2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-22

Haywood County Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 15

Students 6,602 (2024–2025)

County Haywood County

Grades Served PK–13

Key Dates — School Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 17, 2026 (Mon)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Veterans Day	November 11, 2026 (Wed)	No School
Thanksgiving Holiday	November 26, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Christmas Holiday	December 24, 2026 - December 25, 2026	No School
New Year's Holiday	December 31, 2026 - January 1, 2027	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Spring Break Holiday	April 8, 2027 - April 9, 2027	No School
Last Day of School	May 28, 2027 (Fri)	School Closes

No-School Periods

Period	Date(s)	Length
Thanksgiving Holiday Window	Nov 25–29, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 25–27, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 28–29, 2026	5 days
Christmas Holiday Window	Dec 22, 2026–Jan 5, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 22–25, 2026; Dec 28, 2026–Jan 1, 2027; Jan 4–5, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 26–27, 2026; Jan 2–3, 2027	15 days
Spring Break Holiday Window	Apr 3–11, 2027Districtwide no-school: Apr 5–9, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Apr 3–4, 2027; Apr 10–11, 2027	9 days

Haywood County School Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Haywood County Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

5Pre-K serving

8Elementary serving

3Middle 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

15 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Bethel Elementary School	K–5	533
Bethel Middle School	6–8	256
Canton Middle School	6–8	473
Central Haywood High School	9–12	59
Clyde Elementary School	PK–5	505
Haywood Early College	9–13	191
Hazelwood Elementary School	PK–5	471
Jonathan Valley Elementary School	PK–5	352
Junaluska Elementary School	K–5	483
Meadowbrook Elementary School	PK–5	181
North Canton Elementary School	PK–5	310
Pisgah High School	9–12	839
Riverbend Elementary School	K–5	204
Tuscola High School	9–12	955
Waynesville Middle School	6–8	790

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 440 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

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

Western North Carolina Spring Break splitApril 8, 2027 - April 9, 2027

Haywood County uses this Spring Break week, while Henderson County (March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027) and Clay County (April 12, 2027 - April 15, 2027) use different windows in the related calendar set.

Earlier regional startAugust 17, 2026

Haywood County starts on this date; Cleveland County (August 12, 2026) and Clay County (August 24, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Student-only planning days9 items

Haywood County lists 9 teacher, planning, or student-holiday items beyond the headline break periods.

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