2026-2027

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Asheville City Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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District Overview

Total Schools 8

Students 3,768 (2024–2025)

County Buncombe County

Grades Served PK–12

Elementary Calendar

Official

Updated 2026-07-22

First Day Aug 24, 2026

Last Day Jun 4, 2027

Key Dates — Elementary Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 24, 2026 (Mon)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Veterans Day	November 11, 2026 (Wed)	No School
Thanksgiving Day	November 26, 2026 (Thu)	No School
Christmas Day	December 25, 2026 (Fri)	No School
New Year's Day	January 1, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Spring Break	March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027	No School
Memorial Day	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	June 4, 2027 (Fri)	School Closes

No-School Periods — Elementary Calendar

Period	Date(s)	Length
Student Holiday Window	Oct 3–6, 2026Districtwide no-school: Oct 5–6, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Oct 3–4, 2026	4 days
Thanksgiving Day Window	Nov 25–29, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 25–27, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 28–29, 2026	5 days
Christmas Day Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 3, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21–25, 2026; Dec 28, 2026–Jan 1, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026; Dec 26–27, 2026; Jan 2–3, 2027	16 days
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Window	Jan 16–19, 2027Districtwide no-school: Jan 18–19, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Jan 16–17, 2027	4 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 20–28, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 22–26, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Mar 20–21, 2027; Mar 27–28, 2027	9 days

Other Important Dates — Elementary Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of Q1	Oct 28, 2026
End of Q2, End of Semester 1	Jan 15, 2027
End of Q3	Apr 2, 2027
End of Q4	Jun 4, 2027

Asheville City Elementary Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Grades 6–12 Calendar

Official

Updated 2026-07-22

First Day Aug 24, 2026

Last Day Jun 4, 2027

Key Dates — Grades 6–12 Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 24, 2026 (Mon)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Veterans Day	November 11, 2026 (Wed)	No School
Thanksgiving Day	November 26, 2026 (Thu)	No School
Christmas Day	December 25, 2026 (Fri)	No School
New Year's Day	January 1, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Spring Break	March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027	No School
Memorial Day	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	June 4, 2027 (Fri)	School Closes

No-School Periods — Grades 6–12 Calendar

Period	Date(s)	Length
Student Holiday Window	Oct 3–6, 2026Districtwide no-school: Oct 5–6, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Oct 3–4, 2026	4 days
Thanksgiving Day Window	Nov 25–29, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 25–27, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 28–29, 2026	5 days
Christmas Day Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 3, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21–25, 2026; Dec 28, 2026–Jan 1, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026; Dec 26–27, 2026; Jan 2–3, 2027	16 days
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Window	Jan 16–19, 2027Districtwide no-school: Jan 18–19, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Jan 16–17, 2027	4 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 20–28, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 22–26, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Mar 20–21, 2027; Mar 27–28, 2027	9 days

Other Important Dates — Grades 6–12 Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of Q1	Oct 28, 2026
End of Q2, End of Semester 1	Jan 15, 2027
End of Q3	Apr 2, 2027
End of Q4	Jun 4, 2027
Graduation	Jun 4, 2027

Asheville City Grades 6–12 Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Asheville City Schools: Enrollment & Schools

North Carolina public education enrollment snapshot for 2024–2025, reported as of 2025 School Report Cards.

Schools by grades served

4Pre-K serving

5Elementary serving

1Middle grades serving

2High school serving

Counts use the reported grade spans in the 2024–2025 North Carolina School Report Card dataset. Grade-band counts may overlap when one school serves more than one band.

Schools in the state enrollment report

8 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Asheville High	9–12	1,167
Asheville Middle	6–8	667
Claxton Elementary	K–5	397
Hall Fletcher Elementary	PK–5	280
Ira B Jones Elementary	PK–5	331
Isaac Dickson Elementary	PK–5	364
Lucy S. Herring Elementary	PK–5	234
School of Inquiry and Life Sciences at Asheville	9–12	328

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 111 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

This comparison uses the default instance shown in statewide summaries: Elementary Calendar.

Western North Carolina Spring Break splitMarch 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027

Asheville City uses this Spring Break week, while Cherokee County (April 12, 2027 - April 16, 2027) and Alexander County (March 26, 2027 - April 2, 2027) use different windows in the related calendar set.

Early-release dates6 items

Asheville City lists 6 early-release or half-day items that may affect pickup times even when school is in session.

Student-only planning days9 items

Asheville City lists 9 teacher, planning, or student-holiday items beyond the headline break periods.

Later last dayJune 4, 2027

Asheville City ends on this date; Ashe County (June 3, 2027) and Buncombe County (June 8, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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