Illinois has 544 school districts across 191 cities with calendar data for the 2025-26 school year. Districts average 178 instructional days per year.
Academic Calendar Overview
Illinois school districts follow a 2025-26 academic calendar that spans from July 18, 2025 through June 9, 2027. With 544 districts across 191 cities and communities, Illinois 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 178 instructional days required per year, Illinois 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 Illinois districts begin classes on July 18, 2025, while others do not start until August 27, 2026 — a spread of 405 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 Illinois district to another could encounter a schedule shift of several weeks, making it important to verify your specific district's calendar each year. Across Illinois, districts average 178 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 Illinois runs from March 23, 2026 through March 27, 2026, a schedule shared by 112 districts. Families planning spring travel should be aware that while this is the dominant pattern, not all Illinois 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 358 Illinois 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 Illinois communities including Virginia, Venice, Hamilton, and Brimfield are represented in our dataset, alongside hundreds of smaller districts across the state. All calendar data on this site is sourced directly from official Illinois 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 18 – Aug 27
Last Day of School
May 4 – Jun 9
Most Common Spring Break
Mar 23 – Mar 27
112 districts
Most Common Winter Break
Dec 22 – Jan 2
358 districts
Top Cities by District Count
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Showing districts with available 2025-26 calendar data. Data updates daily.
A37 districts
A.B.L. Community Unit School District 6A-C Central Community Unit School District 262
Virginia
Abingdon-Avon Community Unit School District 276St. Augustine
Addison School District 4Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125Akin Community Consolidated School District 91Albers School District 63Alden Hebron School District 19Allen-Otter Creek Community Consolidated School District 65Allendale Community Consolidated School District 17Allendale
Alsip-Hazelgreen-Oak Lawn School District 126Altamont Community Unit School District 10Altamont
Alton Community Unit School District 11Alton
AlWood Community Unit School District 225Woodhull
Amboy Community Unit School District 272Amboy
and annexed into Kewanee Community Unit School District 229 in 2011Anna Community Consolidated School District 37Anna Jonesboro Community High School District 81Annawan Community Unit School District 226Annawan
Antioch Community Consolidated School District 34Aptakisic-Tripp Community Consolidated School District 102Arbor Park School District 145Arcola Community Unit School District 306Argenta-Oreana Community Unit School District 1Argenta
Argo Community High School District 217Arlington Heights School District 25Armstrong-Ellis Consolidated School District 61Armstrong Township High School District 225Arthur Community Unit School District 305Hammond
Ashley Community Consolidated School District 15Ashton-Franklin Center Community Unit School District 275Astoria Community Unit School District 1Astoria
Athens Community Unit School District 213Cantrall
Atwood Heights School District 125Auburn Community Unit School District 10Auburn
Aviston School District 21Avoca School District 37B52 districts
Ball Chatham Community Unit School District 5Bannockburn Elementary School District 106Barrington Community Unit School District 220
Barrington Hills
Bartelso School District 57Bartonville School District 66Batavia Unit School District 101North Aurora
Beach Park Community Consolidated School District 3Beardstown Community Unit School District 15Beardstown
Beecher City Community Unit School District 20Beecher City
Beecher Community Unit School District 200UBeecher
Belle Valley School District 119Belleville School District 118Belleville Township High School District 201Bellwood School District 88Belvidere Community Unit School District 100Bement Community Unit School District 5Bement
Benjamin School District 25Bensenville School District 2Benton Community Consolidated School District 47Benton Consolidated High School District 103Berkeley School District 87Berwyn North School District 98Bethalto Community Unit School District 8Bethel School District 82Big Hollow School District 38Bloom Township High School District 206Bloomingdale School District 13Bloomington School District 87Bloomington
Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 18Farmer City
Bluford Unit School District 318Bluford
Bond County Community Unit School District 2Greenville
Bourbonnais School District 53Bradford Community Unit School District 1Bradford
Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School District 307Bradley Elementary School District 61Breese Elementary School District 12Bremen Community High School District 228Brimfield Community Unit School District 309Brimfield
Brookfield-Lagrange Park School District 95Brooklyn Unit School District 188Brookwood School District 167Brown County Community Unit School District 1Mount Sterling
Brownstown Community Unit School District 201Brownstown
Brussels Community Unit School District 42Brussels
Buncombe Consolidated School District 43Bunker Hill Community Unit School District 8Bunker Hill
Burbank School District 111Bureau Valley Community Unit School District 340Manlius
Burnham School District 154½Bushnell Prairie City Community Unit School District 170Butler School District 53Byron Community Unit School District 226Byron
C90 districts
Cahokia Community Unit School District 187
Sauget
Cairo Unified School District 1Calhoun Community Unit School District 40Hamburg
Calumet City School District 155Cambridge Community Unit School District 227Cambridge
Canton Union School District 66Canton
Carbondale Community High School District 165Carbondale Elementary School District 95Carlinville Community Unit School District 1Carlinville
Carlyle Community Unit School District 1Huey
Carmi-White County Community Unit School District 5Maunie
Carrier Mills-Stonefort Community Unit School District 2Carrollton Community Unit School District 1Carrollton
Carterville Community Unit School District 5Crainville
Carthage Elementary School District 317Cary Community Consolidated School District 26Casey Community Unit School District C-1Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District C-4Cass School District 63Center Cass School District 66Central City School District 133Central Community High School District 71Central Community Unit School District 3Central Community Unit School District 301Lily Lake
Central Community Unit School District 4Clifton
Central School District 104Central School District 51Central Stickney School District 110Centralia High School District 200Centralia School District 135Century Community Unit School District 100New Grand Chain
Cerro Gordo Community Unit School District 100Cerro Gordo
Chadwick-Milledgeville Community Unit School District 399Milledgeville
Champaign Unit 4 School DistrictChaney-Monge School District 88Channahon School District 17Charleston Community Unit School District 1Charleston
Chester Community Unit School District 139Chester
Chester-East Lincoln Community Consolidated School District 61Chicago Heights School District 170Chicago Public SchoolsChicago Ridge School District 127½Christopher Unit School District 99Cicero School District 99Cissna Park Community Unit School District 6Cissna Park
City of Chicago School District 299Clay City Community Unit School District 10Clinton Community Unit School District 15Clinton
Coal City Community Unit School District 1Carbon Hill
Cobden Unit School District 17Collinsville Community Unit School District 10Collinsville
Colona School District 190Columbia Community Unit School District 4Columbia
Community Consolidated School District 15Community Consolidated School District 168Community Consolidated School District 180Community Consolidated School District 204Community Consolidated School District 211Community Consolidated School District 46Community Consolidated School District 54Community Consolidated School District 59Community Consolidated School District 62Community Consolidated School District 62 (Illinois)Community Consolidated School District 89Community Consolidated School District 93Community High School District 117Community High School District 128Community High School District 155Community High School District 218Community High School District 94Community High School District 99Community Unit School District 200Winfield
Community Unit School District 200 (DuPage County, Illinois)Community Unit School District 3, Fulton CountyCommunity Unit School District 300Gilberts
Community Unit School District 95Consolidated High School District 230Cook County School District 104Cook County School District 130Cornell Community Consolidated School District 426Country Club Hills School District 160Cowden-Herrick Community Unit School District 3AHerrick
Crab Orchard Community Unit School District 3Crab Orchard
Crescent Iroquois Community Unit School District 249Crescent City
Creston Community Consolidated School District 161Crete Monee Community Unit School District 201UCreve Coeur School District 76Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47Cumberland Community Unit School District 77Toledo
Cypress School District 64D29 districts
Dakota Community Unit School District 201
Dakota
Dallas Elementary School District 327Damiansville School District 62Danville Community Consolidated School District 118Danville
Darien School District 61Decatur School District 61Decatur
Deer Creek-Mackinaw Community Unit School District 701Heritage Lake
Deer Park Community Consolidated School District 82Deerfield School District 109DeKalb Community Unit School District 428DeKalb
DeLand-Weldon Community Unit School District 57Weldon
DePue Unit School District 103Desoto Consolidated School District 86Diamond Lake School District 76Dieterich Community Unit School District 30Dieterich
Dimmick Community Consolidated School District 175Dixon Unit School District 170Dixon
Dolton Riverdale School District 148Dolton School District 149Dongola Unit School District 66Donovan Community Unit School District 3Martinton
Downers Grove Grade School District 58Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300St. Johns
Dunlap Community Unit School District 323Dunlap
DuPage High School District 88Dupo Community Unit School District 196Dupo
Durand Community Unit School District 322Durand
Dwight Common School District 232Dwight Township High School District 230E33 districts
Earlville Community Unit School District 9
Earlville
East Alton School District 13East Alton-Wood River Community High School District 14East Aurora Public School District 131East Coloma-Nelson Consolidated Elementary School District 20East Dubuque Unit School District 119East Maine School District 63East Moline School District 37East Peoria Community High School District 309East Peoria School District 86East Prairie School District 73East St. Louis School District 189East St. Louis
Eastland Community Unit School District 308Lanark
Edinburg Community Unit School District 4Edinburg
Edwards County Community Unit School District 1Albion
Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7Holiday Shores
Effingham Community Unit School District 40Watson
Egyptian Community Unit School District 5Olive Branch
El Paso-Gridley Community Unit School District 11El Paso
Eldorado Community Unit School District 4Eldorado
Elementary School District 159Elgin Area School District U46Elmhurst Community Unit School District 205Elmwood Community Unit School District 322Brimfield
Elmwood Park Community Unit School District 401Elmwood Park
Elverado Community Unit School District 196Vergennes
Elwood Community Consolidated School District 203Emmons School District 33Erie Community Unit School District 1Hillsdale
Evanston/Skokie School District 65Evanston Township High School District 202Evergreen Park Community High School District 231Evergreen Park Elementary School District 124F26 districts
Fairfield Community High School District 225Fairfield Public School District 112Fairmont School District 89Fairview School District 72Farmington Central Community Unit School District 265
Elmwood
Farrington Community Consolidated School District 99Fenton Community High School District 100Field Community Consolidated School District 3Fieldcrest Community Unit School District 6Rutland
Fisher Community Unit School District 1Fisher
Flora Community Unit School District 35Xenia
Flossmoor School District 161Ford Heights School District 169Forest Park School District 91Forest Ridge School District 142Forrestville Valley Community Unit School District 221Adeline
Fox Lake Grade School District 114Fox River Grove Consolidated School District 3Frankfort Community Consolidated School District 157CFrankfort Community Unit School District 168West Frankfort
Franklin Community Unit School District 1Franklin
Franklin Park School District 84Freeburg Community Consolidated School District 70Freeburg Community High School District 77Freeport School District 145Freeport
Fremont School District 79G38 districts
Galatia Community Unit School District 1
Galatia
Galena Unit School District 120Galena
Galesburg Community Unit School District 205Galesburg
Gallatin Community Unit School District 7Junction
Galva Community Unit School District 224Galva
Gardner Community Consolidated School District 72CGardner-South Wilmington Township High School District 73Gavin School District 37Geff Community Consolidated School District 14General George Patton School District 133Geneseo Community Unit School District 228Geneseo
Geneva Community Unit School District 304Geneva
Genoa Kingston Community Unit School District 424Germantown Hills School District 69Germantown School District 60Giant City Community Consolidated School District 130Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5Gibson City
Gifford Community Consolidated School District 188Gillespie Community Unit School District 7East Gillespie
Glen Ellyn School District 41Glenbard Township High School District 87Glencoe School District 35Glenview Community Consolidated School District 34Golf School District 67Gower School District 62Grand Prairie Community Consolidated School District 6Grand Ridge Community Consolidated School District 95Granite City Community Unit School District 9Granite City
Grant Community Consolidated School District 110Grant Community High School District 124Grant Park Community Unit School District 6Grant Park
Grass Lake School District 36Grayslake Community High School District 127Grayville Community Unit School District 1Grayville
Greenfield Community Unit School District 10Greenfield
Greenview Community Unit School District 200Greenview
Griggsville-Perry Community Unit School District 4Perry
Gurnee School District 56H35 districts
Hall High School District 502Hamilton Community Consolidated School District 328
Hamilton
Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10McLeansboro
Hampton School District 29Hardin County Community Unit School District 1Cave-In-Rock
Harlem School District 122Harmony Emge School District 175Harrisburg Community Unit School District 3Harrisburg
Harrison School District 36Hartsburg Emden Community Unit School District 21Harvard Community Unit School District 50Harvard
Harvey School District 152Havana Community Unit School District 126Bath
Hawthorn Community Consolidated School District 73Henry-Senachwine Community Unit School District 5Heritage Community Unit School District 8Broadlands
Herrin Community Unit School District 4Colp
Herscher Community Unit School District 2Herscher
Heyworth Community Unit School District 4Heyworth
Hiawatha Community Unit School District 426Kirkland
High Mount School District 116Highland Community Unit School District 5Grantfork
Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3Schram City
Hillside School District 93Hinckley Big Rock Community Unit School District 429Hinsdale Community Consolidated School District 181Hinsdale Township High School District 86Hollis Consolidated School District 328Homer Community Consolidated School District 33CHomewood Flossmoor Community High School District 233Homewood School District 153Hononegah Community High School District 207Hoopeston Area Community Unit School District 11East Lynn
Hoover-Schrum Memorial School District 157Hutsonville Community Unit School District 1Annapolis
I10 districts
Illini Bluffs Community Unit School District 327
Glasford
Illini Central Community Unit School District 189Mason City
Illini West High School District 307Indian Prairie School District 204Indian Springs School District 109Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9Watseka
Iroquois West Community Unit School District 10Onarga
Irvington Community Consolidated School District 11Itasca School District 10Iuka Community Consolidated School District 7J10 districts
J. Sterling Morton High School District 201Jacksonville School District 117
South Jacksonville
Jasper Community Consolidated School District 17Jasper County Community Unit School District 1Newton
Jersey Community Unit School District 100Otterville
John F. Kennedy Community Consolidated School District 129Johnsburg Community Unit School District 12Johnsburg
Johnston City Community Unit School District 1Pittsburg
Joliet Public School District 86Joliet Township High School District 204K13 districts
Kaneland Community Unit School District 302
Kaneville
Kankakee School District 111Aroma Park
Kansas Community Unit School District 3Kansas
Keeneyville School District 20Kell Consolidated School District 2Kenilworth School District 38Kewanee Community Unit School District 229Neponset
Kildeer Countryside Community Consolidated School District 96Kings Consolidated School District 144Kinnikinnick Community Consolidated School District 131Kirby School District 140Knoxville Community Unit School District 202Gilson
Komarek School District 94L47 districts
La Harpe Community School District 347La Moille Community Unit School District 303
La Moille
Ladd Community Consolidated School District 94LaGrange Elementary School District 102LaGrange Highlands School District 106Lake Bluff Elementary School District 65Lake Forest Community High School District 115Lake Forest School District 67Lake Park Community High School District 108Lake Villa Community Consolidated School District 41Lansing School District 158Laraway Community Consolidated School District 70CLaSalle Elementary School District 122LaSalle-Peru Township High School District 120Lawrence County Community Unit School District 20Le Roy Community Unit School District 2Le Roy
Lebanon Community Unit School District 9Lebanon
Leland Community Unit School District 1Leland
Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113ALemont Township High School District 210Lena-Winslow Community Unit School District 202Lena
Lewistown Community Unit School District 97Havana
Lexington Community Unit School District 7Lexington
Leyden Community High School District 212Leyden High School District 212Liberty Community Unit School District 2Liberty
Lick Creek Community Consolidated School District 16Limestone Community High School District 310Limestone Walters Community Consolidated School District 316Lincoln Community High School District 404Lincoln Elementary School District 156Lincoln Elementary School District 27Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210Lincolnshire-Prairie View School District 103Lincolnwood School District 74Lindop School District 92Lisbon Community Consolidated School District 90Lisle Community Unit School District 202Lisle
list of school districts in IllinoisLitchfield Community Unit School District 12Litchfield
Lockport Township High School District 205Lombard School District 44Lostant Community Unit School District 425Lostant
Lowpoint-Washburn Community Unit School District 21Washburn
Ludlow Community Consolidated School District 142Lyons School District 103Lyons Township High School District 204M69 districts
Macomb Community Unit School District 185
Macomb
Madison Community Unit School District 12Venice
Maercker School District 60Mahomet-Seymour Community Unit School District 3Mahomet
Maine Township High School District 207Malden Community Consolidated School District 84Manhattan School District 114Mannheim School District 83Manteno Community Unit School District 5Manteno
Marengo Community High School District 154Marengo-Union Elementary School District 165Marion Community Unit School District 2Marion
Marissa Community Unit School District 40Marissa
Maroa Forsyth Community Unit School District 2Marquardt School District 15Marseilles Elementary School District 150Marshall Community Unit School District C-2Mattoon Community Unit School District 2Mattoon
Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview School District 89Mazon-Verona-Kinsman Elementary School District 2CMcAuley School District No. 27McHenry Community High School District 156McHenry School District 15Medinah School District 11Mendota Consolidated Community School District 289Mendota Township High School District 280Mercer County School District 404Joy
Meredosia-Chambersburg Community Unit School District 11Meredosia
Meridian Community Unit School District 101Mounds
Meridian Community Unit School District 15Boody
Meridian Community Unit School District 223Davis Junction
Metamora Community Consolidated School District 1Metamora Township High School District 122Midland Community Unit School District 7Lacon
Midlothian School District 143Midwest Central Community Unit School District 191Manito
Milford Area Public Schools District 124Millburn Community Consolidated School District 24Miller Township Community Consolidated School District 210Millstadt Community Consolidated School District 160Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201Minooka Community High School District 111Mokena School District 159Moline-Coal Valley Community Unit School District 40Moline School DistrictMomence Community Unit School District 1Momence
Monmouth-Roseville Community Unit School District 238Roseville
Monroe School District 70Monticello Community Unit School District 25Monticello
Montmorency Community Consolidated School District 145Morris Community High School District 101Morris School District 54Morrison Community Unit School District 6Morrison
Morrisonville Community Unit School District 1Palmer
Morton Community Unit School District 709Morton
Morton Grove School District 70Mount Auburn Community Unit School District 5Mount Carroll Community Unit School District 304Mount Morris Community Unit School District 261Mount Olive Community Unit School District 5Mount Olive
Mount Prospect School District 57Mount Vernon School District 80Mount Vernon Township High School District 201Mt. Pulaski Community Unit School District 23Mt. Zion Community Unit School District 3Mulberry Grove Community Unit School District 1Mulberry Grove
Mundelein Consolidated High School District 120Mundelein Elementary School District 75Murphysboro Community Unit School District 186Murphysboro
N36 districts
Naperville Community Unit School District 203Nashville Community Consolidated School District 49Nashville Community High School District 99Nauvoo–Colusa Community Unit School District 325Neoga Community Unit School District 3
Neoga
Nettle Creek Community Consolidated School District 24CNew Athens Community Unit School District 60New Athens
New Berlin Community Unit School District 16New Hope Community Consolidated School District 6New Lenox School District 122New Simpson Hill School District 32New Trier Township High School District 203Newark Community Consolidated School District 66Newark Community High School District 18Niles Elementary School District 71Niles Township High School District 219Nippersink School District 2Nokomis Community Unit School District 22Coalton
Norridge School District 80Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 3Enfield
North Boone Community Unit School District 200Poplar Grove
North Chicago School District 187North Chicago
North Clay Community Unit School District 25Louisville
North Greene Community Unit School District 3North Mac Community Unit School District 34Girard
North Palos School District 117North Pekin & Marquette Heights School District 102North Shore School District 112North Wamac School District 186North Wayne Community Unit School District 200Cisne
Northbrook/Glenview School District 30Northbrook School District 27Northbrook School District 28Northfield Township High School District 225Northwestern Community Unit School District 2Palmyra
Norwood Elementary School District 63O27 districts
O'Fallon Community Consolidated School District 90O'Fallon Township High School District 203Oak Grove School District 68Oak Grove School District 68 (Bartonville, Illinois)Oak Grove School District 68 (Lake County, Illinois)Oak Lawn Community High School District 229Oak Lawn-Hometown School District 123Oak Park and River Forest High School District 200Oak Park Elementary School District 97Oakdale Community Consolidated School District 1Oakland Community Unit School District 5
Oakland
Oakwood Community Unit School District 76Oakwood
Oblong Community Unit School District 4Oblong
Odell Community Consolidated School District 435Odin Public School District 722Odin
Oglesby Elementary School District 125Ohio Community Consolidated School District 17Ohio Community High School District 505Okaw Valley Community Unit School District 302Bethany
Olympia Community Unit School District 16Minier
Opdyke-Belle Rive Community Consolidated School District 5Orangeville Community Unit School District 203Orangeville
Oregon Community Unit School District 220Oregon
Orion Community Unit School District 223Orion
Orland School District 135Ottawa Elementary School District 141Ottawa Township High School District 140P55 districts
Palestine Community Unit School District 3
Palestine
Palos Heights School District 128Palos School District 118Pana Community Unit School District 8Pana
Panhandle Community Unit School District 2Harvel
Paris Community Unit School District No. 4Paris Union School District 95Park Forest School District 163Park Ridge-Niles School District 64Patoka Community Unit School District 100Patoka
Paw Paw Community Unit School District 271Pawnee Community Unit School District 11Pawnee
Paxton-Buckley-Loda Community Unit School District 10Loda
Payson Community Unit School District 1Payson
Pearl City Community Unit School District 200Pearl City
Pecatonica Community Unit School District 321Pecatonica
Pekin Community High School District 303Pekin Public School District 108Pembroke Community Consolidated School District 259Pennoyer School District 79Peoria Heights Community Unit School District 325Peoria Heights
Peoria School District 150West Peoria
Peotone Community Unit School District 207UAndres
Peru Elementary School District 124Pikeland Community Unit School District 10Pittsfield
Pinckneyville Community High School District 101Pinckneyville School District 50Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202Plano Community Unit School District 88Plano
Pleasant Hill Community Unit School District 3Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill School District 69Pleasant Plains Community Unit School District 8Pleasant Plains
Pleasant Valley School District 62Pleasantdale School District 107Polo Community Unit School District 222Polo
Pontiac Community Consolidated School District 429Pontiac Township High School District 90Pontiac William Holliday School District 105Pope County Community Unit School District 1Golconda
Porta Community Unit School District 202Lake Petersburg
Posen-Robbins School District 143½Potomac Community Unit School District 10Prairie Central Community Unit School District 8Fairbury
Prairie Grove Community School District 46Prairie Hill Community Consolidated School District 133Prairie-Hills Elementary School District 144Prairieview-Ogden Community Consolidated School District 197Prichard Clark Community Elementary School District 340Princeton Elementary School District 115Princeton High School District 500Princeville Community Unit School District 326Princeville
Prophetstown-Lyndon-Tampico Community Unit School District 3Tampico
Prospect Heights School District 23Proviso Township High Schools District 209Putnam County Community Unit School District 535McNabb
Q2 districts
R48 districts
R.O.W.V.A. Community Unit School District 208Raccoon Consolidated School District 1Ramsey Community Unit School District 204
Ramsey
Rankin Community School District 98Rantoul City School District 137Rantoul Township High School District 193Reavis Township High School District 220Red Bud Community Unit School District 132Evansville
Red Hill Community Unit School District 10Bridgeport
Reed Custer Community Unit School District 255UCuster Park
Rhodes School District 84½Rich Township High School District 227Richland County Community Unit School District 1Olney
Richland School District 88ARichmond-Burton Community High School District 157Ridgeland School District 122Ridgeview Community Unit School District 19Colfax
Ridgewood Community High School District 234Riley Community Consolidated School District 18River Bend Community Unit School District 2River Forest Public Schools District 90River Grove School District 85½River Ridge Community Unit School District 210Elizabeth
River Trails School District 26Riverdale Community Unit School District 100Port Byron
Riverside School District 96Riverton Community Unit School District 14Riverton
Riverview Community Consolidated School District 2Roanoke Benson Community Unit School District 60Robein School District 85Robinson Community Unit School District 2Robinson
Rochelle Community Consolidated School District 231Rochelle Township High School District 212Rochester Community Unit School District 3ARochester
Rock Falls Township High School District 301Rock Island–Milan School District 41Rockdale School District 84Rockford Public School District 205Rockridge Community Unit School District 300Buffalo Prairie
Rockton School District 140Rome Community Consolidated School District 2Rondout School District 72Rooks Creek Community Consolidated School District 425Rosemont Elementary School District 78Rossville-Alvin Community Unit School District 7Rossville
Round Lake Area Schools District 116Roxana Community Unit School District 1Roxana
Rutland Community Consolidated School District 230S66 districts
Saint David School District 87Saint Elmo Community Unit School District 202Saint Joseph Ogden Community High School District 305Saint Rose School District 14-15Salem Community High School District 600Salem School District 111Salt Creek School District 48Salt Fork Community Unit School District 512
Fairmount
Sandoval Community Unit School District 501Sandoval
Sandwich Community Unit School District 430Sandwich
Sangamon Valley Community Unit School District 9Niantic
Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60CSaunemin Community Consolidated School District 438Scales Mound Community Unit School District 211Scales Mound
Schiller Park School District 81Schuyler-Industry Community Unit School District 5Rushville
Scott-Morgan Community Unit School District 2Selmaville Community Consolidated School District 10Seneca Community Consolidated School District 170Seneca Township High School District 160Serena Community Unit School District 2Shawnee Community Unit School District 84Alto Pass
Shelbyville Community Unit School District 4Shelbyville
Sherrard Community Unit School District 200Cable
Shiloh Community Unit School District 1Brocton
Shiloh Village School District 85Shirland Community Consolidated School District 134Signal Hill School District 181Silvis School District 34Skokie-Morton School District 69Skokie School District 68Skokie School District 73½Smithton Community Consolidated School District 130Somonauk Community Unit School District 432Somonauk
South Beloit Community Unit School District 320South Berwyn School District 100South Fork School District 14Bulpitt
South Holland School District 150South Holland School District 151South Pekin School District 137South Wilmington Community Consolidated School District 74Southeastern Community Unit School District 337Bowen
Southwestern Community Unit School District 9Shipman
Sparta Community Unit School District 140Sparta
Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4London Mills
Spring Garden School District 178Spring Lake Community Consolidated School District 606Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 99Springfield School District 186Leland Grove
St. George Community Consolidated School District 258St. Joseph Community Consolidated School District 169St. Libory Consolidated School District 30Stark County Community Unit School District 100Toulon
Staunton Community Unit School District 6Staunton
Steeleville Community Unit School District 138Steeleville
Steger School District 194Sterling Community Unit School District 5Stockton Community Unit School District 206Stockton
Streator Elementary School District 44Streator Township High School District 40Sullivan Community Unit School District 300Sullivan
Summersville School District 79Summit Hill School District 161Sunnybrook School District 171Sunset Ridge School District 29Sycamore Community Unit School District 427Sycamore
T24 districts
Taft School District 90Tamaroa School District 5Taylorville Community Unit School District 3
Taylorville
Teutopolis Community Unit School District 50Teutopolis
Thomasboro Community Consolidated School District 130Thompsonville Community Unit School District 174Thompsonville
Thornton Fractional Township High School District 215Thornton School District 154Thornton Township High School District 205Tinley Park Community Consolidated School District 146Tolono Community Unit School District 7Tolono
Tonica Community Consolidated School District 79Township High School District 113Township High School District 211Township High School District 214Tremont Community Unit School District 702Tremont
Tri-City Community Unit School District 1Buffalo
Tri-Point Community Unit School District 6-JCullom
Tri-Valley Community Unit School District 3Downs
Triad Community Unit School District 2St. Jacob
Trico Community Unit School District 176Ava
Triopia Community Unit School District 27Concord
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30CTuscola Community Unit School District 301Tuscola
U7 districts
V9 districts
Valley View Community Unit School District 365U
Romeoville
Valmeyer Community Unit School District 3Maeystown
Vandalia Community Unit School District 203Vandalia
Venice Community Unit School District 3Venice
Vermont Ipava Table Grove Community Unit School District 2Vienna High School District 133Vienna School District 55Villa Grove Community Unit School District 302Villa Grove
Virginia Community Unit School District 64Virginia
W53 districts
Wabash Community Unit School District 348
Keensburg
Wallace Community Consolidated School District 195Waltham Community Consolidated School District 185Waltonville Community Unit School District 1Waltonville
Warren Community Unit School District 205Warren
Warren Township High School District 121Warsaw Community Unit School District 316Hamilton
Washington Community High School District 308Washington School District 52Waterloo Community Unit School District 5Waterloo
Wauconda Community Unit School District 118Island Lake
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60Waukegan
Waverly Community Unit School District 6Waverly
Wayne City Community Unit School District 100Sims
Wesclin Community Unit School District 3Albers
West Aurora Public School District 129West Carroll Community Unit School District 314Savanna
West Central Community Unit School District 235Gladstone
West Chicago Elementary School District 33West Harvey-Dixmoor Public School District 147West Lincoln-Broadwell Elementary School District 92West Northfield School District 31West Prairie Community Unit School District 103Colchester
Westchester Public School District 92½Western Community Unit School District 12New Canton
Western Springs School District 101Westmont Community Unit School District 201Westmont
Westville Community Unit School District 2Belgium
Wethersfield Community Unit School District 230Kewanee
Wheeling Community Consolidated School District 21Whiteside School District 115Will County School District 92Williamsfield Community Unit School District 210Williamsfield
Williamsville Community Unit School District 15Williamsville
Willow Grove School District 46Willow Springs School District 108Wilmette Public Schools District 39Wilmington School District 209-UWinchester Community Unit School District 1Winchester
Windsor Community Unit School District 1Windsor
Winfield School District 34Winnebago Community Unit School District 323Westlake Village
Winnetka School District 36Winthrop Harbor School District 1Wolf Branch School District 113Wood Dale School District 7Wood River-Hartford Elementary School District 15Woodland Community Consolidated School District 50Woodland Community Unit School District 5Long Point
Woodlawn Unit School District 209Woodridge School District 68Woodstock Community Unit School District 200Woodstock
Worth School District 127Y1 district
Z3 districts
Frequently Asked Questions
When does school start in Illinois?
For the 2025-26 school year, the first day of school in Illinois ranges from July 18, 2025 to August 27, 2026, depending on the district. Check individual district calendars below for exact dates.
When is the last day of school in Illinois?
The last day of school in Illinois for 2025-26 ranges from May 4, 2026 to June 9, 2027. Each district sets its own end date based on local scheduling.
When is spring break in Illinois?
The most common spring break dates in Illinois for 2025-26 are March 23, 2026 to March 27, 2026, shared by 112 districts. Other districts may have different dates — check your district's calendar for exact spring break timing.
How many school districts are in Illinois?
We have calendar data for 544 school districts in Illinois, spanning 191 cities. The average school year includes 178 instructional days.