McLean County Unit District No. 5 Winter Break 2026

Winter break 2026 for McLean County Unit District No. 5 is Mon, Dec 21, 2026 to Fri, Jan 1, 2027. The last day of school before the break is Friday, December 18, 2026, and classes resume Tuesday, January 5, 2027.

winter breakDecember 21, 2026 to January 1, 202710 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 Mon, Jan 4, 2027, which makes the time off 17 days long.

Verified against McLean County Unit District No. 5’s official 2026-2027 calendar on September 29, 2026. Confidence: High.

Source: 2026-2027 Unit 5 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: Aug 17-19 are Institute Days (no school), and Aug 20 is the first full day of school for PK-12. June 2, 2027 is a K-12 half day and is the last day for K-12 as printed. The document says the closing date may be earlier if all emergency days are not used; the earliest possible last day is May 25 for K-12 and May 24 for Pre-K. Pre-K's last day is June 1. Half days (K-12 attend half day, Pre-K has no school) are Sep 15, Oct 21, Dec 2, Feb 5, Mar 2, Apr 15, Apr 29 and Jun 2. Nov 6 is Progress Conferences with no student attendance. Winter Break is printed Dec 21-Jan 1, with Jan 4 an Institute Day and school resuming Jan 5. Dec 18 is the last day before winter break, and Mar 19 is the last day before spring break. The document does not say the calendar was board-approved.

Winter break in nearby districts

15 of the other 15 Illinois districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
McLean County Unit District No. 5	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Peoria Public Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Champaign Unit 4 Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Valley View School District 365U	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does McLean County Unit District No. 5 winter break start and end?

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

When do McLean County Unit District No. 5 students go back to school after winter break?

Tuesday, January 5, 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 17 days in a row (Sat, Dec 19, 2026 to Mon, Jan 4, 2027).

Could McLean County Unit District No. 5 winter break 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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McLean County Unit District No. 5 Winter Break 2026

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Winter break in nearby districts

Frequently asked questions

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