2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-22

Catawba County Schools Calendar 2026-2027

Complete holiday schedule and key dates for Catawba County Schools for the 2026-2027 academic year. Official district website

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District Overview

Total Schools 28

Students 16,436 (2024–2025)

County Catawba County

Grades Served PK–12

Key Dates — Traditional 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	November 25, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Winter Holidays	December 23, 2026 - January 1, 2027	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Good Friday	March 26, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Spring Break	April 12, 2027 - April 16, 2027	No School
Last Day of School	May 21, 2027 (Fri)	School Closes

No-School Periods

Period	Date(s)	Length
Thanksgiving Window	Nov 25–29, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 25–27, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 28–29, 2026	5 days
Winter Holidays Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 4, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21, 2026–Jan 1, 2027; Jan 4, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026; Jan 2–3, 2027	17 days
Spring Break Window	Apr 10–18, 2027Districtwide no-school: Apr 12–16, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Apr 10–11, 2027; Apr 17–18, 2027	9 days

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
Second Semester Begins	Jan 5, 2027

Catawba County Traditional Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Catawba County Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

10Pre-K serving

17Elementary serving

22Middle grades serving

7High 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.

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 180 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

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

Later regional startAugust 24, 2026

Catawba County starts on this date; Gaston County (August 12, 2026) and Lincoln County (August 13, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Student-only planning days9 items

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

Earlier last dayMay 21, 2027

Catawba County ends on this date; Gaston County (May 26, 2027) and Iredell-Statesville (May 27, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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Disclaimer: This independent site is not affiliated with Catawba County Schools or the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Always verify important dates and school assignments with the district.