See the Detroit Public Schools 2024-2025 Calendar: Key Dates and Holidays

Planning your family’s year around school schedules? The 2024-2025 Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) calendar is essential for Detroit parents.

This calendar includes all the key dates approved by the DPSCD Board of Education, from the first day of school to holiday breaks and professional development days. Make sure to bookmark these important dates to stay on top of school events and breaks throughout the year.

Important 2024-2025 Detroit Public Schools key dates

• First Day of School: Aug. 26, 2024
• Thanksgiving Break: Nov. 27-29, 2024
• Winter Break: Dec. 23, 2024-Jan. 3, 2025
• Mid-Winter Break: Feb. 17-21, 2025
• Spring Break: March 24-28, 2025
• Last Day of School: June 10, 2025

See the full Detroit Public Schools calendar below or visit detroitk12.org.

2024-2025 DPS School Calendar

August 2024

• First Day of School: Aug. 26, 2024
• No School: Aug. 30, 2024

September 2024

• No School (Labor Day): Sep. 2, 2024
• No School (Professional Development): Sept. 28, 2024

October 2024

• Parent Teacher Conferences (High School): Oct. 9, 2024
• Parent Teacher Conferences: Oct. 16, 2024

November 2024 

• No School (Professional Development): Nov. 5, 2024
• No School (Thanksgiving Break): Nov. 27-29, 2024

December 2024

• No School (Winter Break): Dec. 23, 2024–Jan. 3, 2025

January 2025

• No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day): Jan. 20, 2025
• No School: Jan. 18-19, 2024
• Report Card Day: Jan. 25, 2024

February 2025 

• No School (Mid-Winter Break): Feb. 17-21, 2025

March 2025

• Parent Teacher Conferences (High School): March 12, 2025
• Parent Teacher Conferences: March 19, 2025
• No School (Spring Break): March 24-28, 2025

April 2025 

• No School (Good Friday): April 18, 2025
• No School: April 21, 2025

May 2025  

• No School (Memorial Day): May 21, 2025

June 2025

• Last Day of School: June 10, 2025

This article was last updated on March 19, 2025, by Metro Parent’s Audience Development Manager, Katina Beniaris. For questions, please reach out to katina@metroparent.com.

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