In the United States every state public k12 & charter schools have a similar amount of required school days & weeks in a school year where teacher instruction is delivered to students and extra days for teacher & support staff training. Each US state and sometimes districts set the required school student taught days & weeks per year with different total days by level of grade.
USA public schools in 50 states have between 160-186 days minimum student teaching each year varying from district, state & child’s age, with 32-36 weeks school year over a 5 day week Monday to Friday from August to June (9 months).
US states minimum & maximum school instruction days & weeks
State with fewest minimum school days is Colorado 160 over 32 week’s academic year, 5 day per week. 3 states have the most amount of school taught days each year Illinois 176-185 days, North Carolina 185 days, Kansas 181-186 days.
United States school teaching days in 2020 have different requirements by state. Factors that vary the schools choice of days & weeks teaching each year depend on the state location, district or public or charter school.
How many school days in a year? Many of the US 50 states have an average of 35-36 weeks school year, 175-180 days over 9 months academic year.
How many weeks are in a school year USA?
In 2020 29 states and District of Columbia have a minimum requirement 180 school days in a year giving 36 weeks school student tuition 5 days a week.
Minimum school days required each year is set by the local school board of education or each city in Idaho, Montana, Ohio, South Dakota.
How long is a school year in United States? Charter and state public schools teach from 32-26 weeks August to June the following year.
Some US states have a school year in hours measurement instead of days and weeks each academic year: Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, Montana, Delaware, North Dakota, Texas & Wisconsin.
Minimum School Teaching Days Year by US State
According to the United States Government National Center for Educational Statistics & ECS school teaching days in 2020 have different requirements by state.
| State | State Minimum School Days in Year |
| Alabama | 180 days |
| Alaska | 180 days |
| Arizona | 180 days |
| Arkansas | 178 days |
| California | 175-180 days |
| Colorado | 160 days |
| Connecticut | 180 days |
| Delaware | Hours requirement only |
| District of Columbia | 180 days |
| Florida | 180 days |
| Georgia | 180 days |
| Hawaii | 180 days |
| Idaho | School districts decide days |
| Illinois | 176-185 days |
| Indiana | 180 days |
| Iowa | 180 days |
| Kansas | 186 days grades 1 to 11 181 days grades 12 |
| Kentucky | 170 days |
| Louisiana | 177 days |
| Maine | 180 days |
| Maryland | 180 days |
| Massachusetts | 180 days |
| Michigan | 180 days |
| Minnesota | 165 days grades 1 to 11 |
| Mississippi | 180 days |
| Missouri | Hours requirement only |
| Montana | School districts decide days |
| Nebraska | Hours requirement only |
| Nevada | 180 days |
| New Hampshire | 180 days |
| New Jersey | 180 days |
| New Mexico | Hours requirement only |
| New York | 180 days |
| North Carolina | 185 days |
| North Dakota | Hours requirement only |
| Ohio | School districts decide days |
| Oklahoma | 180 days |
| Oregon | Hours requirement only |
| Pennsylvania | 180 days |
| Rhode Island | 180 days |
| South Carolina | 180 days |
| South Dakota | School districts decide days |
| Tennessee | 180 days |
| Texas | Hours requirement only |
| Utah | 180 days |
| Vermont | 175 days |
| Virginia | 180 days |
| Washington | 180 days |
| West Virginia | 180 days |
| Wisconsin | Hours requirement only |
| Wyoming | 175 days |