Is there school on Good Friday 2027?
It depends on your district: 379 of the 554 school districts we track (68%) have no school on Friday, March 26, 2027, and 175 are open.
Of the closed districts, 159 close for Good Friday itself, 24 have a teacher workday (no school for students), 179 are on a break that week and 17 list it only as a day off.
Good Friday is not a federal holiday; districts that are closed usually have spring break that week or a separate day off.
8 open districts have an early release that day.
21 districts mark it as a possible weather make-up day, so school may be held if snow days are used.
Good Friday 2027 is Friday, March 26, 2027. Every answer below comes from the district’s own calendar; the district page links to it.
By state
| State | No school | School open |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 4 | 5 |
| Alaska | 0 | 3 |
| Arizona | 9 | 4 |
| Arkansas | 2 | 0 |
| California | 57 | 47 |
| Colorado | 5 | 7 |
| Connecticut | 5 | 0 |
| Delaware | 3 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 0 |
| Florida | 22 | 6 |
| Georgia | 7 | 16 |
| Hawaii | 1 | 0 |
| Idaho | 1 | 1 |
| Illinois | 15 | 1 |
| Indiana | 9 | 4 |
| Iowa | 3 | 3 |
| Kansas | 0 | 6 |
| Kentucky | 2 | 5 |
| Louisiana | 9 | 0 |
| Maryland | 11 | 0 |
| Massachusetts | 4 | 1 |
| Michigan | 10 | 0 |
| Minnesota | 6 | 3 |
| Missouri | 7 | 2 |
| Montana | 1 | 0 |
| Nebraska | 2 | 2 |
| Nevada | 3 | 1 |
| New Hampshire | 0 | 1 |
| New Jersey | 9 | 1 |
| New Mexico | 3 | 1 |
| New York | 6 | 0 |
| North Carolina | 16 | 0 |
| North Dakota | 3 | 0 |
| Ohio | 10 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | 1 | 4 |
| Oregon | 6 | 0 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 | 0 |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0 |
| South Carolina | 11 | 3 |
| Tennessee | 9 | 1 |
| Texas | 81 | 3 |
| Utah | 1 | 8 |
| Virginia | 5 | 14 |
| Washington | 1 | 18 |
| West Virginia | 0 | 3 |
| Wisconsin | 7 | 0 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 0 |
No school on Good Friday (379 districts)
Alabama
- Jefferson County Schools: Spring Break
- Shelby County Schools: Spring Break
- Tuscaloosa City Schools: Spring Break
- Tuscaloosa County School System: Spring Break
Arizona
- Chandler Unified School District: Spring Holiday
- Gilbert Public Schools: Spring Break
- Maricopa Unified School District: Spring Break
- Mesa Public Schools: Spring Holiday
- Paradise Valley Unified School District: K-12 recess
- Tempe Elementary School District No. 3: Spring Holiday - Schools Closed
- Tolleson Union High School District: Spring Recess (No School)
- Tucson Unified School District: Spring Break
- Yuma Union High School District: Good Friday
Arkansas
- Bryant Public Schools: Spring Break
- Cabot School District: Spring Break
California
- ABC Unified School District: Local Holiday
- Anaheim Elementary School District: Spring break
- Antelope Valley Union High School District: Spring Break
- Antioch Unified School District: Good Friday
- Bakersfield City School District: Spring Break
- Baldwin Park Unified School District: Farmworkers Day (Observed)
- Brentwood Union School District: Spring Break
- Cajon Valley Union School District: Spring Holiday
- Central Unified School District: Spring Break
- Chico Unified School District: Spring Travel Day
- Chula Vista Elementary School District: Spring Break
- Clovis Unified School District: Spring Break
- Coachella Valley Unified School District: Spring Break Recess
- Fremont Unified School District: Teacher workday, no school for students
- Fresno Unified School District: Spring Break
- Fullerton School District: No Attendance for Students, Certificated, & Classified less than 12 mo.
- Hayward Unified School District: Spring Recess
- Kern High School District: Easter Recess
- La Mesa-Spring Valley School District: Teacher workday, no school for students
- Lodi Unified School District: Spring Break
- Los Angeles Unified School District: Spring Recess
- Manteca Unified School District: Spring Break (listed under Employee Holidays as March 26-29)
- Marysville Joint Unified School District: Spring Recess
- Menifee Union School District: NS - Non Student Day (Friday before the March 29-April 2 non-student week)
- Merced City School District: Spring Break
- Modesto City Schools: Spring Break
- Montebello Unified School District: Spring Recess
- Moreno Valley Unified School District: Spring Recess
- Napa Valley Unified School District: Spring Break
- Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District: Local Holiday
- Oakland Unified School District: Farmworkers Day (in Lieu)
- Oxnard School District: Spring Break
- Palmdale School District: Spring Break
- Panama-Buena Vista Union School District: Spring Recess
- Perris Union High School District: Good Friday
- Porterville Unified School District: Easter Break
- Redlands Unified School District: Spring Break
- Rialto Unified School District: Spring Break
- Rocklin Unified School District: Spring Break
- Sacramento City Unified School District: Spring Break
- Salinas Union High School District: Spring Break
- San Bernardino City Unified School District: Spring Break
- San Francisco Unified School District: Spring Recess
- San Juan Unified School District: Spring Break
- San Mateo-Foster City School District: Teacher workday, no school for students
- Santa Maria Joint Union High School District: Spring Vacation Day Holiday
- Santa Rosa City Schools: Spring Break
- Simi Valley Unified School District: Local Holiday (Good Friday)
- Sweetwater Union High School District: Spring Break
- Temecula Valley Unified School District: Spring Break
- Tracy Unified School District: Holidays
- Turlock Unified School District: Spring Break
- Tustin Unified School District: Spring Recess
- Vacaville Unified School District: Spring Break
- Ventura Unified School District: Holiday - District Clsd (Spring Board Holiday)
- Victor Valley Union High School District: Holiday
- Visalia Unified School District: Holiday
Colorado
- Academy District 20: Spring Break
- Adams 12 Five Star Schools: Spring Break
- Jeffco Public Schools: Spring Break
- Pueblo County School District 70: Friday: school not in session (4-day week)
- School District 51: Spring Break
Connecticut
- Danbury Public Schools: Good Friday
- New Britain School District: Good Friday
- Stamford Public Schools: Good Friday
- Waterbury Public Schools: Good Friday - No School
- West Hartford Public Schools: Good Friday
Delaware
- Appoquinimink School District: Spring Break
- Brandywine School District: Good Friday
- Christina School District: Spring Break
District of Columbia
- District of Columbia Public Schools: Spring Break
Florida
- Bay District Schools: Good Friday (School Out for Students & Teachers)
- Brevard Public Schools: Spring Break
- Broward County Public Schools: Spring Break
- Clay County District Schools: Spring Break
- Collier County Public Schools: Spring Break
- Duval County Public Schools: Schools/Admin Offices Closed
- Escambia County Public Schools: Spring Break
- Hillsborough County Public Schools: Spring Break
- Lake County Schools: Spring Break
- Martin County School District: Spring Break
- Miami-Dade County Public Schools: Spring recess
- Pasco County Schools: Spring Break
- Pinellas County Schools: Holiday - Schools closed for teachers/students · possible make-up day
- Polk County Public Schools: No school for students, teachers and paraeducators
- Putnam County School District: Good Friday, District Closed
- Sarasota County Schools: Mini Break · possible make-up day
- School District of Manatee County: Good Friday
- School District of Palm Beach County: Spring Break
- St. Johns County School District: Student/Teacher Holiday
- St. Lucie Public Schools: Spring Break Holiday
- The School District of Lee County: Good Friday
- Walton County School District: Spring Break
Georgia
- Catoosa County School System: No school or holiday
- Effingham County Board of Education: Spring Holidays · possible make-up day
- Houston County School District: Student Holiday/Site Collaboration
- Richmond County School System: Student/Teacher Holiday
- Rockdale County Schools: Teacher workday, no school for students
- Savannah-Chatham County Public School System: Spring Break
- Walton County School District: Student/Staff Holidays - Schools Closed
Hawaii
- Hawaiʻi State Department of Education: Good Friday
Idaho
- Pocatello/Chubbuck School District 25: Spring Break
Illinois
- Aurora West School District 129: Spring Break
- Champaign Unit 4 Schools: Spring Holiday
- Chicago Public Schools: Spring vacation
- Community Consolidated School District 15: Spring Break
- East Aurora School District 131: Non Attendance Day
- Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204: NO SCHOOL
- McLean County Unit District No. 5: Spring Break
- Naperville 203 Community Unit School District: Spring Holiday
- Peoria Public Schools: Good Friday/Easter Monday
- Rockford Public Schools: Good Friday
- Schaumburg Community Consolidated School District 54: Spring break
- Township High School District 211: Spring Break
- Township High School District 214: Spring Break
- Valley View School District 365U: Spring Break - Schools Closed
- Waukegan Community Unit School District No. 60: Spring Break
Indiana
- Avon Community School Corporation: No School, Holiday
- Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation: Good Friday (no school)
- Center Grove Schools: Spring Break
- Fort Wayne Community Schools: Good Friday
- Lake Central School Corporation: Spring Break
- MSD of Lawrence Township: Spring Break
- Perry Township Schools: Intersession/Two Week Break
- South Bend Community School Corporation: Good Friday No School
- Tippecanoe School Corporation: Spring Break
Iowa
- Des Moines Public Schools: Good Friday (No Classes)
- Iowa City Community School District: No School/District Closed (Cultural Representation Day)
- Waterloo Community Schools: Buildings and Offices Closed - No School
Kentucky
- Jefferson County Public Schools: Teacher workday, no school for students
- Scott County Public Schools: Good Friday-Schools Closed
Louisiana
- Bossier Schools: Easter Break
- Calcasieu Parish School Board: Easter Break
- East Baton Rouge Parish School System: Good Friday
- Jefferson Parish Schools: Spring Break
- Lafayette Parish School System: Easter/Spring Break
- Livingston Parish Public Schools: Easter
- Rapides Parish School Board: Spring Break
- St. Tammany Parish Public Schools: Spring/Easter Break
- Tangipahoa Parish School System: Easter/Spring Break Holidays
Maryland
- Anne Arundel County Public Schools: Easter/Spring Break
- Baltimore City Public Schools: Spring Break
- Baltimore County Public Schools: Spring Break
- Calvert County Public Schools: Spring Recess
- Carroll County Public Schools: Spring Break
- Frederick County Public Schools: Spring Break
- Harford County Public Schools: Spring break
- Howard County Public School System: Spring Break
- Montgomery County Public Schools: Spring Break
- St. Mary's County Public Schools: Holiday - All Schools and Offices Closed
- Washington County Public Schools: Spring Break
Massachusetts
- Boston Public Schools: Good Friday
- Fall River Public Schools: Good Friday
- Lawrence Public Schools: Easter Break
- Quincy Public Schools: Good Friday Observed
Michigan
- Chippewa Valley Schools: Spring Break
- Detroit Public Schools Community District: District Recognized Holiday
- Farmington Public Schools: Spring Break
- Kalamazoo Public Schools: PreK-12 no school; no county programs
- L'Anse Creuse Public Schools: Spring Break
- Livonia Public Schools: District - Spring Break
- Troy School District: Good Friday (Religious Holiday - No School PK-12)
- Utica Community Schools: Good Friday
- Warren Consolidated Schools: Spring Break
- Wayne-Westland Community Schools: No School (Good Friday)
Minnesota
- Eastern Carver County Schools: Spring Break
- Lakeville Public School District: No School
- Minnetonka Public Schools: No School K-12+, District Office Closed
- North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District 622: Spring break
- Robbinsdale Area Schools: NO SCHOOL, Spring Break
- South Washington County Schools: No School - Employee Holiday
Missouri
- Francis Howell School District: Spring Break
- Hazelwood School District: Spring Break/Spring Weekend
- Independence School District: Non School / Non Contract (Friday)
- Liberty Public School District 53: Teacher workday, no school for students
- Saint Louis Public Schools District: No School
- St. Joseph School District: Spring break
- Wentzville School District: Spring Break
Montana
- Billings Public Schools: Vacation or Holiday
Nebraska
- Bellevue Public Schools: No School
- Grand Island Public Schools: Spring Recess
Nevada
- Clark County School District: No School, Second Contingency Day (if needed) · possible make-up day
- Elko County School District: Friday: no school (four-day week, Monday-Thursday)
- Washoe County School District: Spring Break
New Jersey
- Bayonne Public Schools: Spring Break
- Clifton Public Schools: Good Friday (schools closed)
- East Orange School District: Administrative Day
- Freehold Regional High School District: Spring Recess
- Jersey City Public Schools: Good Friday - District Closed
- Newark Board of Education: Good Friday
- Toms River Regional School District: Spring Break
- Trenton Public Schools: Spring vacation
- Union City Board of Education: Spring Recess
New Mexico
- Albuquerque Public Schools: Vernal Holiday
- Hobbs Municipal Schools: Spring Break
- Roswell Independent School District: Spring Holiday
New York
- East Ramapo Central School District: Good Friday (Schools Closed)
- Greece Central School District: Spring Recess
- Longwood Central School District: Good Friday
- New York City Public Schools: Good Friday
- Newburgh Enlarged City School District: Spring Recess
- Williamsville Central School District: Spring Recess
North Carolina
- Burke County Public Schools: Holiday
- Cabarrus County Schools: Good Friday Holiday
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: Good Friday
- Chatham County Schools: State Employees Legal Holiday (Good Friday)
- Craven County Schools: Holiday
- Cumberland County Schools: Student/All Staff Holiday
- Gaston County Schools: Spring break
- Guilford County Schools: Spring Break
- Henderson County Public Schools: Spring Break
- Johnston County Public Schools: Spring Break
- Nash County Public Schools: Holiday
- Union County Public Schools: Holiday
- Wake County Public School System: Holiday
- Wayne County Public Schools: Spring Break
- Wilson County Schools: Holiday
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools: Spring Break
North Dakota
- Bismarck Public Schools: Good Friday, no school
- Fargo Public Schools: NS: Holiday
- West Fargo Public Schools: Holiday - No School
Ohio
- Akron Public Schools: Good Friday
- Cincinnati Public Schools: Spring Break
- Cleveland Metropolitan School District: Good Friday
- Columbus City Schools: Spring Break
- Olentangy Schools: Conference Exchange Day, No School
- Parma City School District: Spring Break
- Pickerington Local School District: Spring Break
- Toledo Public Schools: Spring Break
- Westerville City Schools: Spring Break
- Worthington Schools: Teacher workday, no school for students
Oklahoma
- Mustang Public Schools: Teacher workday, no school for students
Oregon
- Beaverton School District: Spring break
- Medford School District: Spring Break
- Portland Public Schools: Spring Break
- Salem-Keizer Public Schools: Spring break
- Springfield Public Schools: Spring Break
- Tigard-Tualatin School District: Spring break
Pennsylvania
- Central Dauphin School District: Teachers & Students Off, Offices Closed
- Chambersburg Area School District: Easter Holiday
- Council Rock School District: Good Friday/All Schools/Offices Closed
- Downingtown Area School District: Spring Recess
- Hazleton Area School District: Spring Break
- North Penn School District: Spring break
- Pennsbury School District: Spring Break
- The School District of Philadelphia: Good Friday
- West Chester Area School District: Schools Closed
Rhode Island
- Providence Public School District: Good Friday (No School)
South Carolina
- Aiken County Public School District: Holiday - Good Friday - No School
- Beaufort County School District: Good Friday
- Berkeley County School District: Spring Break
- Florence 1 Schools: District Holiday (Spring Break)
- Greenville County Schools: Spring Break
- Horry County Schools: Schools Closed
- Lexington County School District One: Spring Break
- Richland One: Spring Break
- Richland School District Two: Spring Break
- Rock Hill Schools: No Students - PD / Teacher Work Day (potential weather make-up day) · possible make-up day
- Sumter School District: Spring Holiday · possible make-up day
Tennessee
- Blount County Schools: Good Friday- No Staff or Students
- Hamblen County Schools: Spring Break
- Hamilton County Schools: Good Friday
- Knox County Schools: Holiday (Knox County Schools Closed)
- Memphis-Shelby County Schools: Spring Break II
- Metro Nashville Public Schools: Spring Holiday
- Rutherford County Schools: Good Friday
- Sumner County Schools: Good Friday (schools closed)
- Williamson County Schools: Spring Holiday
Texas
- Aldine ISD: Student Holiday
- Alief ISD: Student/Staff Holiday
- Alvin ISD: Holiday/Breaks
- Amarillo ISD: Student/Staff Holiday
- Arlington ISD: Student & Staff Holiday/Bad Weather Makeup Day · possible make-up day
- Austin ISD: Student / Staff Holiday / Good Friday · possible make-up day
- Beaumont ISD: Staff/Student Holiday
- Belton ISD: Easter Holiday (Mar 29 is a bad weather make-up day if needed)
- Boerne Independent School District: Good Friday
- Brazosport ISD: Student and Staff Holiday
- Brownsville ISD: Easter Break
- Burleson ISD: Student Holiday/Staff Holiday
- Clear Creek ISD: Good Friday
- Clint ISD: Easter Holiday (inclement weather make-up day if needed) · possible make-up day
- Comal ISD: Good Friday: Student/Staff Holiday
- Conroe ISD: Holiday
- Crowley Independent School District: Student/Staff Holiday
- Cypress-Fairbanks ISD: Good Friday
- Dallas ISD: Staff/Student Holiday
- Deer Park Independent School District: Spring Holidays
- Del Valle ISD: Easter Holiday
- Denton ISD: Possible Weather Day · possible make-up day
- Dickinson ISD: Student/Teacher Holiday
- Donna ISD: Bad Weather Day · possible make-up day
- Ector County ISD: Good Friday Holiday
- Edinburg CISD: Easter Break
- El Paso ISD: Spring Holiday
- Forney Independent School District: School Holiday
- Fort Bend ISD: Student/Teacher Holiday
- Fort Stockton ISD: Good Friday
- Fort Worth ISD: Good Friday
- Frenship ISD: Weather Day · possible make-up day
- Frisco ISD: No School - Bad Weather Make-Up Day · possible make-up day
- Galena Park Independent School District: Holidays (March 26 - 29)
- Garland ISD: Staff/Student holiday
- Goose Creek CISD: Bad Weather Day · possible make-up day
- Grand Prairie ISD: Non-school Day
- Harlandale ISD: Good Friday
- Houston ISD: Spring Recess
- Humble ISD: Good Friday Holiday
- Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD: Good Friday
- Irving ISD: Good Friday
- Katy ISD: Holiday for students and staff
- Killeen ISD: Staff & Student Holiday · possible make-up day
- Klein ISD: Student & Staff Holiday
- Lamar CISD: Teacher workday, no school for students
- Leander ISD: Student/Staff Break
- Lewisville ISD: Holiday
- Los Fresnos CISD: Good Friday
- Manor ISD: Staff & Student Holiday
- Mansfield ISD: Teacher workday, no school for students · possible make-up day
- McAllen Independent School District: Easter Break (March 26 & March 29)
- Medina Valley ISD: Student/Teacher Holiday
- Midland ISD: Good Friday (No School)
- Midlothian ISD: Teacher workday, no school for students
- New Braunfels ISD: Student/Staff Holiday - Good Friday
- New Caney ISD: Spring Break
- North East ISD: Good Friday
- Northside ISD: Holiday
- Pasadena ISD: Good Friday
- Pearland Independent School District: Easter Break
- Plano ISD: Student/Teacher Holiday
- Princeton ISD: Good Friday
- Richardson ISD: Make-Up Day (if needed, subject to change) · possible make-up day
- Round Rock ISD: Student & Staff Holiday/Good Friday
- San Antonio ISD: Good Friday
- San Felipe Del Rio CISD: Easter / Holiday (listed as 26-29)
- Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD: Good Friday Holiday
- Sharyland ISD: Good Friday
- Socorro ISD: Spring Break
- Southwest ISD: District Holiday
- Spring ISD: Spring Holiday
- Tomball ISD: Good Friday
- Tyler ISD: Good Friday
- United ISD: Teacher workday, no school for students
- Waco ISD: Good Friday
- Waller ISD: Inclement Weather/Health-Related Make-Up Day (student holiday unless needed) · possible make-up day
- Wichita Falls ISD: Staff/Student Holiday
- Willis ISD: Good Friday
- Wylie ISD: Easter Break
- Ysleta ISD: Good Friday/District Holiday
Utah
- Washington County School District: Easter Break
Virginia
- Alexandria City Public Schools: Spring Break
- Chesterfield County Public Schools: Holiday
- Loudoun County Public Schools: Spring Break
- Prince William County Public Schools: Spring break
- Roanoke City Public Schools: Spring Break
Washington
- Bethel School District: Teacher workday, no school for students
Wisconsin
- Appleton Area School District: No School
- Green Bay Area Public School District: Spring Recess
- Kenosha Unified School District: Good Friday, District closed
- Madison Metropolitan School District: Spring Break
- Milwaukee Public Schools: Spring Break
- School District of Janesville: Spring Break
- Sheboygan Area School District: Spring Break
Wyoming
- Natrona County School District: Good Friday, district closed
School is open on Good Friday (175 districts)
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
California
- Alhambra Unified School District
- Arcadia Unified School District
- Bellflower Unified School District
- Berkeley Unified School District
- Bonita Unified School District
- Capistrano Unified School District
- Corona-Norco Unified School District
- Cupertino Union School District
- Desert Sands Unified School District
- Dublin Unified School District
- East Side Union High School District
- Elk Grove Unified School District
- Fremont Union High School District
- Garden Grove Unified School District
- Gilroy Unified School District
- Hacienda La Puente Unified School District
- Hemet Unified School District
- Huntington Beach Union High School District
- Irvine Unified School District
- Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District
- Long Beach Unified School District
- Natomas Unified School District
- Ontario-Montclair School District
- Orange Unified School District
- Oxnard Union HSD
- Pajaro Valley Unified School District
- Palo Alto Unified School District
- Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District: early release
- Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District
- Pleasanton Unified School District
- Poway Unified School District
- Redondo Beach Unified School District
- Riverside Unified School District
- Rowland Unified School District
- Saddleback Valley Unified School District
- San Diego Unified School District
- San Dieguito Union High School District
- San Ramon Valley Unified School District
- Santa Ana Unified School District
- Santa Barbara Unified School District
- Santa Clara Unified School District
- Saugus Union School District
- Torrance Unified School District
- Upland Unified School District
- Vallejo City Unified School District
- William S. Hart Union High School District
- Woodland Joint Unified School District
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
- Atlanta Public Schools
- Bulloch County Schools
- Cherokee County School District
- Clayton County Public Schools
- Cobb County School District
- Columbia County School District
- DeKalb County School District
- Fayette County Public Schools
- Forsyth County Schools
- Fulton County Schools
- Gwinnett County Public Schools
- Hall County Schools
- Henry County Schools
- Jackson County School System
- Muscogee County School District
- Paulding County School District
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Massachusetts
- Brockton Public Schools: early release
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
- Sevier County School System: early release
Texas
- Birdville ISD · possible make-up day
- Eagle Mountain-Saginaw ISD · possible make-up day
- Royse City ISD · possible make-up day
Utah
Virginia
- Albemarle County Public Schools
- Augusta County Public Schools: early release
- Chesapeake Public Schools
- Fauquier County Public Schools
- Hampton City Schools
- Hanover County Public Schools
- Henrico County Public Schools: early release
- Newport News Public Schools
- Norfolk Public Schools
- Richmond Public Schools
- Suffolk Public Schools
- Virginia Beach City Public Schools
- Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools
- York County School Division
Washington
- Bellevue School District
- Bellingham Public Schools
- Central Valley School District
- Edmonds School District
- Everett Public Schools
- Evergreen Public Schools
- Issaquah School District
- Kent School District
- Lake Stevens School District
- Lake Washington School District
- Mead School District
- North Thurston Public Schools
- Northshore School District
- Renton School District
- Seattle Public Schools
- Tacoma Public Schools
- Tahoma School District
- Yakima School District
West Virginia
Frequently asked questions
Is there school on Good Friday 2027?
It depends on your district: 379 of the 554 school districts we track (68%) have no school on Friday, March 26, 2027, and 175 are open. Of the closed districts, 159 close for Good Friday itself, 24 have a teacher workday (no school for students), 179 are on a break that week and 17 list it only as a day off.
Why do some schools close on Good Friday and others don't?
Good Friday is not a federal holiday; districts that are closed usually have spring break that week or a separate day off. In the 554 districts we track, 379 are closed and 175 are open on Friday, March 26, 2027.
How do I know if my child's school is closed on Good Friday?
Find your district in the lists below or search for it on the home page. Each district page shows every day off read from the district's official calendar, with a link to that calendar.
Other school holidays: Election Day 2026 · Veterans Day 2026 · Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2027 · Presidents’ Day 2027