Montana School Calendars

310 school districts

Montana has 168 school districts across 106 cities with calendar data for the 2025-26 school year. Districts average 176 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 168 districts across 106 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 176 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 4, 2025 — a spread of 42 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 176 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 9, 2026 through March 13, 2026, a schedule shared by 25 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 80 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 Billings, Kalispell, Bozeman, and Missoula 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 4
Last Day of School
May 12 – Jun 30
Most Common Spring Break
Mar 9 – Mar 13
25 districts
Most Common Winter Break
Dec 22 – Jan 2
80 districts

Top Cities by District Count

Billings(11)Kalispell(10)Bozeman(6)Missoula(5)Polson(4)Miles City(4)Belgrade(4)Wolf Point(3)Whitefish(3)Sidney(3)

Compare School Calendars

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

DistrictFirst DayLast DaySpring BreakWinter Break
Amsterdam ElemAug 25Jun 3Mar 15Dec 21
Anaconda ElemAug 25Jun 10Mar 15Dec 21
Belfry K-12 SchoolsSep 2May 12Mar 26Dec 23
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A13 districts

Absarokee Elem

Absarokee

Alberton K-12 Schools

Alberton

Alzada Elem

Alzada

Amsterdam Elem

Manhattan

Anaconda Elem

Anaconda

Anaconda H S

Anaconda

Anderson Elem

Bozeman

Arlee ElemArlee H S

Arlee

Ashland Elem

Ashland

Augusta Elem

Augusta

Augusta H S

Augusta

Avon Elem

Avon

B28 districts

Beaverhead County H S

Dillon

Belfry K-12 Schools

Belfry

Belgrade Elem

Belgrade

Belgrade H S

Belgrade

Biddle Elem

Broadus

Big Sandy K-12

Big Sandy

Big Sky School K-12

Gallatin Gateway

Big Timber Elem

Greycliff

Bigfork ElemBigfork H S

Bigfork

Billings Elem

Billings

Billings H S

Billings

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

Bridger K-12 Schools

Bridger

Broadus Elem

Broadus

Broadview K-12

Billings

Brorson Elem

Sidney

Browning Elem

Browning

Browning H S

Browning

Butte Elem

Butte

Butte H S

Butte

C36 districts

Canyon Creek Elem

Billings

Carter County H S

Ekalaka

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

Chester-Joplin-Inverness HS

Chester

Chinook ElemChinook H S

Chinook

Choteau Elem

Choteau

Choteau H S

Choteau

Circle Elem

Circle

Circle H S

Circle

Clancy Elem

Clancy

Cleveland Elem

Chinook

Clinton Elem

Missoula

Colstrip Elem

Colstrip

Colstrip H S

Colstrip

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

Culbertson H S

Culbertson

Custer County H S

Miles City

Custer K-12 Schools

Custer

D15 districts

Darby K-12 Schools

Darby

Dawson H S

Glendive

Deer Creek Elem

Glendive

Deer Lodge Elem

Deer Lodge

Deer Park Elem

Kalispell

Deerfield Elem

Lewistown

Denton H S

Denton

DeSmet Elem

Missoula

Dillon Elem

Dillon

Dixon Elem

Hot Springs

Dodson K-12

Dodson

Drummond ElemDrummond H S

Drummond

Dupuyer Elem

Dupuyer

Dutton/Brady K-12 Schools

Dutton

E8 districts

East Helena K-12

East Helena

Ekalaka Elem

Ekalaka

Elder Grove Elem

Billings

Elliston Elem

Elliston

Elysian Elem

Billings

Ennis K-12 Schools

Ennis

Eureka Elem

Eureka

Evergreen Elem

Kalispell

F19 districts

Fair-Mont-Egan Elem

Kalispell

Fairfield Elem

Fairfield

Fairfield H S

Fairfield

Fairview Elem

Fairview

Fairview H S

Fairview

Fergus H S

Lewistown

Flathead H S

Kalispell

Florence-Carlton K-12 Schls

Florence

Forsyth ElemForsyth H S

Forsyth

Fort Benton ElemFort Benton H S

Fort Benton

Fortine Elem

Fortine

Frazer H S

Frazer

Frenchtown K-12 Schools

Frenchtown

Froid ElemFroid H S

Froid

Fromberg K-12

Fromberg

Frontier Elem

Wolf Point

G13 districts

Gallatin Gateway Elem

Gallatin Gateway

Gardiner Elem

Gardiner

Gardiner H S

Gardiner

Garfield County H S

Jordan

Geraldine K-12

Geraldine

Glasgow K-12 Schools

Glasgow

Glendive Elem

Glendive

Grant Elem

Dillon

Grass Range Elem

Grass Range

Grass Range H S

Grass Range

Great Falls Elem

Great Falls

Great Falls H S

Great Falls

Greenfield Elem

Pendroy

H21 districts

Hall Elem

Hall

Hamilton K-12 Schools

Hamilton

Hardin Elem

Hardin

Hardin H S

Hardin

Harlem Elem

Harlem

Harlem H S

Harlem

Harlowton K-12

Harlowton

Havre Elem

Havre

Havre H S

Havre

Hays-Lodge Pole K-12 Schls

Hays

Heart Butte K-12 Schools

Heart Butte

Helena Elem

Helena

Helena Flats Elem

Kalispell

Helena H S

Helena

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

J3 districts

Jackson Elem

Lima

Jefferson H S

Boulder

Jordan Elem

Jordan

K3 districts

Kalispell Elem

Kalispell

Kester Elem

Jordan

Kila Elem

Marion

L21 districts

Lambert ElemLambert H S

Lambert

Lame Deer ElemLame Deer H S

Lame Deer

LaMotte Elem

Bozeman

Laurel Elem

Laurel

Laurel H S

Laurel

Lavina K-12 Schools

Lavina

Lewistown Elem

Lewistown

Libby K-12 Schools

Libby

Liberty Elem

Galata

Lincoln County H S

Eureka

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

M18 districts

Malmborg Elem

Bozeman

Malta K-12 Schools

Malta

Manhattan High School

Manhattan

Manhattan School

Manhattan

Marion Elem

Whitefish

McLeod Elem

Mcleod

Medicine Lake K-12 Schools

Medicine Lake

Melstone H S

Melstone

Melville Elem

Melville

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

N5 districts

Nashua K-12 Schools

Nashua

North Harlem Colony Elem

Harlem

North Star Elem

Rudyard

North Star HS

Rudyard

Noxon H S

Noxon

O2 districts

Olney-Bissell Elem

Marion

Opheim K-12 Schools

Opheim

P19 districts

Park City Elem

Park City

Park City H S

Park City

Park H S

Livingston

Philipsburg K-12 Schools

Philipsburg

Pine Creek Elem

Clyde Park

Pioneer Elem

Billings

Pleasant Valley Elem

Marion

Plenty Coups H S

Pryor

Plentywood K-12 Schools

Plentywood

Plevna K-12 Schools

Plevna

Polson Elem

Polson

Polson H S

Polson

Poplar ElemPoplar H S

Poplar

Potomac Elem

Bonner

Powder River Co Dist H S

Broadus

Power ElemPower H S

Power

Pryor Elem

Pryor

R15 districts

Ramsay Elem

Ramsay

Rapelje ElemRapelje H S

Rapelje

Rau Elem

Savage

Red Lodge Elem

Red Lodge

Red Lodge H S

Red Lodge

Reichle Elem

Glen

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

S30 districts

S Y Elem

Miles City

Saco ElemSaco H S

Saco

Savage H S

Savage

Seeley Lake Elem

Seeley Lake

Shelby Elem

Shelby

Shelby H S

Shelby

Shepherd Elem

Shepherd

Shepherd H S

Shepherd

Shields Valley Elem

Clyde Park

Shields Valley H S

Clyde Park

Sidney Elem

Sidney

Sidney H S

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

Stanford K-12 Schools

Stanford

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

T12 districts

Target Range Elem

Lolo

Terry K-12 Schools

Terry

Thompson Falls Elem

Thompson Falls

Thompson Falls H S

Thompson Falls

Townsend K-12 Schools

Townsend

Trail Creek Elem

Miles City

Trego Elem

Trego

Trinity Elem

Canyon Creek

Trout Creek Elem

Medicine Lake

Troy H S

Troy

Turner ElemTurner H S

Turner

U2 districts

Ulm Elem

Ulm

Upper West Shore Elem

Polson

V4 districts

Valier Elem

Valier

Valley View Elem

Polson

Victor K-12 Schools

Victor

Vida Elem

Circle

W20 districts

West Valley Elem

Kalispell

West Yellowstone K-12

West Yellowstone

Westby K-12 Schools

Westby

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

Wolf Creek Elem

Wolf Creek

Wolf Point Elem

Wolf Point

Wolf Point H S

Wolf Point

Woodman Elem

Lolo

Wyola Elem

Chinook

Y1 district

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 4, 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 12, 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 9, 2026 to March 13, 2026, shared by 25 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 168 school districts in Montana, spanning 106 cities. The average school year includes 176 instructional days.