2026-2027

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New Hanover County Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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District Overview

Total Schools 42

Students 24,232 (2024–2025)

County New Hanover County

Grades Served PK–13

Traditional Calendar

Official

Updated 2026-07-22

First Day Aug 24, 2026

Last Day Jun 4, 2027

Key Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
July 4th Holiday	July 3, 2026 (Fri)	No School
First Day of School	August 24, 2026 (Mon)	School Opens
Labor Day Holiday	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Election Day / Student Holiday	November 3, 2026 (Tue)	No School
Veterans Day Holiday	November 11, 2026 (Wed)	No School
Thanksgiving Holidays	November 26, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Vacation Days	December 22, 2026 - December 23, 2026	No School
Christmas Holidays	December 24, 2026 - December 28, 2026	No School
Vacation Days	December 29, 2026 - December 31, 2026	No School
New Year's Day Holiday	January 1, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Good Friday Holiday	March 26, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Spring Break	March 29, 2027 - April 2, 2027	No School
Memorial Day Holiday	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	June 4, 2027 (Fri)	School Closes

No-School Periods — Traditional Calendar

Continuous periods when students in this calendar are not in class, including weekends and adjacent districtwide no-school dates.

Period	Date(s)	Length
Thanksgiving Holidays Window	Nov 25–29, 2026	5 days
Christmas Holidays Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 3, 2027	16 days
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Window	Jan 16–19, 2027	4 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 25–Apr 4, 2027	11 days

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
Interim Reports	Sep 23, 2026
End of Grading Period	Oct 23, 2026
Report Cards	Oct 29, 2026
Interim Reports	Dec 3, 2026
End of Grading Period	Jan 15, 2027
Report Cards	Jan 25, 2027
Interim Reports	Feb 22, 2027
End of Grading Period	Mar 23, 2027
Report Cards	Apr 7, 2027
Interim Reports	May 3, 2027
End of Grading Period	Jun 4, 2027
Traditional High School Graduation	Jun 5, 2027
Report Cards Mailed	Jun 16, 2027

New Hanover County Traditional Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Monthly calendar12 months

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Year-Round Calendar

Official

Updated 2026-07-22

First Day Jul 15, 2026

Last Day Jun 10, 2027

Key Dates — Year-Round Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
July 4th Holiday	July 3, 2026 (Fri)	No School
First Day of School	July 15, 2026 (Wed)	School Opens
Labor Day Holiday	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Intersession	September 21, 2026 - October 8, 2026	No School
Veterans Day Holiday	November 11, 2026 (Wed)	No School
Thanksgiving Holidays	November 26, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Vacation Days	December 21, 2026 - December 23, 2026	No School
Christmas Holidays	December 24, 2026 (Thu); December 25, 2026 (Fri); December 28, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Vacation Days	December 29, 2026 - December 30, 2026	No School
Intersession	December 31, 2026 - January 6, 2027	No School
Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Intersession	March 22, 2027 - April 2, 2027	No School
Spring Break	April 5, 2027 - April 9, 2027	No School
Memorial Day Holiday	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	June 10, 2027 (Thu)	School Closes

No-School Periods — Year-Round Calendar

Continuous periods when students in this calendar are not in class, including weekends and adjacent districtwide no-school dates.

Period	Date(s)	Length
Intersession Window	Sep 19–Oct 11, 2026	23 days
Thanksgiving Holidays Window	Nov 25–29, 2026	5 days
Intersession Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 10, 2027	23 days
Intersession Window	Mar 19–Apr 11, 2027	24 days

Other Important Dates — Year-Round Calendar

Event	Date(s)
Interim Reports	Aug 13, 2026
End of Grading Period	Sep 18, 2026
Report Cards	Oct 15, 2026
Interim Reports	Nov 12, 2026
End of Grading Period	Dec 18, 2026
Report Cards	Jan 14, 2027
Interim Reports	Feb 9, 2027
End of Grading Period	Mar 18, 2027
Report Cards	Apr 15, 2027
Interim Reports	May 11, 2027
End of Grading Period	Jun 10, 2027
Report Cards Mailed Home	Jun 17, 2027

New Hanover County Year-Round Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Monthly calendar12 months

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New Hanover County 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

26Elementary serving

10Middle grades serving

9High 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.

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 650 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

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

Later last dayJune 4, 2027

New Hanover County ends on this date; Hoke County (May 26, 2027) and Cumberland County (May 28, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

Early-release dates1 item

New Hanover County lists 1 early-release or half-day item that may affect pickup times even when school is in session.

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