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Updated 2026-07-27

Danville Public Schools Calendar 2027-2028

Complete holiday schedule and key dates for Danville Public Schools for the 2027-2028 academic year.

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District Overview

Total Schools 10

Students 5,565 (2024–2025)

County City of Danville

Grades Served K–12

Key Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 3, 2027 (Tue)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 6, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Veteran’s Day	November 11, 2027 (Thu)	No School
Thanksgiving Holiday	November 24, 2027 - November 26, 2027	No School
Winter Break	December 20, 2027 - December 31, 2027	No School
MLK Jr. Day	January 17, 2028 (Mon)	No School
Spring Break	April 10, 2028 - April 17, 2028	No School
Last Day of School	May 19, 2028 (Fri)	School Closes

No-School Periods

Continuous periods when students in this calendar are not in class, including weekends and adjacent districtwide no-school dates.

Period	Date(s)	Length
Thanksgiving Holiday Window	Nov 24–28, 2027	5 days
Winter Break Window	Dec 18, 2027–Jan 4, 2028	18 days
Spring Break Window	Apr 8–17, 2028	10 days

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
Family Conference Day	Oct 11, 2027
Winter Graduation at Glenwood	Jan 28, 2028
Family Conference Day	Feb 21, 2028
Galileo Graduation	May 18, 2028
GW Graduation	May 19, 2028
RISE Graduation	May 19, 2028
Summer Graduation at Glenwood	Jul 28, 2028
Quarter 1 Begins	Aug 3, 2027
Quarter 1 Ends	Oct 7, 2027
Quarter 2 Begins	Oct 8, 2027
Quarter 2 Ends	Dec 17, 2027
Quarter 3 Begins	Jan 5, 2028
Quarter 3 Ends	Mar 9, 2028
Quarter 4 Begins	Mar 10, 2028
Quarter 4 Ends	May 19, 2028

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Danville Public Schools: Enrollment & Schools

Virginia public education enrollment snapshot for 2024–2025, reported as of September 30, 2024 Fall Membership.

Schools by grades served

5Elementary serving

3Middle grades serving

3High school serving

Counts use the school categories and grade spans reported in the 2024–2025 Virginia School Quality Profiles. Grade-band counts may overlap when one school serves more than one band.

Schools in the state enrollment report

10 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Edwin A. Gibson Elementary	K–5	466
Forest Hills Elementary	K–5	201
Galileo Magnet High	9–12	260
George Washington High	9–12	1,248
O. Trent Bonner Middle	6–8	501
Park Avenue Elementary	K–5	361
R.I.S.E Academy at the John M. Langston Campus	6–12	163
Schoolfield Elementary	K–5	516
Westwood Middle	6–8	642
Woodberry Hills Elementary	K–5	377

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 108 Last verified 2026-07-28

Compared With Virginia Districts

This comparison uses the default instance shown in statewide summaries: Traditional Calendar.

Virginia Spring Break splitApril 10, 2028 - April 17, 2028

Danville uses this Spring Break week, while Clarke County (April 17, 2028 - April 21, 2028) and Dinwiddie County (April 3, 2028 - April 7, 2028) use different windows in the related calendar set.

Earlier regional startAugust 3, 2027

Danville starts on this date; Clarke County (August 16, 2027) and Dinwiddie County (August 23, 2027) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Earlier last dayMay 19, 2028

Danville ends on this date; Clarke County (May 25, 2028) and Dinwiddie County (June 1, 2028) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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