Illinois has 762 school districts across 204 cities with calendar data for the 2025-26 school year. Districts average 178 instructional days per year.
Academic Calendar Overview
Illinois school districts follow a 2025-26 academic calendar that spans from July 18, 2025 through June 9, 2027. With 762 districts across 204 cities and communities, Illinois families have a wide range of schedules to navigate depending on where they live. Understanding when school starts, when breaks fall, and how many instructional days your child will have helps parents plan vacations, childcare, and family activities around the academic year. With an average of 178 instructional days required per year, Illinois school districts must carefully balance state mandates with local scheduling needs, including teacher planning days, professional development, and weather makeup days.
When Does School Start?
The earliest Illinois districts begin classes on July 18, 2025, while others do not start until August 27, 2026 — a spread of 405 days that reflects the diverse local priorities and climate conditions across the state. Districts that start earlier in the summer tend to align breaks with local events or agricultural cycles, while later-starting districts may preserve more of the traditional summer for families. This variation means a family moving from one Illinois district to another could encounter a schedule shift of several weeks, making it important to verify your specific district's calendar each year. Across Illinois, districts average 178 instructional days — a figure set by state education mandates but often exceeded by individual districts that build in additional learning time.
Break Schedules
For the 2025-26 academic year, the most common spring break window in Illinois runs from March 23, 2026 through March 27, 2026, a schedule shared by 143 districts. Families planning spring travel should be aware that while this is the dominant pattern, not all Illinois districts follow the same dates — some districts schedule spring break a week earlier or later based on local traditions or the academic calendar layout. Winter break — the longest scheduled recess of the school year — most commonly begins December 22, 2025 and runs through January 2, 2026 for 483 Illinois districts. This multi-week window is a critical planning period for families booking holiday travel, managing childcare during the break, and coordinating with extended family schedules.
Data Sources & Accuracy
Major Illinois communities including Venice, Winfield, West Frankfort, and Weldon are represented in our dataset, alongside hundreds of smaller districts across the state. All calendar data on this site is sourced directly from official Illinois school district websites, PDF calendars, and district-published iCal feeds. The data is refreshed regularly to reflect mid-year amendments, snow day adjustments, and any changes announced by districts after the start of the school year. While we work to keep information current, parents should always verify critical dates — such as the first day of school, standardized testing windows, and graduation ceremonies — against their district's official website or the district office directly. Use the district links below to navigate to your specific school calendar page, where you can view the full schedule and download an iCal file for Apple Calendar, Google Calendar, or Outlook.
First Day of School
Jul 18 – Aug 27
Last Day of School
May 1 – Jun 9
Most Common Spring Break
Mar 23 – Mar 27
143 districts
Most Common Winter Break
Dec 22 – Jan 2
483 districts
Top Cities by District Count
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Showing districts with available 2025-26 calendar data. Data updates daily.
A33 districts
Addison School District 4Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125Alden Hebron School District 19Aledo Community Unit School District 201Alexis Community Unit School District 400Allen-Otter Creek Community Consolidated School District 65Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17
Allendale
Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oak Lawn School District 126Alton Community Unit School District 11Alton
Amboy Community Unit School District 272Amboy
Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102Arbor Park School District 145Arcola Community Unit School District 306Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1Argenta
Argo Community High School District 217Arlington Heights School District 25Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61Arthur Community Unit School District 305Hammond
Ashland Community Unit School District 212Ashley Community Consolidated School District 15Ashton-Franklin Center Community Unit School District 275Assumption Community Unit School District 9Athens Community Unit School District 213Cantrall
Atkinson Community Unit School District 233Atwood Hammond Community Unit School District 39Atwood Heights School District 125Auburn Community Unit School District 10Auburn
Aviston School District 21Avoca School District 37Avon Center School District 47Avon Community Unit School District 176B50 districts
Ball Chatham Community Unit School District 5Balyki Community Unit School District 125Bannockburn Elementary School District 106Barrington Community Unit School District 220
Barrington Hills
Barry Community United School District 1Bartelso School District 57Bartonville School District 66Batavia Unit School District 101North Aurora
Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3Beason Community Consolidated School District 17Belle Valley School District 119Belleville School District 118Belleville Township High School District 201Bellevue Elementary School District 152Bellflower Community Consolidated School District 88Bellflower Township High School District 311Bellwood School District 88Bement Community Unit School District 5Bement
Benjamin School District 25Bensenville School District 2Benton Community Consolidated School District 47Benton Consolidated High School District 103Berkeley School District 87Bethalto Community Unit School District 8Bethany Community Unit School District 301Bethel School District 82Big Hollow School District 38Bloom Township High School District 206Bloomingdale School District 13Bloomington School District 87Bloomington
Blue Mound-Boody Community Unit School District 10Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18Farmer City
Bluford Community Consolidated School District 114Bond County Community Unit School District 2Greenville
Bourbonnais School District 53Bradford Community Unit School District 1Bradford
Breese Elementary School District 12Broadwell Community Consolidated School District 68Bromberek School District 65Brookfield-Lagrange Park School District 95Brownstown Community Unit School District 201Brownstown
Brussels Community High School District 37Brussels Community Unit School District 42Brussels
Brussels-Richwood Community Consolidated School District 41Bryce-Ash Grove Community Consolidated School District 284Buncombe Consolidated School District 43Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8Bunker Hill
Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340Manlius
Burnham School District 154½Byron Community Unit School District 226Byron
C86 districts
Cahokia Community Unit School District 187
Sauget
Calhoun Community Unit School District 40Hamburg
Calumet City School District 155Cambridge Community Unit School District 227Cambridge
Canton Union School District 66Canton
Carbondale Community High School District 165Carbondale Elementary School District 95Carlyle Community Unit School District 1Huey
Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5Maunie
Carrier Mills-Stonefort Community Unit School District 2Carrollton Community Unit School District 1Carrollton
Carterville Community Unit School District 5Crainville
Carthage Community Unit School District 338Carthage Elementary School District 317Cary Community Consolidated School District 26Casey Community Unit School District C-1Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District C-4Cass School District 63Catlin Community Unit School District 5Center Cass School District 66Central Community High School District 71Central Community Unit School District 3Central Community Unit School District 301Lily Lake
Central Community Unit School District 4Clifton
Central School District 51Central Stickney School District 110Centralia High School District 200Centralia School District 135Century Community Unit School District 100New Grand Chain
Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399Milledgeville
Champaign Unit 4 School DistrictChandlerville Community Unit School District 62Charleston Community Unit School District 1Charleston
Chatsworth Community Unit School District 1Chenoa Community Unit School District 9Cherry School District 92Chester Community Unit School District 139Chester
Chester Non-High School District 122Chicago Public SchoolsChicago Ridge School District 127½Christopher Community High School District 38Christopher School District 34Christopher Unit School District 99Cicero School District 99Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6Cissna Park
City of Chicago School District 299Clay City Community Unit School District 10Clinton Community Unit School District 15Clinton
Coal City Community Unit School District 1Carbon Hill
Colchester Community Unit School District 180Colona School District 190Columbia Community Unit School District 4Columbia
Community Consolidated School District 15Community Consolidated School District 168Community Consolidated School District 180Community Consolidated School District 204Community Consolidated School District 211Community Consolidated School District 46Community Consolidated School District 54Community Consolidated School District 59Community Consolidated School District 62Community Consolidated School District 62 (Illinois)Community Consolidated School District 89Community High School District 128Community High School District 155Community High School District 94Community High School District 99Community Unit School District 200Winfield
Community Unit School District 200 (DuPage County, Illinois)Community Unit School District 3, Fulton CountyCommunity Unit School District 95Consolidated High School District 230Cook County School District 104Cook County School District 130Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426Country Club Hills School District 160Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3Crab Orchard
Crescent City Community Consolidated School District 275Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249Crescent City
Crescent-Iroquois High School District 252Creston Community Consolidated School District 161Crete Monee Community Unit School District 201UCreve Coeur School District 76Crossville Community Unit School District 2Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47Cypress School District 64D26 districts
Dakota Community Unit School District 201
Dakota
Dallas Community Unit School District 336Damiansville School District 62Danville Community Consolidated School District 118Danville
Darien School District 61Decatur School District 61Decatur
Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701Heritage Lake
Deerfield School District 109DeKalb Community Unit School District 428DeKalb
DeLand-Weldon Community Unit School District 57Weldon
DePue Unit School District 103Desoto Consolidated School District 86Diamond Lake School District 76Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175Divernon Community Unit School District 13Dixon Unit School District 170Dixon
Dodds Community Consolidated School District 7Dolton Riverdale School District 148Dolton School District 149Donovan Community Unit School District 3Martinton
Downers Grove Grade School District 58Dunfermline School District 88Dunlap Community Unit School District 323Dunlap
Dupo Community Unit School District 196Dupo
Dwight Common School District 232Dwight Township High School District 230E29 districts
Eagle Elementary School District 43Earlville Community Unit School District 9
Earlville
East Alton School District 13East Aurora Public School District 131East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20East Coloma School District 12East Dubuque Unit School District 119East Maine School District 63East Moline School District 37East Peoria Community High School District 309East Peoria School District 86East Prairie School District 73Eastland Community Unit School District 308Lanark
Edwards County Community Unit School District 1Albion
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7Holiday Shores
Effingham Community Unit School District 40Watson
El Paso Community Unit School District 375El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11El Paso
Elgin Area School District U46Elizabeth Community School District 208Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401Elmwood Park
Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203Emmons School District 33Enfield Community Unit School District 4Equality Community Unit School District 4Evanston/Skokie School District 65Evanston Township High School District 202Evergreen Park Community High School District 231Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124F26 districts
Fairbury-Cropsey Community Unit School District 3Fairview School District 72Farmington East Community Unit School District 324Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99Fenton Community High School District 100Field Community Consolidated School District 3Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6
Rutland
Findlay Community Unit School District 2Flanagan Community Unit School District 4Flossmoor School District 161Ford Central Community Unit School District 8Forest Park School District 91Forest Ridge School District 142Forman Community Unit School District 124Forrest Strawn Wing Community Unit School District 2Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221Adeline
Fox Lake Grade School District 114Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157CFrankfort Community Unit School District 168West Frankfort
Franklin Community Unit School District 1Franklin
Franklin Park School District 84Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70Freeburg Community High School District 77Freeport School District 145Freeport
Fremont School District 79G35 districts
Galena Unit School District 120
Galena
Galesburg Community Unit School District 205Galesburg
Galva Community Unit School District 224Galva
Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72CGardner-South Wilmington Township High School District 73Gavin School District 37General George Patton School District 133Geneseo Community Unit School District 228Geneseo
Geneva Community Unit School District 304Geneva
Genoa Kingston Community Unit School District 424Georgetown Community Unit School District 3Germantown School District 60Gibson City Community Unit School District 1Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188Gillespie Community Unit School District 7East Gillespie
Gilman-Danforth Community Unit School District 2Girard Community Unit School District 3Glen Ellyn School District 41Glendale Community Consolidated School District 160Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34Golf School District 67Goodfarm Community Consolidated School District 35CGrand Prairie Community Consolidated School District 6Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95Granite City Community Unit School District 9Granite City
Grant Community High School District 124Grant Park Community Unit School District 6Grant Park
Grass Lake School District 36Grayslake Community High School District 127Green Valley Community Consolidated School District 695Green Valley Community High School District 306Greenfield Community Unit School District 10Greenfield
Gridley Community Unit School District 10Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4Perry
Gurnee School District 56H32 districts
Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
McLeansboro
Hanover Community School District 212Hardin County Community Unit School District 1Cave-In-Rock
Harmony Emge School District 175Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3Harrisburg
Hartsburg Emden Community Unit School District 21Harvey School District 152Havana Community Unit School District 126Bath
Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 17Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73Henry Community Consolidated School District 35Henry-Senachwine Community School District 20Henry-Senachwine Community Unit School District 5Heritage Community Unit School District 8Broadlands
Herrin Community Unit School District 4Colp
Herscher Community Unit School District 2Herscher
Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426Kirkland
Highland Community Unit School District 5Grantfork
Highland Park School District 107Highland Park School District 108Highwood-Highland Park School District 111Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3Schram City
Hillside School District 93Hinckley Big Rock Community Unit School District 429Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181Hinsdale Township High School District 86Hollis Consolidated School District 328Homer Community Consolidated School District 208Homer Community Consolidated School District 33CHomewood Flossmoor Community High School District 233Homewood School District 153Hoyleton Consolidated School District 29I9 districts
Illini Central Community Unit School District 189
Mason City
Illiopolis Community Unit School District 12Ina Community Consolidated School District 8Indian Prairie School District 204Indian Springs School District 109Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9Watseka
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10Onarga
Irvington Community Consolidated School District 11Iuka Community Consolidated School District 7J9 districts
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201Jacksonville School District 117
South Jacksonville
Jamaica Community Unit School District 12Jasper Community Consolidated School District 17Jasper County Community Unit School District 1Newton
Jersey Community Unit School District 100Otterville
Johnston City Community Unit School District 1Pittsburg
Joliet Public School District 86Joliet Township High School District 204K11 districts
Kaneland Community Unit School District 302
Kaneville
Kasbeer Community School District 23Kaskaskia Community School District 124Keeneyville School District 20Kenilworth School District 38Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96Kings Consolidated School District 144Kinmundy Alma Community Unit School District 301Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131Kirby School District 140Knoxville Community Unit School District 202Gilson
L46 districts
La Harpe Community School District 347La Moille Community Unit School District 303
La Moille
LaGrange Elementary School District 102LaHarpe Community Unit School District 335Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65Lake Forest Community High School District 115Lake Forest School District 67Lake Park Community High School District 108Lanark Community Unit School District 305Lansing School District 158LaSalle Elementary School District 122LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120Le Roy Community Unit School District 2Le Roy
Leaf River Community Unit School District 70Lebanon Community Unit School District 9Lebanon
Leepertown Community Consolidated School District 175Leland Community Unit School District 1Leland
Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113ALemont Community Consolidated School District 113Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202Lena
Lewistown Community High School District 341Lewistown Community Unit School District 97Havana
Lewistown School District 141Lexington Community Unit School District 7Lexington
Leyden Community High School District 212Leyden High School District 212Liberty Community Unit School District 2Liberty
Lincoln Elementary School District 156Lincoln Elementary School District 27Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103Lincolnwood School District 74Lindop School District 92Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90Lisle Community Unit School District 202Lisle
Litchfield Community Unit School District 12Litchfield
Livingston Community Consolidated School District 4Logan Community Consolidated School District 110Lombard School District 44Lostant Community Consolidated School District 25Lostant Community High School District 400Lostant Community Unit School District 425Lostant
Lotus School District 10Lovington Community Unit School District 303Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142Lyons Township High School District 204M72 districts
Macon Community Unit School District 5Madison Community Unit School District 12
Venice
Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3Mahomet
Maine Township High School District 207Malden Community Consolidated School District 84Malden High School District 511Manhattan School District 114Manlius Unit School School District 305Mannheim School District 83Manteno Community Unit School District 5Manteno
Maple Grove Community Consolidated School District 17Marengo Community High School District 154Marengo Community School District 140Marion Community Unit School District 2Marion
Marissa Community Unit School District 40Marissa
Maroa Forsyth Community Unit School District 2Marquardt School District 15Marseilles Community Unit School District 155Marseilles Elementary School District 150Marshall Community Unit School District C-2Martinsville Community Unit School District C-3Mason City Community Unit School District 123Mattoon Community Unit School District 2Mattoon
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89McAuley School District No. 27McHenry Community High School District 156Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 4Mendon Community Unit School District 4Mendota Consolidated Community School District 289Mercer County School District 404Joy
Meredosia-Chambersburg Community Unit School District 11Meredosia
Meridian Community Unit School District 223Davis Junction
Mid-County Unit School District 4Midland Community Unit School District 7Lacon
Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191Manito
Milford Area Public Schools District 124Milford Community Consolidated School District 280Mill Shoals Community Consolidated School District 18Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24Milledgeville Community Unit School District 312Miller Township Community Consolidated School District 210Millstadt Community Consolidated School District 160Minonk-Dana-Rutland Community Unit School District 108Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201Mississippi Valley Community Unit School District 166Mokena School District 159Moline-Coal Valley Community Unit School District 40Momence Community Unit School District 1Momence
Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 238Roseville
Monmouth Unit School District 38Monticello Community Unit School District 25Monticello
Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145Morris Community High School District 101Morris School District 54Morrison Community Unit School District 6Morrison
Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1Palmer
Morton Community Unit School District 709Morton
Morton Grove School District 70Mount Auburn Community Unit School District 5Mount Carroll Community Unit School District 304Mount Morris Community Unit School District 261Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5Mount Olive
Mount Prospect School District 57Mount Vernon School District 80Mount Vernon Township High School District 201Moweaqua Community School District 6AMt. Pulaski Community Unit School District 23Mt. Zion Community Unit School District 3Mulkeytown Community Consolidated School District 32Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120Mundelein Elementary School District 75Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186Murphysboro
N34 districts
Naperville Community Unit School District 203Nashville Community Consolidated School District 49Nashville Community High School District 99Nelson Public School District 8Neoga Community Unit School District 3
Neoga
Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24CNew Athens Community Unit School District 60New Athens
New Berlin Community Unit School District 16New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6New Lenox School District 122New Trier Township High School District 203Newark Community Consolidated School District 66Newark Community High School District 18Newman Community Unit School District 303Newport Community Consolidated School District 11Niantic-Harristown Community Unit School District 6Niles Elementary School District 71Niles Township High School District 219Nippersink School District 2Nokomis Community Unit School District 22Coalton
Norridge School District 80North Boone Community Unit School District 200Poplar Grove
North Chicago Elementary School District 64North Chicago High School District 123North Palos School District 117North Shore School District 112North Wayne Community Unit School District 200Cisne
Northbrook/Glenview School District 30Northbrook School District 27Northbrook School District 28Northfield Township High School District 225Northwest Community Unit School District 175Northwestern Community Unit School District 2Palmyra
Norwood Elementary School District 63O34 districts
O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90O'Fallon Township High School District 203Oak Grove School District 68Oak Grove School District 68 (Bartonville, Illinois)Oak Grove School District 68 (Lake County, Illinois)Oak Lawn Community High School District 229Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200Oak Park Elementary School District 97Oakdale Community Consolidated School District 1Oakland Community Unit School District 5
Oakland
Oakwood Community Unit School District 76Oakwood
Oblong Community Unit School District 4Oblong
Octavia Community Unit School District 8Odell Community Consolidated School District 435Odell Community High School District 160Odin Community High School District 700Odin Public School District 722Odin
Odin School District 122Ogden Community Consolidated School District 212Oglesby Elementary School District 125Ohio Community Consolidated School District 17Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302Bethany
Olympia Community Unit School District 16Minier
Onarga Community Unit School District 1Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5Ophir Community Consolidated School District 235Oregon Community Unit School District 220Oregon
Orion Community Unit School District 223Orion
Orland School District 135Oswego Community Unit School District 308Oswego
Ottawa Elementary School District 141Otter Creek-Hyatt School District 56Owego Community Consolidated School District 434P48 districts
Palestine Community Unit School District 3
Palestine
Palos Heights School District 128Palos School District 118Pana Community Unit School District 8Pana
Paris Union School District 95Park Ridge-Niles School District 64Patoka Community Unit School District 100Patoka
Paw Paw Community Unit School District 271Payson Community Unit School District 1Payson
Pearl City Community Unit School District 200Pearl City
Pekin Community High School District 303Pekin Public School District 108Pembroke Community Consolidated School District 259Penfield Community Consolidated School District 224Pennoyer School District 79Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325Peoria Heights
Peotone Community Unit School District 207UAndres
Perry Community High School District 172Perry School District 57Peru Elementary School District 124Pikeland Community Unit School District 10Pittsfield
Pinckneyville School District 212Pinckneyville School District 50Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202Plano Community Unit School District 88Plano
Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8Pleasant Plains
Pleasant View Community School District 622Pleasantdale School District 107Plymouth Community Consolidated School District 319Polo Community Unit School District 222Polo
Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429Pontiac Esmen Community Consolidated School District 430Pontiac William Holliday School District 105Pope County Community Unit School District 1Golconda
Potomac Community Unit School District 10Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8Fairbury
Prairie du Rocher Community Consolidated School District 134Prairie Grove Community School District 46Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133Prairieview Community Consolidated School District 192Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197Prichard Clark Community Elementary School District 340Princeton Elementary School District 115Princeton High School District 500Princeville Community Unit School District 326Princeville
Prospect Heights School District 23Puffer Hefty School District 69Putnam County Community Unit School District 535McNabb
Q2 districts
R44 districts
R.O.W.V.A. Community Unit School District 208R.U.C.E. Community Unit School District 3Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
Ramsey
Rankin Community School District 98Rankin School District 8Rankin Township High School District 223Rantoul City School District 137Red Bud Community Unit School District 132Evansville
Red Hill Community Unit School District 10Bridgeport
Rhodes School District 84½Rich Township High School District 227Richland County Community Unit School District 1Olney
Richland School District 88ARichmond-Burton Community High School District 157Richmond Community School District 13Ridge Farm Community Unit School District 9Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19Colfax
Ridgewood Community High School District 234River Bend Community Unit School District 2River Forest Public Schools District 90River Grove School District 85½River Ridge Community Unit School District 210Elizabeth
River Trails School District 26Riverdale Community Unit School District 100Port Byron
Riverdale School District 14Riverside School District 96Riverton Community Unit School District 14Riverton
Riverview Community Consolidated School District 2Rochelle Community Consolidated School District 231Rochelle Township High School District 212Rochester Community Unit School District 3ARochester
Rock Falls Township High School District 301Rockdale School District 84Rockford Public School District 205Rockridge Community Unit School District 300Buffalo Prairie
Rockton School District 140Rome Community Consolidated School District 2Rondout School District 72Rooks Creek Community Consolidated School District 425Rosemont Elementary School District 78Roseville Community Unit School District 200Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7Rossville
Roxana Community Unit School District 1Roxana
Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230S66 districts
Saint David School District 87Saint Elmo Community Unit School District 202Saint Joseph Ogden Community High School District 305Salt Creek School District 48Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512
Fairmount
San Jose Community Unit School District 122Sandoval Community Unit School District 501Sandoval
Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9Niantic
Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60CSaunemin Community Consolidated School District 438Saunemin Community Unit School District 6Saybrook-Arrowsmith Community Unit School District 11Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211Scales Mound
Schiller Park School District 81Schuyler County Community Unit School District 1Scott-Morgan Community Unit School District 2Senachwine Community School District 534Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170Seneca Township High School District 160Serena Community Unit School District 2Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4Shelbyville
Sheldon Community Unit School District 5Sherrard Community Unit School District 200Cable
Shiloh Community Unit School District 1Brocton
Shiloh School District 2Shiloh Village School District 85Shirland Community Consolidated School District 134Signal Hill School District 181Skokie-Morton School District 69Skokie School District 68Skokie School District 73½Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130Somonauk Community Unit School District 432Somonauk
South Beloit Community Unit School District 320South Berwyn School District 100South Fulton Community Consolidated School District 330South Holland School District 150South Pekin School District 137South Wilmington Community Consolidated School District 74Southeast Gallatin Community Unit School District 2Southeastern Community Unit School District 337Bowen
Southern Community School District 120Southwestern Community Unit School District 9Shipman
Sparland Unit School District 3Sparta Community Unit School District 140Sparta
Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4London Mills
Spring Grove School District 11Spring Lake Community Consolidated School District 606Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99Springfield School District 186Leland Grove
St. Anne Community Consolidated School District 256St. Anne Community High School District 302St. George Community Consolidated School District 258Staunton Community Unit School District 6Staunton
Steeleville Community Unit School District 138Steeleville
Sterling Community Unit School District 5Stockland Community Consolidated School District 253Stonington Community Unit School District 7Streator Elementary School District 44Streator Elementary School District 45Streator Township High School District 40Summit Hill School District 161Sunbury Community Consolidated School District 431Sunnybrook School District 171Sunset Ridge School District 29Sycamore Community Unit School District 427Sycamore
T32 districts
Taft School District 90Tamaroa Community High School District 102Tampico Community Unit School District 4Taylorville Community Unit School District 3
Taylorville
Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50Teutopolis
Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130Thompsonville Community High School District 112Thompsonville School District 62Thomson Community Unit School District 301Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215Thornton School District 154Thornton Township High School District 205Tinley Park Community Consolidated School District 146Tolono Community Unit School District 7Tolono
Toluca Community Unit School District 2Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79Toulon-LaFayette Community Unit School District 2Tovey School District 183Tower Hill Community Consolidated School District 10Tower Hill Community High School District 185Township High School District 113Township High School District 211Township High School District 214Tremont Community Unit School District 702Tremont
Tri-City Community Unit School District 1Buffalo
Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-JCullom
Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3Downs
Triad Community Unit School District 2St. Jacob
Trico Community Unit School District 176Ava
Triopia Community Unit School District 27Concord
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30CTuscola Community Unit School District 301Tuscola
U9 districts
Union Community School District 8Union Community Unit School District 115Union Ridge School District 86Unit school districtUnited Community Unit School District 304United Township High School District 30Unity Point Community Consolidated School District 140Urbana School District 116
Urbana
Utica School District 135V7 districts
Valley View Community Unit School District 365U
Romeoville
Valmeyer Community Unit School District 3Maeystown
Vandalia Community Unit School District 203Vandalia
Venice Community Unit School District 3Venice
Vermont Ipava Table Grove Community Unit School District 2Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302Villa Grove
Virden Community Unit School District 4W29 districts
Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195Walnut Elementary School District 285Walnut High School District 508Wapella Community Unit School District 5Warren Community Unit School District 205
Warren
Warren Community Unit School District 222Warsaw Community Unit School District 316Hamilton
Washington Community High School District 308Waterloo Community Unit School District 5Waterloo
Waterman Community Unit School District 431Wauconda Community Unit School District 118Island Lake
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60Waukegan
Waverly Community Unit School District 6Waverly
Wayne City Community Unit School District 100Sims
Webber Township High School District 204Wellington Community Unit School District 7Wenona Community Unit School District 1Wesclin Community Unit School District 3Albers
West Aurora Public School District 129West Central Community Unit School District 235Gladstone
West Chicago Elementary School District 33West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School District 92West Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 72West Northfield School District 31West Pike Community Unit School District 2West Prairie Community Unit School District 103Colchester
West Richland Community Unit School District 2Westchester Public School District 92½Frequently Asked Questions
When does school start in Illinois?
For the 2025-26 school year, the first day of school in Illinois ranges from July 18, 2025 to August 27, 2026, depending on the district. Check individual district calendars below for exact dates.
When is the last day of school in Illinois?
The last day of school in Illinois for 2025-26 ranges from May 1, 2026 to June 9, 2027. Each district sets its own end date based on local scheduling.
When is spring break in Illinois?
The most common spring break dates in Illinois for 2025-26 are March 23, 2026 to March 27, 2026, shared by 143 districts. Other districts may have different dates — check your district's calendar for exact spring break timing.
How many school districts are in Illinois?
We have calendar data for 762 school districts in Illinois, spanning 204 cities. The average school year includes 178 instructional days.