Missouri has 319 school districts across 315 cities with calendar data for the 2025-26 school year. Districts average 171 instructional days per year.
Academic Calendar Overview
Missouri school districts follow a 2025-26 academic calendar that spans from July 18, 2025 through June 26, 2026. With 319 districts across 315 cities and communities, Missouri 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 171 instructional days required per year, Missouri 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 Missouri districts begin classes on July 18, 2025, while others do not start until September 4, 2025 — a spread of 48 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 Missouri district to another could encounter a schedule shift of several weeks, making it important to verify your specific district's calendar each year. Across Missouri, districts average 171 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 Missouri runs from March 16, 2026 through March 20, 2026, a schedule shared by 50 districts. Families planning spring travel should be aware that while this is the dominant pattern, not all Missouri 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 145 Missouri 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 Missouri communities including Grandview, Monticello, Alton, and Winona are represented in our dataset, alongside hundreds of smaller districts across the state. All calendar data on this site is sourced directly from official Missouri 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.
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Showing districts with available 2025-26 calendar data. Data updates daily.
A9 districts
Adrian
Albany R-III School DistrictAlbany
Alton R-IV School DistrictAlton
Appleton City R-II School DistrictRockville
Arcadia Valley R-II School DistrictArcadia
Archie R-V School DistrictArchie
Atlanta C-3 SchoolsAtlanta
Aurora R-VIII School DistrictAurora
Ava R-I School DistrictAva
B21 districts
Wilbur Park
Bell City R-II School DistrictBell City
Belton 124 School DistrictBelton
Bernie R-XIII School DistrictBernie
Billings R-IV School DistrictBillings
Blair Oaks R-II School DistrictWardsville
Bloomfield R-XIV School DistrictBloomfield
Blue Springs R-IV School DistrictLake Tapawingo
Bolivar R-I School DistrictBolivar
Boonville R-I School DistrictWindsor Place
Bowling Green R-I School DistrictBowling Green
Bradleyville R-I School DistrictTaneyville
Branson R-IV School DistrictBull Creek
Braymer C-4 School DistrictBraymer
Breckenridge R-I School DistrictBreckenridge
Brentwood School DistrictBrentwood
Bronaugh R-VII School DistrictBronaugh
Brookfield R-III School DistrictBrookfield
Brunswick R-II School DistrictBrunswick
Bucklin R-II School DistrictBucklin
Butler R-V School DistrictButler
C30 districts
Calhoun
Camdenton R-III School DistrictFriedenswald
Cameron R-I School DistrictCameron
Canton R-V School DistrictMonticello
Carrollton R-VII School DistrictCarrollton
Carthage R-IX School DistrictCarthage
Caruthersville 18 School DistrictCaruthersville
Cassville R-IV School DistrictCassville
Center 58 School DistrictGrandview
Central R-III School DistrictLeadington
Centralia R-VI School DistrictCentralia
Chaffee R-II School DistrictChaffee
Charleston R-I School DistrictCharleston
Clark County R-I School DistrictKahoka
Clarkton C-4 School DistrictClarkton
Clearwater R-I School DistrictPiedmont
Clever R-V School DistrictClever
Clinton County R-III School DistrictPlattsburg
Clinton School DistrictClinton
Cole Camp R-I School DistrictCole Camp
Cole County R-I School DistrictRussellville
Cole County R-V School DistrictEugene
Columbia 93 School DistrictColumbia
Concordia R-II School DistrictConcordia
Cooter R-IV School DistrictCooter
Couch R-I School DistrictAlton
Craig R-III School DistrictCraig
Crane R-III School DistrictCrane
Crawford County R-2 School DistrictIndian Lake
Crawford County R-I School DistrictSt. Cloud
D9 districts
Dadeville
Dallas County R-I School DistrictBuffalo
De Soto 73 School DistrictSummer Set
Delta C-7 School DistrictDeering
Dexter R-XI School DistrictDexter
Diamond R-IV School DistrictDiamond
Dora R-III School DistrictGainesville
Drexel R-IV School DistrictDrexel
Dunklin R-V School DistrictPevely
E5 districts
F11 districts
Fair Grove
Fairfax R-III School DistrictFairfax
Fayette R-III School DistrictFayette
Ferguson-Florissant R-II School DistrictCalverton Park
Festus R-VI School DistrictFestus
Forsyth R-III School DistrictKissee Mills
Fort Zumwalt R-II School DistrictSt. Paul
Fox C-6 School DistrictArnold
Francis Howell R-III School DistrictWeldon Spring Heights
Fredericktown R-I School DistrictCherokee Pass
Fulton 58 School DistrictFulton
G13 districts
Galena
Gallatin R-V School DistrictGallatin
Gasconade County R-I School DistrictHermann
Gasconade County R-II School DistrictOwensville
Gideon 37 School DistrictGideon
Gilman City R-IV School DistrictGilman City
Grain Valley R-V School DistrictGrain Valley
Grandview C-4 School DistrictGrandview
Green City R-I School DistrictGreen City
Green Ridge R-VIII School DistrictGreen Ridge
Greenfield R-IV School DistrictGreenfield
Greenville R-II School DistrictGreenville
Grundy County R-V School DistrictGalt
H16 districts
Halfway
Hallsville R-IV School DistrictHallsville
Hamilton R-II School DistrictHamilton
Hancock Place School DistrictLemay
Hannibal 60 School DistrictHannibal
Hardin-Central C-2 School DistrictHardin
Harrisburg R-VIII School DistrictHarrisburg
Harrisonville R-IX School DistrictHarrisonville
Hayti R-II School DistrictHayti Heights
Hazelwood School DistrictOld Jamestown
Hickman Mills C-1 School DistrictGrandview
Holcomb R-III School DistrictFrisbee
Holden R-III School DistrictHolden
Hollister R-V School DistrictHollister
Hume R-VIII School DistrictHume
Hurley R-I School DistrictHurley
I2 districts
J6 districts
K8 districts
Kansas City
Kearney R-I School DistrictKearney
Keytesville R-III School DistrictKeytesville
King City R-I School DistrictKing City
Kingsville R-I School DistrictKingsville
Kirkwood R-VII School DistrictKirkwood
Knob Noster R-VIII School DistrictKnob Noster
Knox County R-I School DistrictEdina
L23 districts
La Monte
La Plata R-II School DistrictLa Plata
Laclede County R-I School DistrictPhillipsburg
Ladue School DistrictLadue
Lafayette County C-1 School DistrictHigginsville
Lakeland R-III School DistrictLowry City
Lamar R-I School DistrictLamar
Laquey R-V School DistrictWaynesville
Lawson R-XIV School DistrictLawson
Lebanon R-III School DistrictLebanon
Lee's Summit R-VII School DistrictLee's Summit
Leopold R-III School DistrictMarble Hill
Lesterville R-IV School DistrictCenterville
Lewis County C-1 School DistrictMonticello
Lexington R-V School DistrictLexington
Liberal R-II School DistrictLiberal
Liberty 53 School DistrictLiberty
Licking R-VIII School DistrictLicking
Linn County R-I School DistrictPurdin
Lockwood R-I School DistrictLockwood
Lone Jack C-6 School DistrictLone Jack
Louisiana R-II School DistrictLouisiana
Lutie R-VI School DistrictTheodosia
M32 districts
Macks Creek
Macon County R-I School DistrictMacon
Macon County R-IV School DistrictEthel
Madison C-3 School DistrictMadison
Malden R-I School DistrictMalden
Mansfield R-IV School DistrictMansfield
Maplewood-Richmond Heights School DistrictMaplewood
Maries County R-II School DistrictBelle
Marion County R-II School DistrictPhiladelphia
Marionville R-IX School DistrictMarionville
Marshall School DistrictMarshall
Marshfield R-I School DistrictMarshfield
Maryville R-II SchoolsMaryville
Maysville R-I School DistrictAmity
Meadow Heights R-II School DistrictSedgewickville
Meadville R-IV School DistrictMeadville
Mexico 59 School DistrictMexico
Miami R-I School DistrictAmsterdam
Mid-Buchanan County R-V School DistrictFaucett
Midway R-I School DistrictLake Annette
Milan C-2 School DistrictMilan
Miller County R-III School DistrictTuscumbia
Monett R-I School DistrictMonett
Moniteau County R-I School DistrictCalifornia
Montgomery County R-II School DistrictMontgomery City
Montrose R-XIV School DistrictMontrose
Morgan County R-I School DistrictStover
Morgan County R-II School DistrictVersailles
Mound City R-II School DistrictMound City
Mount Vernon R-V School DistrictMount Vernon
Mountain Grove R-III School DistrictMountain Grove
Mountain View-Birch Tree R-III School DistrictMontier
N18 districts
Neosho
Nevada R-V School DistrictNevada
New Franklin R-I School DistrictNew Franklin
New Haven School DistrictNew Haven
Newburg R-II School DistrictNewburg
Nixa School DistrictNixa
Norborne R-VIII School DistrictNorborne
Normandy Schools CollaborativeVelda City
North Andrew County R-VI School DistrictRosendale
North Kansas City 74 School DistrictPleasant Valley
North Mercer County R-III School DistrictMercer
North Pemiscot County R-I School DistrictWardell
North Platte County R-I School DistrictCamden Point
North St. Francis County R-I School DistrictBonne Terre
Northeast Vernon County R-I School DistrictHarwood
Northwest R-I School DistrictScotsdale
Northwestern R-I School DistrictMendon
Norwood R-I School DistrictNorwood
O10 districts
Oak Grove
Odessa R-VII School DistrictOdessa
Oran R-III School DistrictOran
Orchard Farm R-V School DistrictPortage Des Sioux
Oregon-Howell R-III School DistrictKoshkonong
Orrick R-XI School DistrictOrrick
Osage County R-II School DistrictLinn
Osborn R-O School DistrictOsborn
Osceola School DistrictOsceola
Ozark R-VI School DistrictOzark
P20 districts
Palmyra
Park Hill School DistrictParkville
Parkway C-2 School DistrictTown and Country
Pattonsburg R-II School DistrictPattonsburg
Pattonville R-III School DistrictChamp
Perry County 32 School DistrictPerryville
Pierce City R-VI School DistrictWentworth
Pike County R-III School DistrictPaynesville
Pilot Grove C-4 School DistrictPilot Grove
Plato R-V School DistrictPlato
Platte County R-III School DistrictFerrelview
Pleasant Hill R-III School DistrictBaldwin Park
Pleasant Hope R-VI School DistrictPleasant Hope
Polo R-VII School DistrictPolo
Poplar Bluff R-I School DistrictPoplar Bluff
Potosi R-III School DistrictPotosi
Prairie Home R-V School DistrictPrairie Home
Princeton R-V School DistrictPrinceton
Putnam County R-I School DistrictUnionville
Puxico R-VIII School DistrictPuxico
R12 districts
Peculiar
Raytown C-2 School DistrictRaytown
Republic R-III School DistrictRepublic
Richland R-I School DistrictGrayridge
Richland R-IV School DistrictRichland
Richmond R-XVI School DistrictRichmond
Ridgeway R-V School DistrictRidgeway
Risco R-II School DistrictRisco
Ritenour School DistrictBreckenridge Hills
Riverview Gardens School DistrictBellefontaine Neighbors
Rock Port R-II School DistrictPhelps City
Rockwood R-VI School DistrictEllisville
S44 districts
Salem
Salisbury R-IV School DistrictPrairie Hill
Santa Fe R-X School DistrictWaverly
Savannah R-III School DistrictSavannah
School of The Osage School DistrictLakeside
Schuyler County R-I School DistrictLancaster
Scott City R-I School DistrictScott City
Scott County Central SchoolsVanduser
Scott County R-IV School DistrictBlodgett
Sedalia 200 School DistrictSedalia
Senath-Hornersville C-8 School DistrictSenath
Seymour R-II School DistrictSeymour
Shelby County R-IV School DistrictShelbina
Sheldon R-VIII School DistrictSheldon
Sherwood Cass R-VIII School DistrictCreighton
Silex R-I School DistrictSilex
Slater School DistrictSlater
Smithton R-VI School DistrictSmithton
Smithville R-II School DistrictSmithville
South Callaway County R-II School DistrictMokane
South Harrison County R-II School DistrictBethany
South Iron County R-I School DistrictAnnapolis
Southern Boone County R-I School DistrictAshland
Southland C-9 School DistrictCardwell
Southwest Livingston County R-I School DistrictDawn
Southwest R-V School DistrictWashburn
Sparta R-III School DistrictSparta
Spokane R-VII School DistrictSpokane
Springfield R-XII School DistrictSpringfield
St. Charles R-VI School DistrictSt. Charles
St. Clair R-XIII School DistrictLake St. Clair
St. Elizabeth R-IV School DistrictSt. Elizabeth
St. James R-I School DistrictSt. James
St. Joseph School DistrictSt. Joseph
St. Louis City School DistrictSt. Louis
Stanberry R-II School DistrictStanberry
Ste. Genevieve County R-II School DistrictWeingarten
Steelville R-III School DistrictSteelville
Stewartsville C-2 School DistrictStewartsville
Stockton R-I School DistrictStockton
Strafford R-VI School DistrictStrafford
Sturgeon R-V School DistrictSturgeon
Sullivan C-2 School DistrictMiramiguoa Park
Sweet Springs R-VII School DistrictSweet Springs
T6 districts
U3 districts
V3 districts
W19 districts
Pendleton
Warrensburg R-VI School DistrictWarrensburg
Warsaw R-IX School DistrictWhite Branch
Washington School DistrictThree Creeks
Waynesville R-VI SchoolsFort Leonard Wood
Weaubleau R-III School DistrictGerster
Webster Groves School DistrictWebster Groves
Wellington-Napoleon R-IX School DistrictWellington
Wellsville-Middletown R-I School DistrictMiddletown
Wentzville R-IV School DistrictWentzville
West Platte County R-II School DistrictWeston
West St. Francois County R-IV School DistrictFrankclay
Westran R-I School DistrictHuntsville
Willard R-II School DistrictWillard
Willow Springs R-IV School DistrictWillow Springs
Winona R-III School DistrictWinona
Woodland R-IV School DistrictGlen Allen
Worth County R-III School DistrictGrant City
Wright City R-II of Warren CountyInnsbrook
Frequently Asked Questions
When does school start in Missouri?
For the 2025-26 school year, the first day of school in Missouri ranges from July 18, 2025 to September 4, 2025, depending on the district. Check individual district calendars below for exact dates.
When is the last day of school in Missouri?
The last day of school in Missouri for 2025-26 ranges from May 4, 2026 to June 26, 2026. Each district sets its own end date based on local scheduling.
When is spring break in Missouri?
The most common spring break dates in Missouri for 2025-26 are March 16, 2026 to March 20, 2026, shared by 50 districts. Other districts may have different dates — check your district's calendar for exact spring break timing.
How many school districts are in Missouri?
We have calendar data for 319 school districts in Missouri, spanning 315 cities. The average school year includes 171 instructional days.