Jefferson County Schools Winter Break 2026

Jefferson County Schools students are off from Saturday, December 19, 2026 through Tuesday, January 5, 2027: 18 days in a row, 10 of them school days (the district also has no school Mon, Jan 4 and Tue, Jan 5 after it). School resumes Wed, Jan 6, 2027.

winter breakDecember 21, 2026 to January 1, 202710 school days

Last day beforeFri, Dec 18, 2026

School resumesWed, Jan 6, 2027

Days off in a row18Dec 19 to Jan 5

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Planning notes

Christmas Day (Friday, December 25, 2026) and New Year’s Day (Friday, January 1, 2027) both fall inside the break.
Students also have no school on Mon, Jan 4, 2027 and Tue, Jan 5, 2027, which makes the time off 18 days long.

Verified against Jefferson County Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved on January 22, 2026). Confidence: High.

Source: JEFCOED 2026-2027 School Calendar (PDF) · district calendar page

We fetch this document again every day and compare it with the version we verified; if the district changes it, the dates here are read again.

Note: Board approved January 22, 2026. Weather days if needed: Presidents' Day (Feb 15) and the first two days of Spring Break (Mar 22-23) are no-school days unless they are needed to make up days lost to bad weather. Jan 4 (professional development) and Jan 5 (teacher workday) have no students; students return Jan 6 after the Holiday Break. E-Learning days for students, while teachers have professional development or a workday: Sep 8, Oct 9, Feb 12 and Apr 9 (students learn from home; counted here as school days). Oct 15 and Mar 9 are marked "Opportunity Day (High Schools Only)"; neither the calendar (English or Spanish), the district's and high schools' online calendars nor district posts say whether high school students have regular classes those days, so they are not listed as days off (check with the high school). Memorial Day (May 31) and Juneteenth (June 18) fall after the last day of school. The district's online event calendar and the Spanish version show the same dates.

Winter break in nearby districts

8 of the other 8 Alabama districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Jefferson County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Shelby County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Tuscaloosa City Schools	Dec 21-31, 2026	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Tuscaloosa County School System	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Madison City Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 4, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Huntsville City Schools	Dec 21-31, 2026	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Madison County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Limestone County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Jefferson County Schools winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and ends Friday, January 1, 2027.

When do Jefferson County Schools students go back to school after winter break?

Wednesday, January 6, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

ten school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 18 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Tue, Jan 5, 2027).

Could Jefferson County Schools winter break dates change?

The dates come from the district’s board-approved calendar. Districts sometimes revise a calendar after weather closures; we re-check the official document every week and update this page if it changes.

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Jefferson County Schools Winter Break 2026

Planning notes

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