Shelby County Schools Calendar 2025-2026: Key Dates + Holidays
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The first day of class for Shelby County Schools students is Aug. 7, 2025.
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| Date | Event |
| Aug. 4 | Local Professional Development (no students) |
| Aug. 5 | System Grade Level Summits (no students) |
| Aug. 6 | Teacher Workday (no students) |
| Aug. 7 | 1st Semester Begins |
| Sept. 1 | Labor Day (no school) |
| Oct. 10 | End of First 9 Weeks |
| Oct. 13 | Columbus Day/Instructional Planning/Professional Development (no students) |
| Oct. 14 | Instructional Planning (no students) |
| Oct. 17 | Grades sent home |
| Nov. 11 | Veterans Day (no school) |
| Nov. 24-28 | Thanksgiving Holiday (no school) |
| Dec. 19 | End of Second 9 Weeks/1 p.m. dismissal |
| Dec. 22-Jan. 2 | Winter Break (no school) |
| Jan. 5 | Teacher Workday (no students) |
| Jan. 6 | 2nd Semester Begins |
| Jan. 9 | Grades sent home |
| Jan. 19 | MLK Jr. Holiday (no school) |
| Feb. 16 | Instructional Planning/Professional Development (no students) |
| Mar. 6 | End of Third 9 Weeks |
| Mar. 9 | Instructional Planning/Teacher Workday (no students) |
| Mar. 13 | Grades sent home |
| Mar. 23-27 | Spring Break (no school) |
| Apr. 24 | Instructional Planning/Professional Development (no students) |
| May 18-21 | High School Graduations |
| May 21 | End of Fourth 9 Weeks / 1 p.m. dismissal / Grades sent home |
| May 22 | Teacher Workday (no students) |
Schools in the Shelby County public school system include:
- Calera Elementary School
- Calera Intermediate School
- Calera Middle School
- Calera High School
- Chelsea Park Elementary School
- Forest Oaks Elementary School
- Chelsea Middle School
- Chelsea High School
- Elvin Hill Elementary
- Shelby Elementary School
- Wilsonville Elementary School
- Columbiana Middle School
- Shelby County High School
- Helena Elementary School
- Helena Intermediate School
- Helena Middle School
- Helena High School
- Vincent Elementary School
- Vincent Middle High School
- Montevallo Elementary School
- Montevallo Middle School
- Montevallo High School
- Inverness Elementary School
- Mt. Laurel Elementary School
- Oak Mountain Elementary School
- Oak Mountain Intermediate School
- Oak Mountain Middle School
- Oak Mountain High School
- Career Technical Educational Center
- Linda Nolen Learning Center
- New Direction
- Success Program
- Virtual Shelby
