2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-22

Polk County Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 7

Students 1,963 (2024–2025)

County Polk County

Grades Served PK–12

Key Dates — School Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 10, 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
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
Thanksgiving Day Window	Nov 26–29, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 26–27, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 28–29, 2026	4 days
Christmas Day Window	Dec 23–28, 2026Districtwide no-school: Dec 23–25, 2026; Dec 28, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 26–27, 2026	6 days

Other Important Dates — School Calendar

Event	Date(s)
Interims — Elementary and Middle School	Aug 31, 2026
Interims — High School and Early College	Sep 9, 2026
End of Grading Period — Elementary and Middle School	Sep 21, 2026
Report Card — Elementary and Middle School	Sep 24, 2026
End of Quarter — High School and Early College	Oct 9, 2026
Interims — Elementary and Middle School	Oct 13, 2026
Report Card — High School and Early College	Oct 14, 2026
End of Grading Period — Elementary and Middle School	Nov 2, 2026
Report Card — Elementary and Middle School	Nov 5, 2026
Interims — High School and Early College	Nov 12, 2026
Interims — Elementary and Middle School	Nov 30, 2026
End of Grading Period — Elementary and Middle School	Dec 18, 2026
Report Card — High School and Early College	Jan 6, 2027
Report Card — Elementary and Middle School	Jan 7, 2027
Interims — Elementary and Middle School	Jan 22, 2027
Interims — High School and Early College	Feb 3, 2027
End of Grading Period — Elementary and Middle School	Feb 12, 2027
Report Card — Elementary and Middle School	Feb 17, 2027
Interims — Elementary and Middle School	Mar 5, 2027
End of Quarter — High School and Early College	Mar 9, 2027
Report Card — High School and Early College	Mar 12, 2027
End of Grading Period — Elementary and Middle School	Apr 5, 2027
Report Card — Elementary and Middle School	Apr 8, 2027
Interims — High School and Early College	Apr 19, 2027
Interims — Elementary and Middle School	Apr 27, 2027
End of Grading Period — Elementary and Middle School	May 21, 2027
Report Card — Elementary and Middle School	May 21, 2027
End of Quarter — High School and Early College	May 21, 2027
Report Card — High School and Early College	May 21, 2027

Polk County School Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Polk 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

4Elementary serving

1Middle 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

7 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Polk Central Elementary School	PK–5	332
Polk County Early College	9–12	49
Polk County High School	9–12	572
Polk County Middle School	6–8	451
Saluda Elementary School	PK–5	128
Sunny View Elementary School	PK–5	105
Tryon Elementary School	PK–5	326

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 750 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 10, 2026

Polk County starts on this date; Newton-Conover City (August 24, 2026) and Rutherford County (August 11, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Student-only planning days9 items

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

Earlier last dayMay 21, 2027

Polk County ends on this date; Newton-Conover City (May 20, 2027) and Rutherford County (May 26, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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