Montana School Calendars

324 school districts

Montana has 287 school districts across 175 cities with calendar data for the 2025-26 school year. Districts average 177 instructional days per year.

Academic Calendar Overview

Montana school districts follow a 2025-26 academic calendar that spans from July 24, 2025 through June 30, 2026. With 287 districts across 175 cities and communities, Montana 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 177 instructional days required per year, Montana 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 Montana districts begin classes on July 24, 2025, while others do not start until September 8, 2025 — a spread of 46 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 Montana district to another could encounter a schedule shift of several weeks, making it important to verify your specific district's calendar each year. Across Montana, districts average 177 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 Montana runs from March 16, 2026 through March 20, 2026, a schedule shared by 46 districts. Families planning spring travel should be aware that while this is the dominant pattern, not all Montana 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 153 Montana 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 Montana communities including Kalispell, Billings, Missoula, and Miles City are represented in our dataset, alongside hundreds of smaller districts across the state. All calendar data on this site is sourced directly from official Montana 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 24 – Sep 8
Last Day of School
May 8 – Jun 30
Most Common Spring Break
Mar 16 – Mar 20
46 districts
Most Common Winter Break
Dec 22 – Jan 2
153 districts

Top Cities by District Count

Kalispell(11)Billings(11)Missoula(5)Miles City(5)Bozeman(5)Polson(4)Lewistown(4)Wolf Point(3)Whitefish(3)Troy(3)

Compare School Calendars

Showing districts with available 2025-26 calendar data. Data updates daily.

DistrictFirst DayLast DaySpring BreakWinter Break
Absarokee ElemAug 18May 27Mar 9Dec 22
Absarokee H SAug 18May 27Mar 30Dec 22
Alberton K-12 SchoolsAug 20Jun 4Apr 6Dec 22
Alder ElemAug 18May 27Mar 25Dec 18
Alzada ElemSep 2Jun 11Mar 16Dec 22
Amsterdam ElemAug 25Jun 3Mar 15Dec 21
Anaconda ElemAug 18Jun 10Mar 16Dec 22
Anaconda H SAug 18Jun 10Mar 16Dec 22
Anderson ElemSep 1Jun 11Mar 15Dec 21
Arlee ElemAug 26Jun 3—Dec 23
Arlee H SAug 26Jun 3Mar 28Dec 23
Arrowhead ElemAug 28May 27Mar 16Dec 22
Ashland ElemAug 4May 22Mar 16Dec 20
Auchard Creek ElemAug 18May 27Mar 16Dec 22
Augusta ElemAug 18Jun 12Apr 19Dec 22
Augusta H SAug 26May 28Mar 25Dec 23
Avon ElemAug 27May 27Apr 20Dec 23
Ayers ElemAug 6Jun 2Apr 6Dec 22
Baker K-12 SchoolsAug 18May 27Mar 23Dec 22
Beaverhead County H SAug 27Jun 4Mar 25Dec 23
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A18 districts

Absarokee Elem

Absarokee

Absarokee H S

Absarokee

Alberton K-12 Schools

Alberton

Alder Elem

Ennis

Alzada Elem

Alzada

Amsterdam Elem

Manhattan

Anaconda Elem

Anaconda

Anaconda H S

Anaconda

Anderson Elem

Bozeman

Arlee ElemArlee H S

Arlee

Arrowhead Elem

Livingston

Ashland Elem

Ashland

Auchard Creek Elem

Wolf Creek

Augusta Elem

Augusta

Augusta H S

Augusta

Avon Elem

Avon

Ayers Elem

Grass Range

B29 districts

Baker K-12 Schools

Baker

Beaverhead County H S

Dillon

Belfry K-12 Schools

Belfry

Benton Lake Elem

Floweree

Biddle Elem

Broadus

Big Sandy K-12

Big Sandy

Big Sky School K-12

Gallatin Gateway

Big Timber Elem

Greycliff

Bigfork ElemBillings Elem

Billings

Billings H S

Billings

Birney Elem

Birney

Bloomfield Elem

Bloomfield

Blue Creek Elem

Billings

Bonner Elem

Bonner

Boulder Elem

Cardwell

Box Elder Elem

Box Elder

Box Elder H S

Box Elder

Bozeman Elem

Bozeman

Bozeman H S

Bozeman

Broadus Elem

Broadus

Broadview K-12

Billings

Brockton Elem

Brockton

Brorson Elem

Sidney

Browning Elem

Browning

Browning H S

Browning

Butte Elem

Butte

Butte H S

Butte

Bynum Elem

Bynum

C30 districts

Canyon Creek Elem

Billings

Cascade ElemCascade H S

Cascade

Cayuse Prairie Elem

Kalispell

Centerville ElemCenterville H S

Sand Coulee

Charlo ElemCharlo H S

Charlo

Chester-Joplin-Inverness El

Chester

Choteau Elem

Choteau

Circle Elem

Circle

Circle H S

Circle

Clancy Elem

Clancy

Cleveland Elem

Chinook

Clinton Elem

Missoula

Cohagen Elem

Cohagen

Columbia Falls Elem

Columbia Falls

Columbus Elem

Columbus

Columbus H S

Columbus

Conrad Elem

Conrad

Conrad H S

Conrad

Cooke City Elem

Cooke City

Corvallis K-12 Schools

Corvallis

Cottonwood Elem

Bozeman

Cottonwood Elem

Havre

Creston Elem

Kalispell

Culbertson Elem

Culbertson

Custer County H S

Miles City

Custer K-12 Schools

Custer

Cut Bank Elem

Cut Bank

D16 districts

Darby K-12 Schools

Darby

Davey Elem

Havre

Deer Creek Elem

Glendive

Deer Park Elem

Kalispell

Deerfield Elem

Lewistown

Denton ElemDenton H S

Denton

DeSmet Elem

Missoula

Dillon Elem

Dillon

Divide Elem

Divide

Dixon Elem

Hot Springs

Dodson K-12

Dodson

Drummond ElemDrummond H S

Drummond

Dupuyer Elem

Dupuyer

Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools

Dutton

E7 districts

East Helena K-12

East Helena

Ekalaka Elem

Ekalaka

Elder Grove Elem

Billings

Elysian Elem

Billings

Ennis K-12 Schools

Ennis

Eureka Elem

Eureka

Evergreen Elem

Kalispell

F17 districts

Fair-Mont-Egan Elem

Kalispell

Fairfield Elem

Fairfield

Fairfield H S

Fairfield

Fairview Elem

Fairview

Fairview H S

Fairview

Fergus H S

Lewistown

Fishtail Elem

Fishtail

Flathead H S

Kalispell

Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls

Florence

Forsyth ElemForsyth H S

Forsyth

Fort Benton H S

Fort Benton

Fortine Elem

Fortine

Frazer ElemFrazer H S

Frazer

Frenchtown K-12 Schools

Frenchtown

Frontier Elem

Wolf Point

G16 districts

Gallatin Gateway Elem

Gallatin Gateway

Gardiner Elem

Gardiner

Gardiner H S

Gardiner

Garfield County H S

Jordan

Garrison Elem

Garrison

Geraldine K-12

Geraldine

Geyser K-12 Schools

Hobson

Glasgow K-12 Schools

Glasgow

Glendive Elem

Glendive

Golden Ridge Elem

Fairfield

Grant Elem

Dillon

Grass Range Elem

Grass Range

Grass Range H S

Grass Range

Great Falls Elem

Great Falls

Greenfield Elem

Pendroy

Greycliff Elem

Greycliff

H18 districts

Hall Elem

Hall

Hamilton K-12 Schools

Hamilton

Hardin Elem

Hardin

Hardin H S

Hardin

Harlowton K-12

Harlowton

Havre Elem

Havre

Hawks Home Elem

Hammond

Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schls

Hays

Heart Butte K-12 Schools

Heart Butte

Helena Elem

Helena

Helena Flats Elem

Kalispell

Hellgate Elem

Missoula

Helmville Elem

Helmville

Highwood K-12

Highwood

Hinsdale ElemHinsdale H S

Hinsdale

Hot Springs K-12

Hot Springs

Huntley Project K-12 Schools

Worden

I1 district

Independent Elem

Billings

J6 districts

Jackson Elem

Lima

Jefferson H S

Boulder

Joliet Elem

Joliet

Joliet H S

Joliet

Jordan Elem

Jordan

Judith Gap Elem

Judith Gap

K5 districts

Kalispell Elem

Kalispell

King Colony Elem

Lewistown

Kinsey Elem

Kinsey

Kircher Elem

Miles City

Knees Elem

Carter

L22 districts

Lambert ElemLambert H S

Lambert

Lame Deer ElemLame Deer H S

Lame Deer

Laurel Elem

Laurel

Laurel H S

Laurel

Lavina K-12 Schools

Lavina

Lewistown Elem

Lewistown

Libby K-12 Schools

Libby

Liberty Elem

Galata

Lima K-12 Schools

Lima

Lincoln County H S

Eureka

Lincoln K-12 Schools

Lincoln

Lindsay Elem

Lindsay

Livingston Elem

Livingston

Lockwood K-12

Lockwood

Lodge Grass Elem

Lodge Grass

Lodge Grass H S

Lodge Grass

Lolo Elem

Lolo

Lone Rock Elem

Stevensville

Lustre Elem

Frazer

Luther Elem

Luther

M19 districts

Malmborg Elem

Bozeman

Malta K-12 Schools

Malta

Manhattan High School

Manhattan

Manhattan School

Manhattan

Marion Elem

Whitefish

McCormick Elem

Troy

McLeod Elem

Mcleod

Melstone Elem

Melstone

Melstone H S

Melstone

Miami Elem

Conrad

Miles City Elem

Miles City

Missoula Elem

Missoula

Missoula H S

Missoula

Monforton Elem

Belgrade

Montana City Elem

Clancy

Moore Elem

Moore

Moore H S

Moore

Morin Elem

Billings

Mountain View Elem

Cut Bank

N6 districts

Nashua K-12 Schools

Nashua

North Harlem Colony Elem

Harlem

North Star Elem

Rudyard

North Star HS

Rudyard

Noxon Elem

Noxon

Nye Elem

Nye

O2 districts

Opheim K-12 Schools

Opheim

Ovando Elem

Ovando

P22 districts

Park City Elem

Park City

Park City H S

Park City

Park H S

Livingston

Pendroy Elem

Pendroy

Philipsburg K-12 Schools

Philipsburg

Pine Creek Elem

Clyde Park

Pine Grove Elem

Brusett

Pioneer Elem

Billings

Plains K-12

Plains

Pleasant Valley Elem

Marion

Plenty Coups H S

Pryor

Plevna K-12 Schools

Plevna

Polaris Elem

Glen

Polson Elem

Polson

Polson H S

Polson

Poplar ElemPoplar H S

Poplar

Potomac Elem

Bonner

Powder River Co Dist H S

Broadus

Powell County H S

Deer Lodge

Power ElemPower H S

Power

R16 districts

Ramsay Elem

Ramsay

Rapelje ElemRau Elem

Savage

Red Lodge Elem

Red Lodge

Red Lodge H S

Red Lodge

Reed Point Elem

Reed Point

Reichle Elem

Glen

Roberts K-12 Schools

Roberts

Rocky Boy ElemRocky Boy H S

Box Elder

Ronan Elem

Ronan

Ronan H S

Ronan

Ross Elem

Mosby

Roundup ElemRoundup High School

Roundup

Roy K-12 Schools

Roy

S27 districts

S Y Elem

Miles City

Saco ElemSaco H S

Saco

Savage Elem

Savage

Shelby Elem

Shelby

Shepherd Elem

Shepherd

Sheridan ElemSheridan H S

Sheridan

Shields Valley Elem

Clyde Park

Shields Valley H S

Clyde Park

Sidney Elem

Sidney

Simms H S

Simms

Smith Valley Elem

Kalispell

Somers Elem

Somers

Spring Creek Colony Elem

Winifred

Spring Creek Elem

Decker

Springhill Elem

Belgrade

St Ignatius K-12 Schools

St Ignatius

St Regis K-12 Schools

St Regis

Stevensville ElemStevensville H S

Stevensville

Sun River Valley Elem

Simms

Sunburst K-12 Schools

Sunburst

Sunset Elem

Greenough

Superior K-12 Schools

Superior

Swan River Elem

West Glacier

Swan Valley Elem

Condon

T15 districts

Target Range Elem

Lolo

Terry K-12 Schools

Terry

Thompson Falls Elem

Thompson Falls

Thompson Falls H S

Thompson Falls

Three Forks H S

Three Forks

Townsend K-12 Schools

Townsend

Trail Creek Elem

Miles City

Trego Elem

Trego

Trinity Elem

Canyon Creek

Trout Creek Elem

Medicine Lake

Troy ElemTroy H S

Troy

Turner ElemTurner H S

Turner

Twin Bridges K-12 Schools

Twin Bridges

U2 districts

Ulm Elem

Ulm

Upper West Shore Elem

Polson

V6 districts

Valier Elem

Valier

Valier H S

Valier

Valley View Elem

Polson

Vaughn Elem

Vaughn

Victor K-12 Schools

Victor

Vida Elem

Circle

W21 districts

West Glacier Elem

Kalispell

West Valley Elem

Kalispell

West Yellowstone K-12

West Yellowstone

White Sulphur Spgs K-12

White Sulphur Springs

Whitefish Elem

Whitefish

Whitefish H S

Whitefish

Whitehall ElemWhitehall H S

Whitehall

Whitewater K-12 Schools

Whitewater

Wibaux K-12 Schools

Wibaux

Willow Creek Elem

Willow Creek

Willow Creek H S

Willow Creek

Winifred K-12 Schools

Winifred

Winnett K-12 Schools

Winnett

Wisdom Elem

Wise River

Wise River Elem

Wise River

Wolf Creek Elem

Wolf Creek

Wolf Point Elem

Wolf Point

Wolf Point H S

Wolf Point

Woodman Elem

Lolo

Wyola Elem

Chinook

Y2 districts

Yaak Elem

Troy

Yellowstone Academy Elem

Billings

Z1 district

Zurich Elem

Zurich

Frequently Asked Questions

When does school start in Montana?

For the 2025-26 school year, the first day of school in Montana ranges from July 24, 2025 to September 8, 2025, depending on the district. Check individual district calendars below for exact dates.

When is the last day of school in Montana?

The last day of school in Montana for 2025-26 ranges from May 8, 2026 to June 30, 2026. Each district sets its own end date based on local scheduling.

When is spring break in Montana?

The most common spring break dates in Montana for 2025-26 are March 16, 2026 to March 20, 2026, shared by 46 districts. Other districts may have different dates — check your district's calendar for exact spring break timing.

How many school districts are in Montana?

We have calendar data for 287 school districts in Montana, spanning 175 cities. The average school year includes 177 instructional days.