spring Break.

About This Calendar

Data source & handling: The district’s School Calendars page and its linked 2027-2028 School Calendar PDF. Both the text and the rendered date grid were reviewed; the local and current online PDFs have matching SHA-256 hashes. Dates are collected from district materials and organized into key dates, monthly calendars and calendar subscriptions. Visit Gilchrist County Schools’s official website.

Disclaimer: Check your school’s announcements for appointments, exam assignments, ceremony details and any later schedule changes.

Last updated: 2026-10-28