2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-23

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools Calendar 2026-2027

Complete holiday schedule and key dates for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools for the 2026-2027 academic year. Official district website

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District Overview

Total Schools 79

Students 50,105 (2024–2025)

County Forsyth County

Grades Served PK–12

Key Dates — Modified Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 10, 2026 (Mon)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Veteran's Day	November 11, 2026 (Wed)	No School
Thanksgiving	November 25, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Winter Break	December 21, 2026 - January 4, 2027	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Spring Break	March 26, 2027 - April 2, 2027	No School
Last Day of School	May 21, 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
Winter Break Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 4, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21, 2026–Jan 4, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026	17 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 26–Apr 4, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 26–Apr 2, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Apr 3–4, 2027	10 days

Other Important Dates — Modified Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of Quarter 1	Oct 9, 2026
End Q2 / Semester 1	Dec 18, 2026
End Quarter 3	Mar 9, 2027
End Q4 / Semester 2	May 21, 2027

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Modified Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

45Pre-K serving

46Elementary serving

22Middle grades serving

20High 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 340 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

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Earlier regional startAugust 10, 2026

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County starts on this date; Thomasville (August 24, 2026) uses different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Related North Carolina Spring Break splitMarch 26, 2027 - April 2, 2027

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County uses this Spring Break week, while Guilford County (March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027) uses different windows in the related calendar set.

Earlier last dayMay 21, 2027

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County ends on this date; Thomasville (June 3, 2027) and Guilford County (June 10, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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