Walton County School District Winter Break 2026
Walton County School District students are off from Saturday, December 19, 2026 through Monday, January 4, 2027: 17 days in a row, 10 of them school days (the district also has no school Mon, Jan 4 after it). School resumes Tue, Jan 5, 2027. Walton County School District uses the name “Fall/Winter Break (legend color)” for Feb 15-16, 2027; it calls the December break “Student/Staff Holidays - Schools Closed”.
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, which makes the time off 17 days long.
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Walton County School District | 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 |
| Jackson County School System | December 17, 2026 to January 1, 2027 | Tue, Jan 5, 2027 |
| Gwinnett County Public Schools | December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027 | Tue, Jan 5, 2027 |
| DeKalb County School District | Dec 21-31, 2026 | Tue, Jan 5, 2027 |
| Hall County Schools | 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 |
| Forsyth County Schools | December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027 | Tue, Jan 5, 2027 |
| Atlanta Public Schools | December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027 | Tue, Jan 5, 2027 |
Frequently asked questions
When does Walton County School District Student/Staff Holidays - Schools Closed start and end?
Student/Staff Holidays - Schools Closed starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and ends Friday, January 1, 2027.
When do Walton County School District students go back to school after Student/Staff Holidays - Schools Closed?
Tuesday, January 5, 2027.
How many days off is Student/Staff Holidays - Schools Closed?
ten 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 this the same as Walton County School District’s “Fall/Winter Break (legend color)”?
No. Walton County School District uses the name “Fall/Winter Break (legend color)” for Mon, Feb 15 to Tue, Feb 16, 2027, a separate time off in February. This page is about the December break, “Student/Staff Holidays - Schools Closed”.
Could Walton County School District Student/Staff Holidays - Schools Closed dates change?
The dates come from the district’s 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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