2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-22

Hickory City Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 9

Students 3,605 (2024–2025)

County Catawba County

Grades Served PK–12

Key Dates — School 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 Break	December 21, 2026 - January 4, 2027	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Spring Break	March 26, 2027 - April 2, 2027	No School
Last Day of School	May 26, 2027 (Wed)	School Closes

No-School Periods

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
Winter Break Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 4, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21, 2026–Jan 4, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026	17 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 11–14, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 11–12, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Mar 13–14, 2027	4 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 26–Apr 4, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 26–Apr 2, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Apr 3–4, 2027	10 days

Other Important Dates — School Calendar

Event	Date(s)
Progress Reports Go Home	Sep 22, 2026
Report Cards Go Home	Oct 20, 2026
Progress Reports Go Home	Nov 18, 2026
Report Cards Go Home	Jan 6, 2027
Progress Reports Go Home	Feb 9, 2027
Report Cards Go Home	Mar 17, 2027
Progress Reports Go Home	Apr 20, 2027
Report Cards Go Home	May 26, 2027
HCAM Graduation	May 26, 2027
HHS Graduation	May 26, 2027

Hickory City School Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Hickory City Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

4Pre-K serving

5Elementary serving

2Middle grades serving

2High 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

9 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Grandview Middle	6–8	349
Hickory Career & Arts Magnet High School	9–12	189
Hickory High School	9–12	964
Longview Elementary	PK–5	258
Northview Middle	6–8	479
Oakwood Elementary	PK–5	321
Southwest Primary	PK–2	260
Viewmont Elementary	PK–5	501
W M Jenkins Elementary	K–5	284

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 181 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 splitMarch 26, 2027 - April 2, 2027

Hickory City uses this Spring Break week, while Henderson County (March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027) and Haywood County (April 8, 2027 - April 9, 2027) use different windows in the related calendar set.

Student-only planning days9 items

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

Earlier last dayMay 26, 2027

Hickory City ends on this date; Henderson County (May 21, 2027) and Haywood County (May 28, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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