The 2024–2025 school year begins on August 12, 2024, for Okaloosa County public schools. (File photo)
OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. — The first day of the 2024–25 school year for Okaloosa County public school students is August 12, 2024. The final day of school for students is May 29, 2025.
According to the Okaloosa County School District, the dates of extended holidays and breaks include the Thanksgiving Holidays, November 25–29, 2024; the Christmas Winter Break Holidays, December 23, 2024–January 7, 2025; and the Spring Break Holiday, March 14–21, 2025.
| Pre-School Planning | Thursday – Friday | August 1–9, 2024 |
| Professional Development Day | Thursday | August 8, 2024 |
| First Day of School for Students | Monday | August 12, 2024 |
| Labor Day Holiday | Monday | September 2, 2024 |
| End: 1st Grading Period | Friday | October 11, 2024 |
| Teacher Work Day/ Student Holiday | Monday | October 14, 2024 |
| Veterans Day Holiday | Monday | November 11, 2024 |
| Thanksgiving Holidays | Monday-Friday | November 25 – 29, 2024 |
| End of First Semester | Friday | December 20, 2024 |
| Winter Break Holidays | Monday – Tuesday | December 23, 2024 – January 7, 2025 |
| Teacher Work Day/ Student Holiday | Monday | January 6, 2025 |
| Professional Development Day/Student Holiday | Tuesday | January 7, 2025 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday | Monday | January 20, 2025 |
| President’s Day Holiday | Monday | February 17, 2025 |
| End: 3rd Grading Period | Thursday | March 13, 2025 |
| Spring Break Holiday | Friday – Friday | March 14 – 21, 2025 |
| Teacher Work Day/Student Holiday | Monday | March 24, 2025 |
| Memorial Day Holiday | Monday | May 26, 2025 |
| End of Semester/Last day for Students | Thursday | May 29, 2025 |
| Last Day for Teachers | Tuesday | June 3, 2025 |
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