Cheryl McCloudUSA TODAY NETWORK - Florida
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When is school out in Florida?
For most students, school will end before the Memorial Day holiday on May 27. Others, though, will return to the classroom for some or all of the rest of the week.
Students in Hamilton County have already started their summer vacations; school ended May 17.
Students in 40 out of Florida's 67 counties will see school end this week.
For students in two Florida school districts, the 2023-2024 school year runs into June.
When is the last day of school in Florida?
Here's when the 2023-2024 school year ends for students in each Florida county:
- Alachua: May 31; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Baker: May 24
- Bay: May 24
- Bradford: May 24
- Brevard: May 24
- Broward: June 10; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Calhoun: May 24
- Charlotte: May 24
- Citrus: May 29; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Clay: May 30; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Collier: May 30; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Columbia: May 24
- DeSoto: May 23
- Dixie: May 28; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Duval: May 31; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Escambia: May 22
- Flagler: May 23
- Franklin: May 28; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Gadsden: May 24
- Gilchrist: May 24
- Glades: May 30
- Gulf: May 24
- Hamilton: May 17
- Hardee: May 24
- Hendry: May 24
- Hernando: May 31; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Highlands: May 24
- Hillsborough: May 24
- Holmes: May 24
- Indian River: May 31; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Jackson: May 24
- Jefferson: May 24
- Lafayette: May 24
- Lake: May 24
- Lee: May 31; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Leon: May 24
- Levy: May 30; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Liberty: May 29; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Madison: May 24
- Manatee: May 24
- Marion: May 24
- Martin: May 23
- Miami-Dade: June 5; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Monroe: May 24
- Nassau: May 24
- Okaloosa: May 24
- Okeechobee: May 24
- Orange: May 24
- Osceola: May 29; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Palm Beach: May 30; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Pasco: May 24
- Pinellas: May 29; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Polk: May 30; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Putnam: May 31; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Santa Rosa: May 24
- Sarasota: May 24
- Seminole: May 24
- St. Johns: May 24
- St. Lucie: May 30; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Sumter: May 29; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Suwannee: May 30; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Taylor: May 30; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Union: May 22
- Volusia: May 31; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Wakulla: May 22
- Walton: May 29; no school for Memorial Day May 27
- Washington: May 24
Later start times coming to Florida schools
In May 2023, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law a requirement for later start times for middle and high schools throughout Florida.
The law prevents middle schools from beginning the “instructional day” earlier than 8 a.m., while high schools will be barred from starting the school day before 8:30 a.m.
The later start times will be required by the 2026-2027 school year.The law gave school districts three years to develop plans to implement the changes to the earlier times.
When is the earliest date Florida schools can start?
HB733 stated the opening day of schools may not be any earlier than Aug. 10.
When does the 2024-2025 school year start in Florida?
Almost every Florida school will start the 2024-2025 school year on the first possible date — Aug. 12 — after Aug. 10, which falls on a Saturday this year.
- Alachua: Aug. 12
- Baker: Aug. 12
- Bay: Aug. 12
- Bradford: Aug. 12
- Brevard: Aug. 12
- Broward: Aug. 14
- Calhoun: Aug. 12
- Charlotte: Aug. 12
- Citrus: Aug. 12
- Clay: Aug. 13
- Collier: Aug. 13
- Columbia: Aug. 12
- DeSoto: Aug. 12
- Dixie: Aug. 12
- Duval: Aug. 12
- Escambia: Aug. 12
- Flagler: Aug. 12
- Franklin: Aug. 12
- Gadsden: Aug. 12
- Gilchrist: Aug. 12
- Glades: Aug. 12
- Gulf: Aug. 12
- Hamilton: Aug. 12
- Hardee: Aug. 12
- Hendry: Aug. 12
- Hernando: Aug. 12
- Highlands: Aug. 12
- Hillsborough: Aug. 12
- Holmes: Aug. 12
- Indian River: Aug. 12
- Jackson: Aug. 12
- Jefferson: Aug. 12
- Lafayette: Aug. 12
- Lake: Aug. 12
- Lee: Aug. 12
- Leon: Aug. 12
- Levy: Aug. 12
- Liberty: Aug. 14
- Madison: Rolling start between August 12-14
- Manatee: Aug. 12
- Marion: Aug. 12
- Martin: Aug. 12
- Miami-Dade: Aug. 15
- Monroe: Aug. 14
- Nassau: Aug. 12
- Okaloosa: Aug. 12
- Okeechobee: Aug. 12
- Orange: Aug. 12
- Osceola: Aug. 12
- Palm Beach: Aug. 12
- Pasco: Aug. 12
- Pinellas: Aug. 12
- Polk: Aug. 12
- Putnam: Aug. 12
- Santa Rosa: Aug. 12
- Sarasota: Aug. 12
- Seminole: Aug. 12
- St. Johns: Aug. 12
- St. Lucie: Aug. 12
- Sumter: Aug. 14
- Suwannee: Aug. 12
- Taylor: Aug. 14
- Union: Aug. 12
- Volusia: Aug. 12
- Wakulla: Aug. 12
- Walton: Aug. 12
- Washington: Aug. 12
Florida back-to-school sales tax holiday
A 14-day back-to-school sales tax holiday is proposed from July 29 to Aug. 11, 2024, for clothing, footwear, and backpacks costing $100 or less, school supplies costing $50 or less, learning aids costing $30 or less, and personal computers or computer-related accessories, including non-recreational software, costing $1,500 or less.