2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-22

Columbus County Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 12

Students 5,094 (2024–2025)

County Columbus County

Grades Served PK–13

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 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
Last Day of School	June 7, 2027 (Mon)	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 Day Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 5, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21–25, 2026; Dec 28, 2026–Jan 1, 2027; Jan 4–5, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026; Dec 26–27, 2026; Jan 2–3, 2027	18 days
Student Holiday Window	Mar 25–Apr 4, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 25–Apr 2, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Apr 3–4, 2027	11 days

Other Important Dates — School Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of the first grading period for K-12	Oct 27, 2026
End of the second grading period for K-12	Dec 18, 2026
End of the third grading period for K-12	Mar 11, 2027
End of the fourth grading period K-12	Jun 7, 2027

Columbus County School Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Columbus County Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

7Pre-K serving

8Elementary serving

7Middle grades serving

4High 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

12 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Acme Delco Elementary	PK–6	312
Chadbourn Elementary	PK–5	219
Columbus Career and College Academy	9–13	223
East Columbus Junior-Senior High	7–12	566
Hallsboro-Artesia Elementary	PK–6	352
Nakina Middle	5–8	190
Old Dock Elementary	PK–4	234
South Columbus High	9–12	623
Tabor City School	PK–8	556
West Columbus High	9–12	434
West Columbus School	PK–8	763
Williams Township	PK–8	622

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 240 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

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Early-release dates4 items

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

Later last dayJune 7, 2027

Columbus County ends on this date; Brunswick County (May 28, 2027) and Bladen County (May 27, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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