All the Greater Grand Rapids School Calendars 2023-24 (+GRPS School Calendar)

West MI School District School Calendars

**Updated August 2023 with the latest information about the GRPS school calendar, and start dates and vacations for East Grand Rapids, Jenison, Forest Hills, Holland PS, Caledonia, Kenowa Hills, and more West Michigan Schools.

Kent County and Ottawa County are home to hundreds of schools, across dozens of school districts. In Michigan, the majority of school calendars follow a traditional format, spanning from the fall season, through winter, and concluding in early June.

The last day of school is typically in the first week of June for most of our schools. However, individual school districts determine their specific start dates, holiday breaks, and final days.

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When does School Start? First Day of School

These are the 2023-24 start dates for the largest school districts in West Michigan:

When is Fall Break in Grand Rapids?

Not many schools in Grand Rapids have a fall break. Most schools just have one day off of school in the fall.

Schools with a multi-day fall break include:

• Kenowa Hill Public: October 6-10, 2023
• Spring Lake: October 12-13, 2023 AND October 26-27, 2023
• Kent City: October 13-17, 2023
• Grand Rapids Christian: October 18-20, 2023
• Cedar Springs Public Schools: October 20-24, 2023
• Forest Hills Public: October 20-23, 2023
• Northview Public: October 20-23, 2023
• Grandville Public: October 26-27, 2023
• Hamilton Schools: October 26-27, 2023

When is Winter Break in Grand Rapids?

With Christmas on a Monday this year, schools in Kent County and Ottawa County are looking at a later start to winter break in 2023. Many area schools are in session until December 22, 2023.

This makes the official dates for most Grand Rapids School winter breaks: December 25, 2023 – January 5, 2024.

You can see the holiday and winter break dates for each Grand Rapids school district on the individual school calendars below.

When is Spring Break in Grand Rapids?

Schools in Kent County and Ottawa County typically sync up Spring Break dates so that students are on spring break during the first full week in April.

For the 2023-24 school year, spring break in Grand Rapids area is generally March 29 – April 5, 2024, with students going back to school on Monday, April 8, 2024. Some schools will start spring break earlier on Thursday, March 28, 2024.

Easter this year is on March 31, 2024. It falls on the first Sunday of spring break.

You can see the exact start dates for each Grand Rapids school district on the individual school calendars below.

School Calendars by District

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NHA schools operate on independent calendars.

• Chandler Woods Charter Academy Calendar
• Cross Creek Charter Academy 2023-24 School Year Calendar
• Eagle Crest Academy in Holland 2023-24
• Excel Charter Academy 2023-24 School Calendar
• Grand River Preparatory High School Calendar
• Knapp Charter 2023-24 Calendar
• Vista Charter Academy School Calendar
• River City Scholars Charter Academy Calendar 23-24
• Ridge Park Charter Academy School Calendar
• Vanderbilt Charter Academy 2023-24 School Year
• Vanguard Charter Academy 2023-24 School Calendar
• Walker Charter Academy 2023-2024 School Calendar
• Wellspring Preparatory High School Calendar 2023-24 School Year

Fine Print

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