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Updated 2026-07-22

Guilford County Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 120

Students 65,633 (2024–2025)

County Guilford County

Grades Served PK–13

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 Break for Students	November 25, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Winter Break for Students	December 21, 2026 - January 1, 2027	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Spring Break	March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027	No School
Memorial Day	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	June 10, 2027 (Thu)	School Closes

No-School Periods

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

Period	Date(s)	Length
Thanksgiving Break for Students Window	Nov 25–29, 2026	5 days
Winter Break for Students Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 4, 2027	17 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 20–28, 2027	9 days

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of Quarter 1	Oct 29, 2026
End of Quarter 2/Semester 1	Jan 22, 2027
End of Quarter 3	Apr 2, 2027
End of Quarter 4/Semester 2	Jun 10, 2027

Guilford County Traditional Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Guilford County Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

54Pre-K serving

72Elementary serving

31Middle grades serving

34High 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 410 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

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

Later regional startAugust 24, 2026

Guilford County starts on this date; Winston-Salem/Forsyth County (August 10, 2026) uses different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Related North Carolina Spring Break splitMarch 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027

Guilford County uses this Spring Break week, while Winston-Salem/Forsyth County (March 26, 2027 - April 2, 2027) uses different windows in the related calendar set.

Later last dayJune 10, 2027

Guilford County ends on this date; Thomasville (June 3, 2027) and Winston-Salem/Forsyth County (May 21, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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Disclaimer: This independent site is not affiliated with Guilford County Schools or the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Always verify important dates and school assignments with the district.