School Year Dates

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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools school calendar 2026-27

First day, last day, breaks, holidays and teacher workdays, read from the district's own calendar.

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First day
Thanksgiving Break
to
Winter Break
to
Spring Break
to
Last day

Kindergarten, pre-K, individual grades and particular schools may have different start dates or schedules. Check the district calendar for your child's grade and school.

Unmarked weekdays and computed counts use only the breaks, holidays and teacher workdays listed here. Other closures may be missing, so these are potential weekdays, not verified days of attendance.

Month by month

  • Weekday in term
  • Break
  • Holiday
  • No students (teacher workday)
  • Early release
  • First day
  • Last day
August 2026
SMTWTFS
1
2345678
9101112131415
1617 Teacher Workdays1819202122
2324 Teacher Workdays25 First day of school26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Weekday in term
September 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Labor Day8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Teacher Workday22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26
2728 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
October 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Teacher Workday3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Early Release Day15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term31
November 2026
SMTWTFS
12 Teacher Workday3 Teacher Workday4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7
89 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Veterans Day12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14
1516 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21
2223 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Teacher Workday26 Thanksgiving Break27 Thanksgiving Break28
2930 Weekday in term
December 2026
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Early Release Day10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12
1314 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19
2021 Winter Break22 Winter Break23 Winter Break24 Winter Break25 Winter Break26 Winter Break
27 Winter Break28 Winter Break29 Winter Break30 Winter Break31 Winter Break
January 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Winter Break2
34 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9
1011 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16
1718 MLK, Jr. Day19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Teacher Workday23
2425 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29 Weekday in term30
31
February 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Teacher Workday16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Early Release Day25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27
28
March 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6
78 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13
1415 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20
2122 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24 Weekday in term25 Teacher Workday26 Good Friday27
2829 Spring Break30 Spring Break31 Spring Break
April 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Spring Break2 Spring Break3
45 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Weekday in term10
1112 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15 Weekday in term16 Weekday in term17
1819 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22 Weekday in term23 Weekday in term24
2526 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Early Release Day29 Weekday in term30 Weekday in term
May 2027
SMTWTFS
1
23 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5 Weekday in term6 Weekday in term7 Weekday in term8
910 Weekday in term11 Weekday in term12 Weekday in term13 Weekday in term14 Weekday in term15
1617 Weekday in term18 Weekday in term19 Weekday in term20 Weekday in term21 Weekday in term22
2324 Weekday in term25 Weekday in term26 Weekday in term27 Weekday in term28 Weekday in term29
3031 Memorial Day
June 2027
SMTWTFS
1 Weekday in term2 Weekday in term3 Weekday in term4 Weekday in term5
67 Weekday in term8 Weekday in term9 Last day of school10 Teacher Workday11 Teacher Workday12
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930

The 2026-27 year in words

Students in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools go back on . The year ends on , roughly 41 weeks later, with 177 potential weekdays in between after only the days off listed here are counted out. Because the year opens on a Tuesday, the first week contains four potential weekdays after listed closures; the final week contains three to the Wednesday finish.

The calendar lists 3 breaks. Thanksgiving Break starts and ends , a total of 2 days with 2 weekdays off. Winter Break runs through : 12 days off the calendar, 10 of them weekdays. Spring Break runs through : 5 days off the calendar, 5 of them weekdays. The longest is Winter Break at 12 days.

The longest stretch with no break, holiday or teacher workday listed here is 40 potential weekdays, from to . After subtracting listed closures, winter break divides the remaining potential weekdays into 75 before it and 102 after it.

5 other days off are marked as holidays: Labor Day (), Veterans Day (), MLK, Jr. Day (), Good Friday () and Memorial Day (). 4 of these fall on a Monday or Friday and make a long weekend: Labor Day, MLK, Jr. Day, Good Friday and Memorial Day.

12 teacher workdays without students are listed, the first on and the last on . Students leave early on , , and .

Among the 5 North Carolina districts on this site, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools starts earlier than 0 and later than 4. The median first day in the group is . The earliest first day on the site in North Carolina is (Cabarrus County Schools) and the latest is (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools).

The source describes this calendar as approved. Approved calendars still change: weather days, board votes and contract settlements can move dates, so confirm anything you are planning around.

The dates come from a PDF calendar at resources.finalsite.net, last read on . Use the link on this page to open the district's own calendar and confirm.

Dates in detail

Breaks
BreakStartsEndsDaysWeekdays
Thanksgiving Break22
Winter Break1210
Spring Break55
Holidays
DayDate
Labor Day
Veterans Day
MLK, Jr. Day
Good Friday
Memorial Day
Teacher workdays (no students)
DayDate
Teacher Workdays
Teacher Workdays
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Teacher Workday
Early release
DayDate
Early Release Day
Early Release Day
Early Release Day
Early Release Day
Potential weekdays by month, after listed exceptions
MonthPotential weekdays
August 20265
September 202620
October 202621
November 202615
December 202614
January 202718
February 202719
March 202718
April 202720
May 202720
June 20277

Where these dates come from

Source: resources.finalsite.net (a PDF calendar), read on . Districts revise calendars after severe weather, board votes and contract settlements, so the district's own page is the version that counts. If a date here looks wrong, tell us and we will re-check the source. How we check.

See the 2027-28 calendar for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools

Other North Carolina districts

Districts in North Carolina close in size to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, with their own calendars on this site:

All North Carolina districts