EVANSTON, IL — Back-to-school planning is already underway in Evanston, with calendars now available to help parents prepare for the first day of classes.
The first school days for students in Evanston are coming up next month, with the earliest starting during the week of Aug. 17.
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In addition to annual federal holidays, here are some of the important dates to get on the calendar ahead of the start of the 2026-27 school year in Evanston's two public school districts:
Evanston/Skokie School District 65
- First Day: Aug. 24, 2026
- Yom Kippur: Sept. 21, 2026
- Parent Teacher Conferences: Week of Oct. 5, 2026
- Non-Attendance Day: Oct. 9, 2026
- Indigenous Peoples' Day: Oct. 12, 2026
- Fall Break: Nov. 23 through Nov. 27, 2026
- Winter Break: Dec. 21, 2026 through Jan. 1, 2027
- School Improvement Day: Jan. 4, 2027
- Parent-Teacher Conferences: Week of Feb. 8, 2027
- Non-Attendance Day: Feb. 12, 2027
- Spring Break: March 22 to March 26, 2027
- Last Day: June 4, 2027
- Full schedule PDF »
Evanston Township High School District 202
- First Day: Aug. 17, 2026
- Non-Attendance Day: Sept. 21, 2026
- Fall Conferences: Oct. 1, 2026
- End of First Quarter: Oct. 9, 2026
- Indigenous Peoples' Day: Oct. 12, 2026
- Non-Attendance Day: Nov. 3, 2026
- Fall Break: Nov. 23 through Nov. 27, 2026
- End of First Semester: Dec. 18, 2026
- Winter Break: Dec. 21, 2026 through Jan. 1, 2027
- Staff Institute Day: Jan. 4, 2027
- Spring Conferences: Feb. 18, 2027
- End of Third Quarter: March 5, 2027
- Spring Break: March 22 through March 26, 2027
- Non-Attendance Day: April 19, 2027
- Last Day: May 28, 2027
- Full schedule PDF »
As for Evanston's private schools:
- Beacon Academy, 1574 Sherman Ave., begins on Aug. 17, has the same fall and spring breaks as public schools and wraps up final exams on May 26. (Read more)
- St. Athanasius School, 2150 Ashland Ave., begins classes with a half day on Aug. 18, has the same Thanksgiving and Spring breaks as public schools and finishes the school year on June 2. (Read more)
- The Academy at St. Joan of Arc, 9245 Lawndale Ave., starts school on Aug. 20, has the same Thanksgiving break as public schools, but starts spring break a week later and finishes the school year on June 4. (Read more)