Oregon School Calendar 2026-2027: Spring Break & Winter Break Dates
Oregon has 171 public school districts, and each adopts its own school calendar. Together they enroll 534,695 students; the largest, Portland SD 1J, enrolls 43,357 (NCES, 2024-25).
The dates below are statewide planning windows for 2026-27 and 2027-28: our estimate of when most Oregon schools take each break. They are not any one district's official calendar, so check your own district's calendar before booking travel.
Last updated: · Next review: January 2027
Dates vary by district. Use the statewide windows below for planning, then confirm with your local school district calendar before booking travel. Read how we source these dates.
Largest school districts in Oregon
5 districts enroll 29% of Oregon's district students. The other 166 districts each set a calendar of their own, so two schools a few miles apart can break in different weeks.
| District | Students | Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Portland SD 1JPortland | 43,35786 schools | Check the district's website |
| Salem-Keizer SD 24JSalem | 37,98265 schools | Check the district's website |
| Beaverton SD 48JBeaverton | 37,89156 schools | Check the district's website |
| Hillsboro SD 1JHillsboro | 18,78137 schools | Check the district's website |
| North Clackamas SD 12Milwaukie | 16,98231 schools | Check the district's website |
Enrollment and district counts: NCES Common Core of Data, LEA directory 2024-25 (via Urban Institute Education Data API). Counts cover regular local school districts; enrollment is fall 2024.
How Oregon law shapes the school calendar
- Start and end dates
- District option.
- Or. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 332.075
- Minimum instructional time
- Half-day Kindergarten: 450 hours
- Grades K-8: 900 hours
- Grades 9-11: 990 hours
- Grade 12: 966 hours
- Recess may count towards instructional time for a certain number of hours through grade 3.
- 30 hours may be used for parent teacher conferences.
- Or. Admin. R. 581-022-2320
Source: Education Commission of the States 50-state comparison, published January 2020 (days and hours, start and finish dates). Calendar statutes change, so check the cited section for the current text. Every state side by side: school calendar laws by state.
Good to know in Oregon
Most districts follow this calendar pattern, though private schools may vary a bit on start dates and religious holidays.
Oregon districts often start in late August or very early September, avoiding a post-Labor Day mandate.
Oregon's 2027-2028 academic year continues with late August start trends.
Oregon school breaks: quick answers
The most searched Oregon dates for 2026-27 at a glance.
When is winter break in Oregon 2026-27?
Winter break in Oregon (2026-27) is December 21, 2026 - January 1, 2027.
When is spring break in Oregon 2026-27?
Spring break in Oregon (2026-27) is March 22 - 26, 2027.
When is summer break in Oregon 2026-27?
Summer break in Oregon (2026-27) is June 19, 2027 - August 29, 2027. Exact dates vary by district — confirm with your local school calendar.
When does school start and end in Oregon 2026-27?
School in Oregon (2026-27) starts August 31 - September 2, 2026 and ends June 12 - 18, 2027.
Sources & verification
The statewide windows are our planning estimates, not transcribed from a single official calendar. District pages linked above are transcribed from each district's own published calendar. Official sources for Oregon:
Compare with other states
Planning guides:
- When does school start in America? Start dates by state
- When does school end in America? Last day of school by state
- US summer break 2027 dates by state
- Spring break 2027 & 2028 dates by state
- Winter break dates by state
- Thanksgiving break dates by state
- Easter school holidays and the spring break overlap
- Back-to-school planning guide
- Easter and Good Friday dates 2027-2036
- Thanksgiving dates 2027-2036
Research from our own calendar data: