2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-23

Yancey County Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 6

Students 2,010 (2024–2025)

County Yancey County

Grades Served PK–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
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	May 28, 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
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 — School Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of 9 Weeks	Oct 16, 2026
Report Card / Parent Day at all schools, 1:00–6:30 p.m.	Oct 22, 2026
End of 9 Weeks	Dec 18, 2026
End of 9 Weeks	Mar 16, 2027
End of 9 Weeks	May 28, 2027
MHHS Graduation	May 28, 2027

Yancey County School Calendar 2026-2027 northcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Yancey County Schools: Enrollment & Schools

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

Schools by grades served

2Pre-K serving

3Elementary serving

2Middle grades serving

1High 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
Blue Ridge Elementary	PK–5	360
Burnsville Elementary	PK–5	458
Cane River Middle	6–8	205
East Yancey Middle	6–8	255
Mountain Heritage High	9–12	593
South Toe Elementary	K–5	139

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 995 Last verified 2026-07-23

Compared With North Carolina Districts

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Earlier regional startAugust 17, 2026

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

Student-only planning days5 items

Yancey County lists 5 teacher, planning, or student-holiday items beyond the headline break periods.

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