DeKalb County School District Fall Break 2026

DeKalb County School District students are off from Saturday, October 3, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026: 9 days in a row, 4 of them school days (the district also has no school Mon, Oct 5 before it). School resumes Mon, Oct 12, 2026.

fall breakOct 6-9, 20264 school days

Last day beforeFri, Oct 2, 2026

School resumesMon, Oct 12, 2026

Days off in a row9Oct 3 to Oct 11

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Planning notes

Students also have no school on Mon, Oct 5, 2026, which makes the time off 9 days long.

Verified against DeKalb County School District’s official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved on November 10, 2025). Confidence: High.

Source: DeKalb County School District 2026-2027 Calendar (Approved by the Board of Education on November 10, 2025) (image) · 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: Approved by the Board of Education on November 10, 2025. Naming: DeKalb's "Winter Break" is the December 21-31 break (January 1 is listed separately as New Year's Day and January 4 is a post/pre-planning day, so students return January 5). The February week is called "February Break" (February 16-19, listed under days off); with Presidents' Day on February 15, students are off February 15-19. Inclement weather days: November 23-24 (Thanksgiving Break) and April 5-6 (Spring Break) may become school days if needed. Students do not report on October 5 (teachers' virtual workday), January 4 (post/pre-planning day) and March 15 (professional development day). November 3 is an Independent Learner/Professional Development Day that the calendar counts as an instructional day. Indigenous Peoples' Day/Columbus Day (October 12) is listed but is a school day. 180 instructional days = 89 (first semester) + 91 (second semester) printed on the calendar.

Fall break in nearby districts

5 of the other 17 Georgia districts we track have fall break the same week.

District	Fall break	Back to school
DeKalb County School District	Oct 6-9, 2026	Mon, Oct 12, 2026
Atlanta Public Schools	Oct 14-16, 2026	Mon, Oct 19, 2026
Fulton County Schools	Sep 21-23, 2026	Mon, Sep 28, 2026
Gwinnett County Public Schools	Oct 12-16, 2026	Mon, Oct 19, 2026
Rockdale County Schools	Oct 5-9, 2026	Mon, Oct 12, 2026
Cobb County School District	Sep 21-25, 2026	Mon, Sep 28, 2026
Clayton County Public Schools	Oct 12-16, 2026	Mon, Oct 19, 2026
Walton County School District	Oct 12-16, 2026	Mon, Oct 19, 2026
Henry County Schools	Oct 5-9, 2026	Mon, Oct 12, 2026

Frequently asked questions

When does DeKalb County School District fall break start and end?

Fall break starts Tuesday, October 6, 2026 and ends Friday, October 9, 2026.

When do DeKalb County School District students go back to school after fall break?

Monday, October 12, 2026.

How many days off is fall break?

four school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 9 days in a row (Sat, Oct 3 to Sun, Oct 11, 2026).

Could DeKalb County School District fall 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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DeKalb County School District Fall Break 2026

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