2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-22

Gaston County Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 56

Students 30,347 (2024–2025)

County Gaston County

Grades Served PK–13

Key Dates — School Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 12, 2026 (Wed)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Veterans Day	November 11, 2026 (Wed)	No School
Thanksgiving Holidays	November 26, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Winter 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
Spring Holiday	March 26, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Last Day of School	May 26, 2027 (Wed)	School Closes

No-School Periods

Period	Date(s)	Length
Thanksgiving Holidays Window	Nov 25–29, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 25–27, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 28–29, 2026	5 days
Winter Holidays 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
Spring Holiday Window	Mar 26–Apr 4, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 26, 2027; Mar 29–Apr 2, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Mar 27–28, 2027; Apr 3–4, 2027	10 days

Other Important Dates — School Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of First 9-Week Grading Period	Oct 13, 2026
Parent-Teacher Conferences	Oct 15, 2026
9-Week Report Cards Distributed	Oct 22, 2026
End of Second 9-Weeks Grading Period	Dec 18, 2026
9-Week Report Cards Distributed	Jan 7, 2027
End of Third 9-Weeks Grading Period	Mar 10, 2027
Parent-Teacher Conferences	Mar 11, 2027
9-Week Report Cards Distributed	Mar 18, 2027
Graduation Day	May 28, 2027

Gaston County School Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Gaston County Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

24Pre-K serving

32Elementary serving

14Middle grades serving

15High 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 360 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

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Student-only planning days10 items

Gaston County lists 10 teacher, planning, or student-holiday items beyond the headline break periods.

Later last dayMay 26, 2027

Gaston County ends on this date; Catawba County (May 21, 2027) and Iredell-Statesville (May 27, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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