Academic Calendar

Below you will see our current Academic Calendar for all Durango School District schools.

You can also download a PDF of the calendar by clicking on the PDF below.

For school and district events, click on our Events Calendar.

2024-25 Academic Calendar

2024-25 Academic Calendar (PDFs in English and Spanish)

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2025-26 Academic Calendar

2025-26 Academic Calendar (Printable PDF in English)

2025-2026 Academic Calendar FINAL

2025-26 Academic Calendar (Printable PDF in Spanish)

2025-2026 Academic Calendar FINAL-Espanol

2025-26 Academic Calendar (Accessible Text Version)

August 2025

Aug. 7-18, 2025 — Professional Development (PD) — No school
Aug. 19, 2025 — First day of school
Aug. 25, 2025 — Early release — Students released one hour early

September 2025

Sept. 1, 2025 — Labor Day — No school
Sept. 8, 2025 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Sept. 15, 2025 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Sept. 22, 2025 — Professional Development (PD) — No school
Sept. 29, 2025 — Early release — Students released one hour early

October 2025

Oct. 3-6, 2025 — Fall Break — No school
Oct. 13, 2025 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Oct. 16, 2025 — End of first grading period
Oct. 20, 2025 — Conference Day — No school
- Elementary Schools: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Middle/High Schools: 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
Oct. 27, 2025 — Early release — Students released one hour early

November 2025

Nov. 3, 2025 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Nov. 10, 2025 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Nov. 17, 2025 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Nov. 24-28, 2025 — Thanksgiving Break — No school

December 2025

Dec. 1, 2025 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Dec. 8, 2025 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Dec. 15, 2025 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Dec. 17-19, 2025 — Fall Semester Finals
Dec. 19, 2025 — End of second grading period
Dec. 22, 2025–Jan. 2, 2026 — Winter Break — No school

January 2026

Jan. 5, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Jan. 12, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Jan. 19, 2026 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — No school
Jan. 26, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early

February 2026

Feb. 2, 2026 — Professional Development (PD) Day — No school
Feb. 9, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Feb. 16, 2026 — Presidents Day — No school
Feb. 23, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early

March 2026

March 2, 2026 — Conference Day — No school
- Elementary Schools: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Middle/High Schools: 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
March 9, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early
March 13, 2026 — End of third grading period
March 16-20, 2026 — Spring Break — No school
March 23, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early
March 30, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early

April 2026

April 6, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early
April 13, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early
April 20, 2026 — Professional Development (PD) Day — No school
April 27, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early

May 2026

May 4, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early
May 11, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early
May 16, 2026 — FLC Native American Graduation
May 19-21, 2026 — Spring Semester Finals
May 21, 2026 — Big Picture High School Graduation
May 22, 2026 — Durango High School Graduation
May 22, 2026 — Last day of school and end of fourth grading period
May 25, 2026 — Memorial Day — No school
May 26, 2026 — Professional Development (PD) Day — No school
May 27-29, 2026 — Snow Make-Up Days — If needed

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2026-27 Academic Calendar

2026-27 Academic Calendar (Printable PDF in English)

2026-27 Academic Calendar-English-FINAL

2026-27 Academic Calendar (Printable PDF in Spanish)

2026-27 Academic Calendar-FINAL-Spanish

2026-27 Academic Calendar (Accessible Text Version)

August 2026

Aug. 13, 2026 — Remote Teacher Work Day
Aug. 14, 2026 — Professional Development (PD) Day / Flex Day option available
Aug. 13-24, 2026 — No school
Aug. 25, 2026 — First day of school
Aug. 31, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early

September 2026

Sept. 7, 2026 — Labor Day — No school
Sept. 14, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Sept. 21, 2026 — Professional Development (PD) Day — No school
Sept. 28, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early

October 2026

Oct. 5, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Oct. 9-12, 2026 — Fall Break — No school
Oct. 19, 2026 — Conference Day — No school
- Elementary Schools: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Middle/High Schools: 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
Oct. 22, 2026 — End of first grading period
Oct. 26, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early

November 2026

Nov. 2, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Nov. 9, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Nov. 16, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Nov. 23-27, 2026 — Thanksgiving Break — No school
Nov. 30, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early

December 2026

Dec. 7, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Dec. 14, 2026 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Dec. 16-18, 2026 — Finals Week
Dec. 18, 2026 — End of second grading period
Dec. 21, 2026–Jan. 1, 2027 — Winter Break — No school

January 2027

Jan. 1-2, 2027 — Winter Break (continued) — No school
Jan. 4, 2027 — Professional Development (PD) / Work Day — No school
Jan. 11, 2027 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Jan. 18, 2027 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day — No school
Jan. 25, 2027 — Early release — Students released one hour early

February 2027

Feb. 1, 2027 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Feb. 8, 2027 — Early release — Students released one hour early
Feb. 15, 2027 — Presidents Day — No school
Feb. 22, 2027 — Early release — Students released one hour early

March 2027

March 1, 2027 — Conference Day — No school
- Elementary Schools: 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
- Middle/High Schools: 11 a.m.–7 p.m.
March 8, 2027 — Early release — Students released one hour early
March 11, 2027 — End of third grading period
March 15-19, 2027 — Spring Break — No school
March 22, 2027 — Early release — Students released one hour early
March 29, 2027 — Early release — Students released one hour early

April 2027

April 5, 2027 — Early release — Students released one hour early
April 12, 2027 — Early release — Students released one hour early
April 19, 2027 — Professional Development (PD) Day — No school
April 26, 2027 — Early release — Students released one hour early

May 2027

May 3, 2027 — Early release — Students released one hour early
May 10, 2027 — Early release — Students released one hour early
May 17, 2027 — Early release — Students released one hour early
May 24, 2027 — Early release — Students released one hour early
May 26-28, 2027 — Finals Week
May 27, 2027 — Big Picture High School Graduation
May 28, 2027 — Durango High School Graduation
May 28, 2027 — Last day of school and end of fourth grading period
May 31, 2027 — Memorial Day — No school

June 2027

June 1-3, 2027 — Snow Make-Up Days — If needed
June 4, 2027 — Professional Development (PD) Day — No school
(May 27 may be used for finals if no snow make-up days are needed.)