When is the last day of school across Florida in 2025. See list by county
With May quickly passing by, many parents and children may be asking: When is the last day of school?
It all depends on where you live.
Some students will get out of school as early as May 22. Others will have to wait until June 5. Most, though, will leave the classroom sometime in the week following Memorial Day.
For counties where school is still in session, all students will be off for the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 26.
Meanwhile, a state law that required later start times for middle and high school students beginning in the 2026-2027 school year may not happen.
The earliest last day of school is May 22 or May 23 in 16 Florida counties:
Columbia: May 23 last day of school
Escambia: May 23 last day of school
Gadsden: May 23 last day of school
Hamilton: May 23 last day of school
Hardee: May 23 last day of school
Highlands: May 23 last day of school
Jackson: May 23 last day of school
Jefferson: May 23 last day of school
Lafayette: May 23 last day of school
Leon: May 23 last day of school
Madison: May 22 last day of school
Suwannee: May 23 last day of school
Taylor: May 29 last day of school
Union: May 23 last day of school
Wakulla: May 23 last day of school
Washington: May 23 last day of school
Students in 44 of Florida's 67 counties will see the last day of school arrive during the week following Memorial Day on May 26. Students in all districts will not be in school for the holiday.
Baker: May 28 last day of school
Bay: May 28 last day of school
Bradford: May 28 last day of school
Brevard: May 28 last day of school
Calhoun: May 28 last day of school
Charlotte: May 29 last day of school
Citrus: May 30 last day of school
Clay: May 30 last day of school
Collier: May 30 last day of school
DeSoto: May 29 last day of school
Duval: May 30 last day of school
Flagler: May 29 last day of school
Franklin: May 29 last day of school
Gilchrist: May 30 last day of school
Glades: May 30 last day of school
Gulf: May 28 last day of school
Hendry: May 29 last day of school
Hernando: May 30 last day of school
Hillsborough: May 30 last day of school
Holmes: May 28 last day of school
Indian River: May 30 last day of school
Lake: May 29 last day of school
Levy: May 30 last day of school
Liberty: May 30 last day of school
Manatee: May 30 last day of school
Marion County: May 29 last day of school
Martin: May 29 last day of school
Monroe: May 30 last day of school
Nassau: May 30 last day of school
Okaloosa: May 29 last day of school
Okeechobee: May 29 last day of school
Orange: May 28 last day of school
Osceola: May 30 last day of school
Palm Beach: May 30 last day of school
Pasco: May 30 last day of school
Pinellas: May 29 last day of school
Polk: May 29 last day of school
Putnam: May 30 last day of school
Santa Rosa: May 29 last day of school
Sarasota: May 29 last day of school
Seminole: May 28 last day of school
St. Johns: May 30 last day of school
Volusia: May 28 last day of school
Walton: May 30 last day of school
Students in seven counties will remain in school until June, with the latest end times being June 5 for students in Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Students will have off on May 26 for Memorial Day.
Alachua: June 3 last day of school
Broward: June 5 last day of school
Dixie: June 2 last day of school
Lee: June 3 last day of school
Miami-Dade: June 5 last day of school
St. Lucie: June 2 last day of school
Sumter: June 3 last day of school
Alachua: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. June 3 last day of school
Baker: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 28 last day of school
Bay: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 28 last day of school
Bradford: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 28 last day of school
Brevard: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 28 last day of school
Broward: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. June 5 last day of school
Calhoun: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 28 last day of school
Charlotte: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 29 last day of school
Citrus: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Clay: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Collier: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Columbia: May 23 last day of school
DeSoto: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 29 last day of school
Dixie: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. June 2 last day of school
Duval: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Escambia: May 23 last day of school
Flagler: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 29 last day of school
Franklin: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 29 last day of school
Gadsden: May 23 last day of school
Gilchrist: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Glades: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Gulf: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 28 last day of school
Hamilton: May 23 last day of school
Hardee: May 23 last day of school
Hendry: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 29 last day of school
Hernando: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Highlands: May 23 last day of school
Hillsborough: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Holmes: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 28 last day of school
Indian River: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Jackson: May 23 last day of school
Jefferson: May 23 last day of school
Lafayette: May 23 last day of school
Lake: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 29 last day of school
Lee: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. June 3 last day of school
Leon: May 23 last day of school
Levy: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Liberty: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Madison: May 22 last day of school
Manatee: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Marion County: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 29 last day of school
Martin: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 29 last day of school
Miami-Dade: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. June 5 last day of school
Monroe: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Nassau: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Okaloosa: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 29 last day of school
Okeechobee: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 29 last day of school
Orange: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 28 last day of school
Osceola: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Palm Beach: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Pasco: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Pinellas: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 29 last day of school
Polk: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 29 last day of school
Putnam: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Santa Rosa: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 29 last day of school
Sarasota: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 29 last day of school
Seminole: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 28 last day of school
St. Johns: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
St. Lucie: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. June 2 last day of school
Sumter: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. June 3 last day of school
Suwannee: May 23 last day of school
Taylor: May 29 last day of school
Union: May 23 last day of school
Volusia: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 28 last day of school
Wakulla: May 23 last day of school
Walton: Closed May 26 for Memorial Day. May 30 last day of school
Washington: May 23 last day of school
In 2023, a law was passed in Florida that said high schools could not start earlier than 8:30 a.m. and middle schools could not start earlier than 8 a.m. The law is supposed to take effect in the 2026-2027 school year.
That new law is now coming under fire and may not happen. "Overwhelming" feedback from school districts revealed that implementing the change could cost the districts big to buy new buses and hire more, already-hard-to-find bus drivers.
Senate Bill 296, which will go before Gov. Ron DeSantis for his signature, provides an exemption from the required change to later school start times if the local school board or district submits a report to the state by June 1, 2026 with the following information:
Current school start times of schools in the district
Documentation of strategies considered to implement later start times for middle and high schools
Description of the impacts of implementing later start times.
What the "unintended consequences" of implementing the later start times would be.
SB 296 passed unanimously in both the House and the Senate.
in 2025, there are 12 instead of the usual 11 federal holidays, although two — Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day — fell on the same day.
Here are 2025 federal holidays:
Jan. 1: New Year's Day
Jan. 20: Inauguration Day; Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Feb. 17: Washington's Birthday. Many state and local governments designation it as Presidents Day.
May 26: Memorial Day
June 19: Juneteenth
July 4: Independence Day
Sept. 1: Labor Day
Oct. 13: Columbus Day
Nov. 11: Veterans Day
Nov. 27: Thanksgiving Day
Dec. 25: Christmas Day
The Florida Department of Management Services lists the following days observed as paid holidays by state agencies:
➤ See list of 2025 Florida, federal holidays, including new one for Sunshine State
Jan. 1, Wednesday: New Year's Day
Jan. 20, Monday: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
May 26, Monday: Memorial Day
July 4, Friday: Independence Day
Sept. 1, Monday: Labor Day
Nov. 11, Tuesday: Veterans Day
Nov. 27, Thursday: Thanksgiving
Nov. 28: Friday after Thanksgiving
Dec. 25, Thursday: Christmas Day
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: When is the last day of school in Florida, 2024-2025 school year
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