2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-22

Clay County Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 4

Students 1,245 (2024–2025)

County Clay County

Grades Served PK–12

Key Dates — School 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 Holidays	December 23, 2026 - December 25, 2026	No School
New Year's Day	January 1, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Good Friday Holiday	March 26, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Spring Break	April 12, 2027 - April 15, 2027	No School
Last Day of School	June 2, 2027 (Wed)	School Closes

No-School Periods

Period	Date(s)	Length
Thanksgiving Day Window	Nov 25–29, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 25–27, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 28–29, 2026	5 days
Christmas Holidays Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 4, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21–25, 2026; Dec 28, 2026–Jan 1, 2027; Jan 4, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026; Dec 26–27, 2026; Jan 2–3, 2027	17 days
Student Holiday Window	Mar 18–21, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 18–19, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Mar 20–21, 2027	4 days
Spring Break Window	Apr 10–15, 2027Districtwide no-school: Apr 12–15, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Apr 10–11, 2027	6 days

Other Important Dates — School Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of Q1	Oct 15, 2026
End of Q2/Semester 1	Dec 18, 2026
End of Q3	Mar 17, 2027
End of Q4/Semester 2	Jun 2, 2027

Clay County School Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Clay County Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

1Pre-K serving

2Elementary serving

1Middle grades serving

1High 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

4 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Hayesville Elementary	3–5	284
Hayesville High	9–12	359
Hayesville Middle	6–8	300
Hayesville Primary School	PK–2	302

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 220 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

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Western North Carolina Spring Break splitApril 12, 2027 - April 15, 2027

Clay County uses this Spring Break week, while Cherokee County (April 12, 2027 - April 16, 2027) and Buncombe County (March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027) use different windows in the related calendar set.

Later last dayJune 2, 2027

Clay County ends on this date; Cherokee County (May 28, 2027) and Cleveland County (May 26, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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