How many days until Back to School?
🎒 Monday, August 24, 2026
Back to School is 11 days away.
That's 1 week and 4 days to go.
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Upcoming Back to School dates
| Year | Date | Day of week | Days away |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | August 24 | Monday | 11 |
| 2027 | August 23 | Monday | 375 |
| 2028 | August 28 | Monday | 746 |
| 2029 | August 27 | Monday | 1,110 |
| 2030 | August 26 | Monday | 1,474 |
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The end of the long holiday. Districts start on wildly different days, so we count to the fourth Monday of August as a stand-in. If your school starts on another day,, punch it into the picker and share that link with the kids instead.
Want a different date? Use the picker above and you'll get a link you can share with anyone.
The end of the long holiday. 🎒 Districts start on wildly different days, so this page counts to the fourth Monday of August as a stand-in. If your school starts on another day, put it in the picker and share that link with the kids instead.
A US summer break usually runs 10 to 11 weeks, which is about 75 days. The last two of those feel longer than the first sixty put together.
- Sleep schedules take roughly a week to shift, so counting to the week before term is more useful than counting to day one.
- Some states start in early August, others wait until after Labor Day in September.
- Set the counter to the first morning and it doubles as an alarm nobody can argue with. 📚
Roughly when term starts
| Where | Usual start |
|---|---|
| Southern US states | Early to mid August |
| Northeast US | After Labor Day, early September |
| United Kingdom | Early September |
| Australia | Late January |
Questions people ask
Why the fourth Monday of August?
It is a middle-of-the-road stand-in for US districts. Your own date will almost certainly be better, so use the picker.
Can each child have their own countdown?
Yes. Make one link per start date and name each one.
More background: School terms on Wikipedia