Wyoming School Calendar 2026-2027: Spring Break & Winter Break Dates
Wyoming has 48 public school districts, and each adopts its own school calendar. Together they enroll 89,377 students; the largest, Laramie County School District #1, enrolls 13,426 (NCES, 2024-25).
The dates below are statewide planning windows for 2026-27 and 2027-28: our estimate of when most Wyoming 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 Wyoming
5 districts enroll 48% of Wyoming's district students. The other 43 districts each set a calendar of their own, so two schools a few miles apart can break in different weeks.
| District | Students | Calendar |
|---|---|---|
| Laramie County School District #1Cheyenne | 13,42639 schools | Check the district's website |
| Natrona County School District #1Casper | 12,35227 schools | Check the district's website |
| Campbell County School District #1Gillette | 8,45923 schools | Check the district's website |
| Sweetwater County School District #1Rock Springs | 4,78915 schools | Check the district's website |
| Albany County School District #1Laramie | 3,75217 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 Wyoming law shapes the school calendar
- Start and end dates
- Not specified in statute or regulation.
- Minimum instructional time
- 175 days
- Kindergarten: 450 hours
- Grades 1-5: 900 hours
- Grades 6-8: 1,050 hours
- Grades 9-12: 1,100 hours
- Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 21-4-301; Wyo. Admin. Code 206.0002.22 § 5
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 Wyoming
Most districts follow this calendar pattern, though private schools may vary a bit on start dates and religious holidays.
Wyoming school calendars are determined locally, but most favor a mid-to-late August start.
Wyoming's 2027-2028 year continues with local determination of mid-to-late August starts.
Wyoming school breaks: quick answers
The most searched Wyoming dates for 2026-27 at a glance.
When is winter break in Wyoming 2026-27?
Winter break in Wyoming (2026-27) is December 21, 2026 - January 1, 2027.
When is spring break in Wyoming 2026-27?
Spring break in Wyoming (2026-27) is March 29 - April 2, 2027.
When is summer break in Wyoming 2026-27?
Summer break in Wyoming (2026-27) is May 29, 2027 - August 15, 2027. Exact dates vary by district — confirm with your local school calendar.
When does school start and end in Wyoming 2026-27?
School in Wyoming (2026-27) starts August 17 - 25, 2026 and ends May 20 - 28, 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 Wyoming:
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: