2026-2027

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Harnett County Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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District Overview

Total Schools 29

Students 19,618 (2024–2025)

County Harnett County

Grades Served PK–13

School Calendar

Official

Updated 2026-07-22

First Day Aug 12, 2026

Last Day May 21, 2027

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 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	May 21, 2027 (Fri)	School Closes

No-School Periods — School Calendar

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	Feb 12–15, 2027Districtwide no-school: Feb 12, 2027; Feb 15, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Feb 13–14, 2027	4 days
Student 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)
Progress Reports — High Schools	Sep 1, 2026
Progress Reports — Elementary & Middle Schools	Sep 10, 2026
End of T1 — High Schools	Sep 22, 2026
Report Cards — High Schools	Sep 29, 2026
Progress Reports — High Schools	Oct 12, 2026
End of Q1 — Elementary & Middle Schools	Oct 13, 2026
Report Cards — Elementary & Middle Schools	Oct 20, 2026
End of T2 — High Schools	Nov 4, 2026
Report Cards — High Schools	Nov 10, 2026
Progress Reports — Elementary & Middle Schools	Nov 16, 2026
Progress Reports — High Schools	Nov 30, 2026
End of Q2 — Elementary & Middle Schools	Dec 18, 2026
End of T3 — High Schools	Dec 18, 2026
Report Cards — Elementary & Middle Schools	Jan 8, 2027
Report Cards — High Schools	Jan 8, 2027
Progress Reports — High Schools	Jan 26, 2027
Progress Reports — Elementary & Middle Schools	Feb 5, 2027
End of T4 — High Schools	Feb 18, 2027
Report Cards — High Schools	Feb 24, 2027
Progress Reports — High Schools	Mar 10, 2027
End of Q3 — Elementary & Middle Schools	Mar 11, 2027
Report Cards — Elementary & Middle Schools	Mar 17, 2027
End of T5 — High Schools	Apr 8, 2027
Report Cards — High Schools	Apr 14, 2027
Progress Reports — Elementary & Middle Schools	Apr 20, 2027
Progress Reports — High Schools	Apr 30, 2027
Q4/Report Cards — Elementary & Middle Schools	May 21, 2027
End of T6 — High Schools	May 21, 2027
Report Cards — High Schools	Jun 3, 2027

Harnett County School Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Year-Round Calendar

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Updated 2026-07-22

First Day Jul 22, 2026

Last Day Jun 11, 2027

Thanksgiving Week Student Break Nov 25, 2026 – Nov 29, 2026

Winter Student Break Dec 19, 2026 – Jan 3, 2027

Key Dates — Year-Round Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	July 22, 2026 (Wed)	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
Memorial Day	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	June 11, 2027 (Fri)	School Closes

No-School Periods — Year-Round Calendar

Period	Date(s)	Length
Student Holiday Window	Oct 15–18, 2026Districtwide no-school: Oct 15–16, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Oct 17–18, 2026	4 days
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 3, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21–25, 2026; Dec 28, 2026–Jan 1, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026; Dec 26–27, 2026; Jan 2–3, 2027	16 days
Student Holiday Window	Jan 9–12, 2027Districtwide no-school: Jan 11–12, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Jan 9–10, 2027	4 days
Student Holiday Window	Feb 12–15, 2027Districtwide no-school: Feb 12, 2027; Feb 15, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Feb 13–14, 2027	4 days
Student 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 — Year-Round Calendar

Event	Date(s)
PR	Aug 21, 2026
RC	Sep 24, 2026
PR	Nov 17, 2026
RC	Dec 18, 2026
PR	Feb 16, 2027
RC	Mar 19, 2027
PR	May 12, 2027
RC	Jun 11, 2027

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

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Harnett County Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

13Pre-K serving

17Elementary serving

8Middle grades serving

7High 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 430 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

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

Earlier regional startAugust 12, 2026

Harnett County starts on this date; Durham (August 24, 2026) and Montgomery County (August 11, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Student-only planning days10 items

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

Earlier last dayMay 21, 2027

Harnett County ends on this date; Durham (June 9, 2027) and Johnston County (May 26, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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