🍎 Heads up: School district lines don’t always follow city lines. A Cedar Rapids or Marion address might belong to a different district than you’d guess, so check with the district for your address before you register.
🏫 Public school districts
🏫 Center Point-Urbana Community School District
Serves the towns of Center Point and Urbana.
🏫 Central City Community School District
Serves Central City and Prairieburg.
A few neighboring districts also include parts of Linn County: Anamosa, Monticello and Solon.
📅 School calendars 2026-27
Planning a trip or booking the sitter? Here are the big dates I found on each district’s official calendar. Snow days and changes happen, so always double-check with your school.
📅 Cedar Rapids
- First day: Aug. 25, 2026
- Winter break: Dec. 23, 2026 – Jan. 4, 2027
- Spring break: March 15–19, 2027
- Last day: May 28, 2027 (tentative)
Source: official district calendar
📅 Linn-Mar
- First day: Aug. 24 (K–9th) and Aug. 25 (10th–12th), 2026
- Thanksgiving break: Nov. 25–27
- Winter break: Dec. 21, 2026 – Jan. 1, 2027
- Spring break: March 15–19, 2027
- Last day: June 2, 2027
Source: official district calendar
📅 College Community
- First day: Aug. 24, 2026
- Thanksgiving break: Nov. 25–27
- Winter break: Dec. 23, 2026 – Jan. 1, 2027
- Spring break: March 15–19, 2027
Source: official district calendar
📅 Center Point-Urbana
- First day: Aug. 24, 2026
- Thanksgiving break: Nov. 25–27
- Winter break: Dec. 23, 2026 – Jan. 3, 2027
- Last day: May 26, 2027 (12:45 p.m. dismissal)
Source: official district calendar
📅 Lisbon
- First day: Aug. 24, 2026
- Thanksgiving break: Nov. 25–27
- Winter break: Dec. 23, 2026 – Jan. 1, 2027
- Spring break: March 15–19, 2027
- Last day for students: May 25, 2027
Source: official district calendar
📅 North Linn
- First day: Aug. 24, 2026 (K–12)
- Thanksgiving break: Nov. 25–27
- Winter break: Dec. 21, 2026 – Jan. 1, 2027
- Spring break: March 29–30, 2027
- Last day: May 25, 2027
Source: official district calendar
📅 Springville
- First day: Aug. 24, 2026
- Thanksgiving break: Nov. 25–27
- Winter break: Dec. 23, 2026 – Jan. 1, 2027
- Spring break: March 15–19, 2027
- Last day for students: May 25, 2027
Source: official district calendar
🤝 Area Education Agency
🧩 Grant Wood AEA
One of nine Area Education Agencies in Iowa. It supports local schools with services like special education, early childhood help (Early ACCESS) and teacher support.
🎓 Colleges
🎓 Kirkwood Community College
A community college with its main campus in Cedar Rapids, offering career programs and transfer degrees.
🎓 Coe College
A private four-year liberal arts college in Cedar Rapids, educating students since 1851.
🎓 Cornell College
In Mount Vernon, known for its One Course At A Time schedule: one class for 18 days, then the next.
🎓 Mount Mercy University
A university in Cedar Rapids offering bachelor’s and master’s degrees, including online programs.
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