Houston County School District Winter Break 2026

The 2026-2027 Houston County School District calendar puts winter break on Mon, Dec 21 to Thu, Dec 31, 2026, the same week as neighboring Muscogee County School District. Plan around Fri, Dec 18, 2026 as the last day of classes and Tue, Jan 5, 2027 as the first day back.

winter breakDec 21-31, 20269 school days

Last day beforeFri, Dec 18, 2026

School resumesTue, Jan 5, 2027

Days off in a row17Dec 19 to Jan 4

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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 Fri, Jan 1, 2027 and Mon, Jan 4, 2027, which makes the time off 17 days long.
Friday, December 18, 2026, the last day before the break, is an early release day.

Verified against Houston County School District’s official 2026-2027 calendar on September 29, 2026 (board-approved on June 10, 2025). Confidence: High.

Source: 2026-2027 Academic 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 June 10, 2025. Dec 18 (last day of first semester) and May 26 (last day of school) are half days for students. Half-day dismissal times: middle schools 11:30 a.m., high schools 12:00 p.m., primary and elementary 12:30 p.m. Sep 8, 2026 and Feb 16, 2027 are Distance Learning/Site Collaboration days (purple): students do not come to school buildings but have remote learning that day, so they are not listed as days off. Oct 9, Jan 4 and Mar 26 are labeled Student Holiday/Site Collaboration (no school for students). Jan 1 New Year's Holiday follows Winter Break; school resumes Jan 5. Memorial Day (May 31) and Juneteenth (June 18) fall after the last day of school. Pre-planning days Jul 28-31 and Aug 3 and post-planning May 27-28 are teacher days outside the student year. The number of instructional days is not stated.

Winter break in nearby districts

21 of the other 22 Georgia districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Houston County School District	Dec 21-31, 2026	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Muscogee County School District	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Henry County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 5, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Fayette County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Clayton County Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Rockdale County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Houston County School District winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and ends Thursday, December 31, 2026.

When do Houston County School District students go back to school after winter break?

Tuesday, January 5, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

nine school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 17 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Mon, Jan 4, 2027).

Is the last day before winter break an early release day?

Yes. Friday, December 18, 2026 is listed as an early release day.

Could Houston County School District 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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Houston County School District Winter Break 2026

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