2026-2027

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Cumberland County Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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District Overview

Total Schools 86

Students 47,840 (2024–2025)

County Cumberland County

Grades Served PK–13

Traditional Calendar

Official

Updated 2026-07-22

First Day Aug 24, 2026

Last Day May 28, 2027

Winter Holidays Dec 22, 2026 – Dec 31, 2026

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 Day	November 26, 2026 (Thu)	No School
Winter Holidays	December 22, 2026 - December 31, 2026	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	May 28, 2027 (Fri)	School Closes

No-School Periods — Traditional Calendar

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

Period	Date(s)	Length
Thanksgiving Day Window	Nov 21–29, 2026	9 days
Winter Holidays Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 3, 2027	16 days
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Window	Jan 16–19, 2027	4 days
Student Holiday Window	Mar 25–Apr 4, 2027	11 days

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of Grading Period	Oct 23, 2026
End of Grading Period	Jan 15, 2027
End of Grading Period	Mar 24, 2027
End of Grading Period	May 28, 2027

Cumberland County Traditional Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Monthly calendar12 months

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Year-Round Calendar

Official

Updated 2026-07-22

First Day Jul 16, 2026

Last Day Jun 11, 2027

Winter Holidays Dec 22, 2026 – Jan 7, 2027

Key Dates — Year-Round Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	July 16, 2026 (Thu)	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
Winter Holidays	December 22, 2026 - January 7, 2027	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Memorial Day	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	June 11, 2027 (Fri)	School Closes

No-School Periods — Year-Round Calendar

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

Period	Date(s)	Length
Thanksgiving Day Window	Nov 21–29, 2026	9 days
Winter Holidays Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 11, 2027	24 days

Other Important Dates — Year-Round Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of Grading Period	Sep 17, 2026
End of Grading Period	Dec 18, 2026
End of Grading Period	Mar 18, 2027
End of Grading Period	Jun 11, 2027

Cumberland County Year-Round Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Monthly calendar12 months

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Cumberland County Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

38Pre-K serving

52Elementary serving

18Middle grades serving

18High 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 260 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

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

Early-release dates7 items

Cumberland County lists 7 early-release or half-day items that may affect pickup times even when school is in session.

Earlier last dayMay 28, 2027

Cumberland County ends on this date; Columbus County (June 7, 2027) and Hoke County (May 26, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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