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Updated 2026-07-23

Union County Public Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 52

Students 40,644 (2024–2025)

County Union 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
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
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 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 3, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21–25, 2026; Dec 28, 2026–Jan 1, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026; Dec 26–27, 2026; Jan 2–3, 2027	16 days
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Window	Jan 15–18, 2027Districtwide no-school: Jan 15, 2027; Jan 18, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Jan 16–17, 2027	4 days
Student Holiday 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

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of Grading Period — Secondary	Oct 6, 2026
Report Card Date — Secondary	Oct 20, 2026
End of Grading Period — Elementary	Oct 26, 2026
Report Card Date — Elementary	Nov 2, 2026
End of Grading Period — Secondary	Nov 18, 2026
Report Card Date — Secondary	Nov 30, 2026
End of Grading Period — Elementary	Jan 14, 2027
End of Grading Period — Secondary	Jan 14, 2027
Report Card Date — Elementary	Jan 25, 2027
Report Card Date — Secondary	Jan 25, 2027
End of Grading Period — Secondary	Mar 3, 2027
Report Card Date — Secondary	Mar 15, 2027
End of Grading Period — Elementary	Mar 24, 2027
Report Card Date — Elementary	Apr 5, 2027
End of Grading Period — Secondary	Apr 22, 2027
Report Card Date — Secondary	May 5, 2027
End of Grading Period — Elementary	Jun 4, 2027
Report Card Date — Elementary	Jun 4, 2027
End of Grading Period — Secondary	Jun 4, 2027
Report Card Date — Secondary	Jun 4, 2027

Union County Traditional Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Union County Public Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

18Pre-K serving

30Elementary serving

11Middle grades serving

13High 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 900 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

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

Later regional startAugust 24, 2026

Union County starts on this date; Rowan-Salisbury (August 12, 2026) and Mooresville Graded (August 5, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Student-only planning days11 items

Union County lists 11 teacher, planning, or student-holiday items beyond the headline break periods.

Later last dayJune 4, 2027

Union County ends on this date; Rowan-Salisbury (May 26, 2027) and Mooresville Graded (May 20, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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