2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-23

Swain County Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 6

Students 1,786 (2024–2025)

County Swain County

Grades Served K–12

Key Dates — School Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 17, 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
MLK Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Good Friday	March 26, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Last Day of School	May 25, 2027 (Tue)	School Closes

No-School Periods

Period	Date(s)	Length
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 5, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21–25, 2026; Dec 28, 2026–Jan 1, 2027; Jan 4–5, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026; Dec 26–27, 2026; Jan 2–3, 2027	18 days
Student Holiday Window	Apr 10–18, 2027Districtwide no-school: Apr 12–16, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Apr 10–11, 2027; Apr 17–18, 2027	9 days

Other Important Dates — School Calendar

Event	Date(s)
Q1 ends (42 days)	Oct 16, 2026
Q2 ends (41 days)	Dec 21, 2026
Q3 ends (45 days)	Mar 12, 2027
Q4 ends (44 days)	May 25, 2027

Swain County School Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Swain 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

3Middle 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

6 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Cherokee Extension School	K–12	123
Swain Academy	9–12	38
Swain County East Elementary	K–5	335
Swain County High School	9–12	506
Swain County Middle School	6–8	377
Swain County West Elementary	K–6	407

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 870 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

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Earlier regional startAugust 17, 2026

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

Student-only planning days9 items

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

Earlier last dayMay 25, 2027

Swain County ends on this date; Rutherford County (May 26, 2027) and Transylvania County (June 4, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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