2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-22

Jackson County Public Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 9

Students 3,403 (2024–2025)

County Jackson 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 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

Period	Date(s)	Length
Student Holiday Window	Oct 9–13, 2026Districtwide no-school: Oct 9, 2026; Oct 12–13, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Oct 10–11, 2026	5 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 4, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21–25, 2026; Dec 28, 2026–Jan 1, 2027; Jan 4, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026; Dec 26–27, 2026; Jan 2–3, 2027	17 days
Student Holiday Window	Mar 20–29, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 22–26, 2027; Mar 29, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Mar 20–21, 2027; Mar 27–28, 2027	10 days

Other Important Dates — School Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of 1st Grading Period	Oct 8, 2026
Parent/Teacher Conferences	Oct 13, 2026
End of 2nd Grading Period	Dec 18, 2026
End of 3rd Grading Period	Mar 11, 2027
Parent/Teacher Conferences	Mar 12, 2027
End of 4th Grading Period	May 21, 2027

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Jackson County Public 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

6Elementary serving

7Middle 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

9 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Blue Ridge Early College	7–13	123
Blue Ridge School	PK–6	122
Cullowhee Valley School	PK–8	605
Fairview School	PK–8	849
Jackson Community School	5–12	49
Jackson County Early College	9–13	98
Scotts Creek School	PK–8	402
Smokey Mountain Elementary	PK–8	315
Smoky Mountain High School	9–12	840

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 500 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

Jackson County starts on this date; Hickory City (August 24, 2026) and Madison County (August 17, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Student-only planning days9 items

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

Earlier last dayMay 21, 2027

Jackson County ends on this date; Hickory City (May 26, 2027) and Macon County (May 28, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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