2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-22

McDowell County Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 15

Students 5,263 (2024–2025)

County McDowell County

Grades Served PK–13

Key Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 24, 2026 (Mon)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Veteran's Day	November 11, 2026 (Wed)	No School
Thanksgiving	November 26, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Christmas	December 24, 2026 - December 25, 2026	No School
Christmas	December 28, 2026 (Mon)	No School
New Year's Day	January 1, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
in lieu of Good Friday	March 29, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Memorial Day	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	June 4, 2027 (Fri)	School Closes

No-School Periods

Period	Date(s)	Length
Thanksgiving Window	Nov 25–29, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 25–27, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 28–29, 2026	5 days
Christmas 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
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Window	Jan 16–19, 2027Districtwide no-school: Jan 18–19, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Jan 16–17, 2027	4 days
in lieu of Good Friday 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

McDowell County Traditional Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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McDowell County Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

8Pre-K serving

8Elementary serving

4Middle 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
East McDowell Middle School	6–8	382
Eastfield Global Magnet School	PK–5	256
Foothills Community School	6–8	197
Glenwood Elementary School	PK–5	377
Marion Elementary School	PK–5	324
McDowell Academy for Innovation	9–13	153
McDowell Early College	9–13	239
McDowell High School	9–12	1,302
Nebo Elementary School	PK–5	324
North Cove Elementary School	PK–5	199
Old Fort Elementary School	PK–5	278
Pleasant Gardens Elementary School	PK–5	271
The Summit Academy	6–12	60
West Marion Elementary School	PK–5	360
West McDowell Middle School	6–8	541

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 590 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

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

Student-only planning days9 items

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

Later last dayJune 4, 2027

McDowell County ends on this date; Madison County (May 28, 2027) and Newton-Conover City (May 20, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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Disclaimer: This independent site is not affiliated with McDowell County Schools or the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Always verify important dates and school assignments with the district.