2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-22

Madison County Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 7

Students 1,991 (2024–2025)

County Madison County

Grades Served K–13

Key Dates — Academic Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 17, 2026 (Mon)	School Opens
Labor Day Holiday	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Veteran's Day Holiday	November 11, 2026 (Wed)	No School
Thanksgiving Holiday	November 26, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Christmas Holiday	December 23, 2026 - December 25, 2026	No School
New Year's Holiday	January 1, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Easter Break	March 29, 2027 (Mon)	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 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
Easter Break Window	Mar 27–Apr 4, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 29–Apr 2, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Mar 27–28, 2027; Apr 3–4, 2027	9 days

Other Important Dates — Academic Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of First Grading Period	Oct 8, 2026
Report Cards	Oct 13, 2026
End of Second Grading Period	Dec 18, 2026
Report Cards	Jan 5, 2027
End of Third Grading Period	Mar 11, 2027
Report Cards	Mar 16, 2027
End of Fourth Grading Period	May 28, 2027
Report Cards	May 28, 2027

Madison County Academic Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Madison County Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

3Elementary serving

1Middle grades serving

3High 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

7 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Brush Creek Elementary School	K–5	357
Hot Springs Elementary School	K–5	126
Madison Early College High School	9–13	257
Madison High School	9–12	354
Madison Middle School	6–8	437
Madison Velocity Learning Center	9–12	18
Mars Hill Elementary School	K–5	442

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 570 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

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

Earlier regional startAugust 17, 2026

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

Student-only planning days8 items

Madison County lists 8 teacher, planning, or student-holiday items beyond the headline break periods.

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