Wisconsin has 262 school districts across 257 cities with calendar data for the 2025-26 school year. Districts average 177 instructional days per year.
Academic Calendar Overview
Wisconsin school districts follow a 2025-26 academic calendar that spans from July 28, 2025 through June 25, 2026. With 262 districts across 257 cities and communities, Wisconsin 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, Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin districts begin classes on July 28, 2025, while others do not start until September 9, 2025 — a spread of 43 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 Wisconsin district to another could encounter a schedule shift of several weeks, making it important to verify your specific district's calendar each year. Across Wisconsin, 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 Wisconsin runs from March 30, 2026 through April 3, 2026, a schedule shared by 49 districts. Families planning spring travel should be aware that while this is the dominant pattern, not all Wisconsin 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 115 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin communities including Sturgeon Bay, Peshtigo, Little Chute, and Greenleaf are represented in our dataset, alongside hundreds of smaller districts across the state. All calendar data on this site is sourced directly from official Wisconsin 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.
| District | First Day | Last Day | Spring Break | Winter Break |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford School District | Sep 1 | Jun 2 | Mar 22 | Dec 24 |
| Albany School District | Sep 1 | Jun 18 | Mar 22 | — |
| Algoma School District | Sep 1 | May 28 | Mar 22 | Dec 24 |
| Alma Center School District | Aug 25 | Jun 3 | Mar 22 | Jan 1 |
| Alma School District | Aug 24 | May 21 | Mar 26 | Dec 23 |
| Almond-Bancroft School District | Sep 1 | Jun 3 | Mar 22 | Dec 23 |
| Altoona School District | Sep 1 | Jun 3 | Mar 22 | Dec 23 |
| Amery School District | Sep 1 | Jun 3 | Mar 15 | Dec 24 |
| Antigo School District | Aug 31 | May 27 | Mar 29 | Dec 21 |
| Appleton Area School District | Sep 1 | Jun 4 | Mar 29 | Dec 24 |
| Arcadia School District | Aug 19 | May 26 | Mar 22 | Dec 23 |
| Argyle School District | Sep 1 | May 27 | Mar 25 | Dec 24 |
| Ashland School District | Sep 1 | Jun 3 | Mar 22 | Dec 23 |
| Ashwaubenon School District | Sep 1 | Jun 4 | Mar 22 | Dec 23 |
| Athens School District | Sep 1 | May 27 | Mar 24 | Dec 23 |
| Auburndale School District | Sep 1 | May 27 | Mar 25 | Dec 24 |
| Augusta School District | Aug 24 | May 27 | Mar 22 | Dec 23 |
| Baldwin-Woodville Area School District | Sep 1 | May 28 | Mar 8 | Dec 23 |
| Bangor School District | Sep 1 | May 28 | Mar 26 | Dec 24 |
| Baraboo School District | Sep 1 | Jun 4 | Mar 29 | Dec 23 |
A17 districts
Abbotsford
Albany School DistrictAlbany
Algoma School DistrictAlgoma
Alma Center School DistrictAlma Center
Alma School DistrictAlma
Almond-Bancroft School DistrictAlmond
Altoona School DistrictAltoona
Amery School DistrictAmery
Antigo School DistrictAntigo
Appleton Area School DistrictAppleton
Arcadia School DistrictArcadia
Argyle School DistrictArgyle
Ashland School DistrictAshland
Ashwaubenon School DistrictAshwaubenon
Athens School DistrictAthens
Auburndale School DistrictAuburndale
Augusta School DistrictAugusta
B28 districts
Baldwin
Bangor School DistrictRockland
Baraboo School DistrictBaraboo
Barneveld School DistrictBarneveld
Barron Area School DistrictBarron
Bayfield School DistrictBayfield
Beaver Dam School DistrictBeaver Dam
Beecher-Dunbar-Pembine School DistrictPembine
Belleville School DistrictBelleville
Belmont Community School DistrictBelmont
Beloit School DistrictBeloit
Beloit Turner School DistrictBeloit
Benton School DistrictBenton
Berlin Area School DistrictBerlin
Birchwood School DistrictBirchwood
Black Hawk School DistrictWiota
Black River Falls School DistrictSand Pillow
Blair-Taylor School DistrictTaylor
Bloomer School DistrictBloomer
Bonduel School DistrictBonduel
Boscobel Area School DistrictBoscobel
Bowler School DistrictBowler
Boyceville Community School DistrictBoyceville
Brillion School DistrictBrillion
Brodhead School DistrictBrodhead
Brown Deer School DistrictBrown Deer
Bruce School DistrictBruce
Burlington Area School DistrictBurlington
C25 districts
Cadott
Cambria-Friesland School DistrictCambria
Cambridge School DistrictCambridge
Cameron School DistrictCameron
Campbellsport School DistrictCampbellsport
Cashton School DistrictCashton
Cedar Grove-Belgium Area School DistrictCedar Grove
Cedarburg School DistrictCedarburg
Chequamegon School DistrictButternut
Chetek-Weyerhaeuser Area School DistrictChetek
Chilton School DistrictChilton
Chippewa Falls Area School DistrictChippewa Falls
Clayton School DistrictClayton
Clear Lake School DistrictClear Lake
Clinton Community School DistrictClinton
Cochrane-Fountain City School DistrictWaumandee
Colby School DistrictColby
Coleman School DistrictPound
Colfax School DistrictColfax
Columbus School DistrictColumbus
Cornell School DistrictCornell
Crandon School DistrictArgonne
Cuba City School DistrictCuba City
Cudahy School DistrictCudahy
Cumberland School DistrictCumberland
D12 districts
Darlington
D.C. Everest Area School DistrictWeston
De Pere Unified School DistrictGreenleaf
De Soto Area School DistrictDe Soto
Deerfield Community School DistrictDeerfield
DeForest Area School DistrictDeForest
Delavan-Darien School DistrictDarien
Denmark School DistrictDenmark
Dodgeland School DistrictJuneau
Dodgeville School DistrictDodgeville
Drummond Area School DistrictDrummond
Durand School DistrictDurand
E12 districts
East Troy
Eau Claire Area School DistrictEau Claire
Edgar School DistrictFenwood
Edgerton School DistrictEdgerton
Eleva-Strum School DistrictStrum
Elk Mound Area School DistrictElk Mound
Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah School DistrictGlenbeulah
Elkhorn Area School DistrictElkhorn
Ellsworth Community School DistrictEllsworth
Elmbrook School DistrictBrookfield
Elmwood School DistrictElmwood
Evansville Community School DistrictEvansville
F10 districts
Fall Creek
Fall River School DistrictFall River
Fennimore Community School DistrictFennimore
Flambeau School DistrictGlen Flora
Florence School DistrictFlorence
Fond du Lac School DistrictTaycheedah
Fort Atkinson School DistrictFort Atkinson
Franklin Public School DistrictFranklin
Frederic School DistrictLewis
Freedom Area School DistrictLittle Chute
G17 districts
Galesville
Germantown School DistrictGermantown
Gibraltar Area School DistrictSister Bay
Gillett School DistrictPulcifer
Gilman School DistrictGilman
Gilmanton School DistrictGilmanton
Glenwood City School DistrictEmerald
Goodman-Armstrong School DistrictGoodman
Grafton School DistrictGrafton
Granton Area School DistrictGranton
Grantsburg School DistrictGrantsburg
Green Bay Area School DistrictGreen Bay
Green Lake School DistrictGreen Lake
Greendale School DistrictGreendale
Greenfield School DistrictGreenfield
Greenwood School DistrictGreenwood
Gresham School DistrictGresham
H13 districts
Lannon
Hayward Community School DistrictChief Lake
Highland School DistrictHighland
Hilbert School DistrictHilbert
Hillsboro School DistrictHillsboro
Holmen School DistrictHolmen
Horicon School DistrictHoricon
Hortonville School DistrictGreenville
Howard-Suamico School DistrictHoward
Howards Grove School DistrictHowards Grove
Hudson School DistrictHudson
Hurley School DistrictPence
Hustisford School DistrictHustisford
I3 districts
J3 districts
K8 districts
L14 districts
La Crosse
La Farge School DistrictLa Farge
Ladysmith School DistrictLadysmith
Lake Holcombe School DistrictHolcombe
Lake Mills Area School DistrictLake Mills
Lancaster Community School DistrictLancaster
Laona School DistrictNewald
Lena School DistrictLena
Little Chute Area School DistrictLittle Chute
Lodi School DistrictLodi
Lomira School DistrictLomira
Loyal School DistrictLoyal
Luck School DistrictLuck
Luxemburg-Casco School DistrictLuxemburg
M37 districts
Madison
Manawa School DistrictManawa
Manitowoc School DistrictManitowoc
Maple School DistrictBrule
Marathon City School DistrictMarathon City
Marinette School DistrictPeshtigo
Marion School DistrictMarion
Markesan School DistrictMarquette
Marshall School DistrictMarshall
Marshfield School DistrictMarshfield
Mauston School DistrictMauston
Mayville School DistrictMayville
McFarland School DistrictMcFarland
Medford Area School DistrictMedford
Mellen School DistrictMellen
Melrose-Mindoro School DistrictMelrose
Menasha School DistrictMenasha
Menominee Indian School DistrictMiddle Village
Menomonee Falls School DistrictMenomonee Falls
Menomonie Area School DistrictMenomonie
Mequon-Thiensville School DistrictMequon
Mercer School DistrictMercer
Merrill Area School DistrictMerrill
Middleton-Cross Plains School DistrictMiddleton
Milton School DistrictMilton
Milwaukee School DistrictMilwaukee
Mineral Point School DistrictMineral Point
Mishicot School DistrictMishicot
Mondovi School DistrictMondovi
Monona Grove School DistrictCottage Grove
Monroe School DistrictMonroe
Montello School DistrictMontello
Monticello School DistrictMonticello
Mosinee School DistrictMosinee
Mount Horeb Area School DistrictMount Horeb
Mukwonago School DistrictMukwonago
Muskego-Norway School DistrictMuskego
N19 districts
Necedah
Neenah School DistrictNeenah
Neillsville School DistrictNeillsville
Nekoosa School DistrictLake Arrowhead
New Auburn School DistrictNew Auburn
New Berlin School DistrictNew Berlin
New Glarus School DistrictNew Glarus
New Holstein School DistrictSt. Cloud
New Lisbon School DistrictNew Lisbon
New London School DistrictNew London
New Richmond School DistrictNew Richmond
Niagara School DistrictNiagara
Norris School DistrictVernon
North Crawford School DistrictBell Center
North Fond du Lac School DistrictNorth Fond du Lac
Northern Ozaukee School DistrictFredonia
Northland Pines School DistrictEagle River
Northwood School DistrictGordon
Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton School DistrictWilton
O13 districts
Oak Creek
Oakfield School DistrictOakfield
Oconomowoc Area School DistrictLac La Belle
Oconto Falls School DistrictOconto Falls
Oconto School DistrictOconto
Omro School DistrictOmro
Onalaska School DistrictOnalaska
Oostburg School DistrictGibbsville
Oregon School DistrictOregon
Osceola School DistrictOsceola
Oshkosh Area School DistrictOshkosh
Osseo-Fairchild School DistrictAugusta
Owen-Withee School DistrictOwen
P24 districts
Palmyra
Pardeeville Area School DistrictPardeeville
Parkview School DistrictOrfordville
Pecatonica Area School DistrictBlanchardville
Pepin Area School DistrictPepin
Peshtigo School DistrictPeshtigo
Pewaukee School DistrictPewaukee
Phelps School DistrictEagle River
Phillips School DistrictPhillips
Pittsville School DistrictPittsville
Platteville School DistrictPlatteville
Plum City School DistrictPlum City
Plymouth School DistrictPlymouth
Port Edwards School DistrictNekoosa
Port Washington-Saukville School DistrictPort Washington
Portage Community School DistrictPortage
Potosi School DistrictPotosi
Poynette School DistrictPoynette
Prairie du Chien Area School DistrictEastman
Prairie Farm School DistrictPrairie Farm
Prentice School DistrictPrentice
Prescott School DistrictPrescott
Princeton School DistrictPrinceton
Pulaski Community School DistrictPulaski
R18 districts
Racine
Randolph School DistrictRandolph
Random Lake School DistrictRandom Lake
Reedsburg School DistrictReedsburg
Reedsville School DistrictReedsville
Rhinelander School DistrictRhinelander
Rib Lake School DistrictChelsea
Rice Lake Area School DistrictHaugen
Richland School DistrictBoaz
Rio Community School DistrictRio
Ripon Area School DistrictRipon
River Falls School DistrictRiver Falls
River Ridge School DistrictPatch Grove
River Valley School DistrictSpring Green
Riverdale School DistrictMuscoda
Rosendale-Brandon School DistrictRosendale
Rosholt School DistrictRosholt
Royall School DistrictKendall
S35 districts
Bluffview
Seneca School DistrictSeneca
Sevastopol School DistrictSturgeon Bay
Seymour Community School DistrictSeymour
Shawano School DistrictThornton
Sheboygan Area School DistrictSheboygan
Sheboygan Falls School DistrictSheboygan Falls
Shell Lake School DistrictShell Lake
Shiocton School DistrictShiocton
Shorewood School DistrictShorewood
Shullsburg School DistrictShullsburg
Siren School DistrictSiren
Slinger School DistrictSlinger
Solon Springs School DistrictSolon Springs
Somerset School DistrictSomerset
South Milwaukee School DistrictSouth Milwaukee
South Shore School DistrictPort Wing
Southern Door County School DistrictLittle Sturgeon
Southwestern Wisconsin School DistrictHazel Green
Sparta Area School DistrictSparta
Spencer School DistrictSpencer
Spooner Area School DistrictTrego
Spring Valley School DistrictSpring Valley
St. Croix Central School DistrictRoberts
St. Croix Falls School DistrictSt. Croix Falls
St. Francis School DistrictSt. Francis
Stanley-Boyd Area School DistrictStanley
Stevens Point Area School DistrictWhiting
Stockbridge School DistrictStockbridge
Stoughton Area School DistrictStoughton
Stratford School DistrictStratford
Sturgeon Bay School DistrictSturgeon Bay
Sun Prairie Area School DistrictSun Prairie
Superior School DistrictSuperior
Suring School DistrictMountain
T9 districts
Thorp
Three Lakes School DistrictThree Lakes
Tigerton School DistrictTigerton
Tomah Area School DistrictWyeville
Tomahawk School DistrictTomahawk
Tomorrow River School DistrictAmherst Junction
Tri-County Area School DistrictPlainfield
Turtle Lake School DistrictTurtle Lake
Two Rivers School DistrictTwo Rivers
U1 district
V3 districts
W37 districts
Wabeno
Washburn School DistrictWashburn
Washington Island School DistrictEllison Bay
Waterloo School DistrictWaterloo
Watertown School DistrictWatertown
Waukesha School DistrictWaukesha
Waunakee Community School DistrictWaunakee
Waupaca School DistrictKing
Waupun School DistrictAlto
Wausau School DistrictSchofield
Wausaukee School DistrictWausaukee
Wautoma Area School DistrictWautoma
Wauwatosa School DistrictWauwatosa
Wauzeka-Steuben School DistrictWauzeka
Webster School DistrictDanbury
West Allis School DistrictWest Allis
West Bend School DistrictWest Bend
West De Pere School DistrictHobart
West Salem School DistrictWest Salem
Westfield School DistrictHarrisville
Weston School DistrictCazenovia
Weyauwega-Fremont School DistrictWeyauwega
White Lake School DistrictWhite Lake
Whitefish Bay School DistrictWhitefish Bay
Whitehall School DistrictPigeon Falls
Whitewater School DistrictWhitewater
Whitnall School DistrictHales Corners
Wild Rose School DistrictWild Rose
Williams Bay School DistrictWilliams Bay
Winneconne Community School DistrictWinneconne
Winter School DistrictWinter
Wisconsin Dells School DistrictWisconsin Dells
Wisconsin Heights School DistrictBlack Earth
Wisconsin Rapids School DistrictWisconsin Rapids
Wittenberg-Birnamwood School DistrictEland
Wonewoc-Union Center School DistrictWonewoc
Wrightstown Community School DistrictGreenleaf
Frequently Asked Questions
When does school start in Wisconsin?
For the 2025-26 school year, the first day of school in Wisconsin ranges from July 28, 2025 to September 9, 2025, depending on the district. Check individual district calendars below for exact dates.
When is the last day of school in Wisconsin?
The last day of school in Wisconsin for 2025-26 ranges from May 4, 2026 to June 25, 2026. Each district sets its own end date based on local scheduling.
When is spring break in Wisconsin?
The most common spring break dates in Wisconsin for 2025-26 are March 30, 2026 to April 3, 2026, shared by 49 districts. Other districts may have different dates — check your district's calendar for exact spring break timing.
How many school districts are in Wisconsin?
We have calendar data for 262 school districts in Wisconsin, spanning 257 cities. The average school year includes 177 instructional days.