Blount County Schools Winter Break 2026

Winter break 2026 for Blount County Schools is Mon, Dec 21 to Thu, Dec 31, 2026. The last day of school before the break is Friday, December 18, 2026, and classes resume Tuesday, January 5, 2027.

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.

Verified against Blount County Schools’ official 2026-2027 calendar on September 29, 2026. Confidence: Medium.

Source: Blount County Schools | 2026-2027 CALENDAR (PDF)

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: Start is staggered: July 29 students A-K, July 30 students L-Z, and July 31 is the first full day for all students (used as first_day). July 24 is a registration day (check with your school). The calendar itself does not say board-approved; the file name suggests it was approved 9.4.25. Jan 4, Feb 15, Mar 22 and other in-service/administrative days are no school for students. Christmas Break is listed Dec 21-31; Jan 1 is separately New Year's Day. May 21 is an administrative day after the last student day.

Winter break in nearby districts

9 of the other 9 Tennessee districts we track have winter break the same week.

District	Winter break	Back to school
Blount County Schools	Dec 21-31, 2026	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Knox County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Tue, Jan 5, 2027
Sevier County School System	December 22, 2026 to January 4, 2027	Thu, Jan 7, 2027
Hamblen County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 4, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Hamilton County Schools	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Catoosa County School System	December 21, 2026 to January 1, 2027	Wed, Jan 6, 2027
Henderson County Public Schools	Dec 21-31, 2026	Tue, Jan 5, 2027

Frequently asked questions

When does Blount County Schools winter break start and end?

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

When do Blount County Schools 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).

Could Blount County Schools 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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Blount County Schools Winter Break 2026

Planning notes

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