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Updated 2026-07-22

Cherokee County Schools Calendar 2027-2028

Complete holiday schedule and key dates for Cherokee County Schools for the 2027-2028 academic year. Official district website

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District Overview

Total Schools 13

Students 3,467 (2024–2025)

County Cherokee County

Grades Served PK–13

Key Dates — School Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 23, 2027 (Mon)	School Opens
Labor Day Holiday	September 6, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Veterans Day Holiday	November 11, 2027 (Thu)	No School
Thanksgiving Holiday	November 25, 2027 - November 26, 2027	No School
Christmas Holiday	December 22, 2027 - December 24, 2027	No School
Dr. M.L. King, Jr. Holiday	January 17, 2028 (Mon)	No School
Spring Break	April 10, 2028 - April 13, 2028	No School
Good Friday Holiday	April 14, 2028 (Fri)	No School
Last Day of School	May 26, 2028 (Fri)	School Closes

No-School Periods

Period	Date(s)	Length
Thanksgiving Holiday Window	Nov 24–28, 2027Districtwide no-school: Nov 24–26, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 27–28, 2027	5 days
Christmas Holiday Window	Dec 18, 2027–Jan 3, 2028Districtwide no-school: Dec 20–24, 2027; Dec 27–31, 2027; Jan 3, 2028 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 18–19, 2027; Dec 25–26, 2027; Jan 1–2, 2028	17 days
Spring Break Window	Apr 8–16, 2028Districtwide no-school: Apr 10–14, 2028 · Adjacent weekend: Apr 8–9, 2028; Apr 15–16, 2028	9 days

Other Important Dates — School Calendar

Event	Date(s)
Progress Report Released	Sep 21, 2027
End 1st Quarter	Oct 15, 2027
Report Cards Released	Oct 22, 2027
Progress Reports Released	Nov 15, 2027
End 1st Semester	Dec 17, 2027
2nd Semester Begins	Jan 4, 2028
Report Cards Released	Jan 7, 2028
End 3rd Quarter	Mar 10, 2028
Report Cards Released	Mar 17, 2028
Progress Reports Released	Apr 21, 2028

Cherokee County School Calendar 2027-2028 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Cherokee County Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

5Pre-K serving

5Elementary serving

4Middle grades serving

5High 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

13 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Andrews Elementary	PK–5	392
Andrews High	9–12	269
Andrews Middle	6–8	179
Hiwassee Dam High	9–12	161
Hiwassee Dam Middle	6–8	145
Martins Creek Elementary	PK–5	138
Murphy Elementary	PK–5	541
Murphy High	9–12	503
Murphy Middle	6–8	425
Peachtree Elementary	PK–5	181
Ranger Elementary	PK–5	303
The Oaks Academy	6–12	52
Tri-County Early College High	9–13	178

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 200 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

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

Later regional startAugust 23, 2027

Cherokee County starts on this date; Henderson County (August 12, 2027) and Rutherford County (August 11, 2027) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Early-release dates4 items

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

Related North Carolina Spring Break splitApril 10, 2028 - April 13, 2028

Cherokee County uses this Spring Break week, while Henderson County (March 13, 2028 - March 17, 2028) uses different windows in the related calendar set.

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