North Carolina School Calendars 2026-27
115 districts verified from official calendars · Updated August 31, 2026
First day of school, spring break, winter break and holidays for North Carolina's public school districts — all verified from each district's official 2026-27 calendar, in one place.
| District | First day | Spring break 2027 | Last day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance-Burlington School System (ABSS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Alexander County Schools (ACS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 27, 2027 |
| Alleghany County Schools (ACS) | Aug 17, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 24, 2027 |
| Anson County Schools (ACS) | Aug 12, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Ashe County Schools (ACS) | Aug 17, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 3, 2027 |
| Asheboro City Schools (ACS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Asheville City Schools (ACS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 22, 2027 – Mar 26, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Avery County Schools (ACS) | Aug 19, 2026 | Apr 12, 2027 – Apr 16, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Beaufort County Schools (BCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Bertie County Schools (BCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 3, 2027 |
| Bladen County Schools (BCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 27, 2027 |
| Brunswick County Schools | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Buncombe County Schools (BCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 22, 2027 – Mar 26, 2027 | Jun 8, 2027 |
| Burke County Public Schools (BCPS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Cabarrus County Schools (CCS) | Aug 12, 2026 | Mar 8, 2027 – Mar 12, 2027 | May 26, 2027 |
| Caldwell County Schools (CCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Camden County Schools | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Carteret County Public Schools (CCPS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 27, 2027 |
| Caswell County Schools (CCS) | Aug 17, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Catawba County Schools | Aug 24, 2026 | Apr 12, 2027 – Apr 16, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 11, 2027 |
| Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) | Aug 25, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 9, 2027 |
| Chatham County Schools (CCS) | Aug 25, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 9, 2027 |
| Cherokee County School District | Aug 24, 2026 | Apr 12, 2027 – Apr 16, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Clay County Schools | Aug 24, 2026 | Apr 12, 2027 – Apr 15, 2027 | Jun 2, 2027 |
| Cleveland County Schools (CCS) | Aug 12, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 26, 2027 |
| Clinton City Schools (CCS) | Aug 10, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Columbus County Schools (CCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 7, 2027 |
| Craven County Schools | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 20, 2027 |
| Cumberland County Schools (CCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 25, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Currituck County Schools (CCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Dare County Schools (DCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Davidson County Schools (DCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Davie County Schools (DCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 3, 2027 |
| Duplin County Schools (DCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Durham Public Schools (DPS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 22, 2027 – Mar 26, 2027 | Jun 9, 2027 |
| Edenton-Chowan Schools (ECPS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Edgecombe County Public Schools (ECPS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 3, 2027 |
| Elizabeth City-Pasquotank Public Schools (ECPPS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Elkin City Schools (ECS) | Aug 12, 2026 | Mar 8, 2027 – Mar 12, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Franklin County Schools (FCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Apr 5, 2027 – Apr 9, 2027 | Jun 8, 2027 |
| Gaston County Schools (GCS) | Aug 12, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 26, 2027 |
| Gates County Schools (GCPS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Graham County Schools (GCS) | Aug 17, 2026 | Apr 12, 2027 – Apr 16, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Granville County Schools (GCPS) | Aug 10, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Greene County Schools (GCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 9, 2027 |
| Guilford County Schools (GCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 22, 2027 – Mar 26, 2027 | Jun 10, 2027 |
| Halifax County Schools (HCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Harnett County Schools (HCS) | Aug 12, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Haywood County Schools (HCS) | Aug 17, 2026 | Apr 5, 2027 – Apr 9, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Henderson County Public Schools (HCPS) | Aug 12, 2026 | Mar 22, 2027 – Mar 26, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Hertford County Public Schools (HCPS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 25, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Hickory City Schools (HPS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 26, 2027 |
| Hoke County Schools (HCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 26, 2027 |
| Hyde County Schools (HCS) | Aug 17, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Iredell-Statesville Schools (I-SS) | Aug 12, 2026 | Mar 8, 2027 – Mar 12, 2027 | May 27, 2027 |
| Jackson County Schools (JCPS) | Aug 12, 2026 | Mar 22, 2027 – Mar 29, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Johnston County Public Schools (JCPS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 26, 2027 |
| Jones County Schools (JCPS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Kannapolis City Schools (KCS) | Aug 12, 2026 | Mar 8, 2027 – Mar 12, 2027 | May 26, 2027 |
| Lee County Schools (LCS) | Aug 11, 2026 | Mar 22, 2027 – Mar 29, 2027 | May 25, 2027 |
| Lenoir County Schools (LCPS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 25, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 2, 2027 |
| Lexington City Schools (LCS) | Aug 10, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Lincoln County Schools (LCS) | Aug 13, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 26, 2027 |
| Macon County Schools (MCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 22, 2027 – Mar 26, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Madison County Schools (MCS) | Aug 17, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Martin County Schools (MCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| McDowell County Schools (MCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Mitchell County Schools (MCS) | Aug 17, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 14, 2027 |
| Montgomery County Schools (MCS) | Aug 11, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Moore County Schools (MCS) | Aug 26, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 11, 2027 |
| Mooresville Graded School District (MGSD) | Aug 5, 2026 | Mar 8, 2027 – Mar 12, 2027 | May 20, 2027 |
| Mount Airy City Schools (MACS) | Aug 17, 2026 | Mar 22, 2027 – Mar 30, 2027 | May 25, 2027 |
| Nash County Public Schools (NCPS) | Aug 11, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 18, 2027 |
| New Hanover County Schools (NHCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Newton-Conover City Schools (N-CCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 20, 2027 |
| Northampton County Schools (NCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 11, 2027 |
| Onslow County Schools (OCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 22, 2027 – Mar 29, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Orange County Schools (OCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 22, 2027 – Mar 26, 2027 | Jun 9, 2027 |
| Pamlico County Schools | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Pender County Schools (PCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 1, 2027 – Mar 5, 2027 | Jun 2, 2027 |
| Perquimans County Schools | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Person County Schools (PCS) | Aug 17, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 19, 2027 |
| Pitt County Schools (PCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Mar 26, 2027 | Jun 8, 2027 |
| Polk County Schools | Aug 10, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Public Schools of Robeson County (PSRC) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Randolph County School System (RCSS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 9, 2027 |
| Richmond County Schools (RCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Roanoke Rapids Graded School District (RRGSD) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Rockingham County Schools (RCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Rowan-Salisbury School System (RSS) | Aug 12, 2026 | Mar 10, 2027 – Mar 12, 2027 | May 26, 2027 |
| Rutherford County Schools (RCS) | Aug 11, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 26, 2027 |
| Sampson County Schools (SCS) | Aug 17, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Scotland County Schools (SCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 3, 2027 |
| Stanly County Schools (SCS) | Aug 12, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 26, 2027 |
| Stokes County Schools (SCS) | Aug 13, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 25, 2027 |
| Surry County Schools (SCS) | Aug 12, 2026 | Mar 8, 2027 – Mar 12, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Swain County Schools (SCS) | Aug 17, 2026 | Apr 12, 2027 – Apr 16, 2027 | May 25, 2027 |
| Thomasville City Schools (TCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 3, 2027 |
| Transylvania County Schools (TCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 22, 2027 – Mar 26, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Tyrrell County Schools (TCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Union County Public Schools (UCPS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Vance County Public Schools (VCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 22, 2027 – Mar 26, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 9, 2027 |
| Warren County Schools (WCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 8, 2027 – Mar 12, 2027 | Jun 8, 2027 |
| Washington County Schools (WCS) | Aug 17, 2026 | Mar 25, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Watauga County Schools (WCS) | Aug 17, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 25, 2027 |
| Wayne County Public Schools (WCPS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 26, 2027 |
| Weldon City Schools (WCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 29, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 3, 2027 |
| Whiteville City Schools (WCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 4, 2027 |
| Wilkes County Schools (WCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
| Wilson County Schools (WCS) | Aug 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | Jun 3, 2027 |
| Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WSFCS) | Aug 10, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Yadkin County Schools (YCS) | Aug 12, 2026 | Mar 8, 2027 – Mar 12, 2027 | May 21, 2027 |
| Yancey County Schools (YCS) | Aug 17, 2026 | Mar 26, 2027 – Apr 2, 2027 | May 28, 2027 |
Quick answers
- When does school start in North Carolina in 2026?
- Most NC traditional-calendar districts start the 2026-27 year in late August 2026, as required by the state calendar law. See the table above for each district's verified first day.
- When is spring break 2027 in North Carolina?
- Spring break varies by district — most fall in late March or early April 2027. See our Spring Break 2027 page for every district's dates.
- Are these dates official?
- Every date is verified against the district's own published calendar, and each district page links its official source. Districts can amend calendars mid-year, so always confirm major plans with your district.
Popular calendars
- Alamance-Burlington School System (ABSS)
- Alexander County Schools (ACS)
- Alleghany County Schools (ACS)
- Anson County Schools (ACS)
- Ashe County Schools (ACS)
- Asheboro City Schools (ACS)
- Asheville City Schools (ACS)
- Avery County Schools (ACS)
- Beaufort County Schools (BCS)
- Bertie County Schools (BCS)
- Bladen County Schools (BCS)
- Brunswick County Schools