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Updated 2026-07-22

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 186

Students 140,801 (2024–2025)

County Mecklenburg County

Grades Served PK–13

Key Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 25, 2026 (Tue)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Veterans Day	November 11, 2026 (Wed)	No School
Thanksgiving Break	November 26, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Winter Break	December 21, 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	March 29, 2027 - April 2, 2027	No School
Memorial Day	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	June 9, 2027 (Wed)	School Closes

No-School Periods

Continuous periods when students in this calendar are not in class, including weekends and adjacent districtwide no-school dates.

Period	Date(s)	Length
Student Holiday Window	Oct 31–Nov 3, 2026	4 days
Thanksgiving Break Window	Nov 25–29, 2026	5 days
Winter Break Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 3, 2027	16 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 26–Apr 4, 2027	10 days

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
Q1 Ends (46 days)	Oct 30, 2026
Q2 Ends (42 days)	Jan 21, 2027
Q3 Ends (42 days)	Mar 24, 2027
Q4 Ends (47 days)	Jun 9, 2027

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Traditional Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

71Pre-K serving

122Elementary serving

55Middle grades serving

38High 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 600 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 25, 2026

Charlotte-Mecklenburg starts on this date; Cabarrus County (August 12, 2026) and Anson County (August 24, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Early-release dates4 items

Charlotte-Mecklenburg lists 4 early-release or half-day items that may affect pickup times even when school is in session.

Regional Spring Break splitMarch 29, 2027 - April 2, 2027

Charlotte-Mecklenburg uses this Spring Break week, while Cabarrus County (March 8, 2027 - March 12, 2027) uses different windows in the related calendar set.

Later last dayJune 9, 2027

Charlotte-Mecklenburg ends on this date; Cabarrus County (May 26, 2027) and Anson County (May 21, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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About This Calendar

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