Wichita Public Schools Winter Break 2026

Name: Wichita Public Schools Winter Break 2026
Start: 2026-12-21
End: 2027-01-04
Location: Wichita Public Schools

Winter break 2026 for Wichita Public Schools is Mon, Dec 21, 2026 to Mon, Jan 4, 2027. The last day of school before the break is Thursday, December 17, 2026, and classes resume Tuesday, January 5, 2027.

winter breakDecember 21, 2026 to January 4, 202711 school days

Last day beforeThu, Dec 17, 2026

School resumesTue, Jan 5, 2027

Days off in a row18Dec 18 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, Dec 18, 2026, which makes the time off 18 days long.

Verified against Wichita Public Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 26, 2026 (board-approved version). Confidence: High.

Source: USD 259 Wichita Public Schools School Year Calendar 2026-2027 (Revised May 13, 2026) (PDF) · district calendar page

Note: Current version is marked Revised May 13, 2026; in February 2026 the Board of Education approved November updates to the 2026-27 calendar (district news: Veterans Day observance moved from Nov 11 to Nov 24). New 6th-12th grade students have orientation Aug 12; first day for all students is Aug 13. Parent-teacher conferences Oct 13-15 and Mar 9-11, with no school Oct 15 and Mar 11. Nov 23 (Conference Release Day) is also no school, so Thanksgiving week is off Nov 23-27. The district's Student Winter Recess is Dec 21-Jan 4 (Jan 4 is a District Inservice Day); students return Jan 5. Feb 15 is a District Inservice Day (no school). Total student days are not stated: grading-period contact days are printed as 43+38+46+45, but the grid gives 45 school days for Jan 5-Mar 11 (Mar 11 is no school, as the calendar page and the district's online Days Off calendar also show), 171 in total; the first period's 43 leaves out the Oct 15 conference day, so the 46 appears to count Mar 11. Memorial Day (May 31) is after the last day.

Frequently asked questions

When does Wichita Public Schools winter break start and end?

Winter break starts Monday, December 21, 2026 and ends Monday, January 4, 2027.

When do Wichita Public Schools students go back to school after winter break?

Tuesday, January 5, 2027.

How many days off is winter break?

eleven school days. With the weekends and the no-school days next to it, students are off 18 days in a row (Fri, Dec 18, 2026 to Mon, Jan 4, 2027).

Could Wichita Public Schools 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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Wichita Public Schools Winter Break 2026

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