Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Calendar 2027-2028
Charlotte, North Carolina · from the district's official calendar, checked Sep 29, 2026
First day of school
Tuesday, August 24, 2027
Last day of school
Wednesday, June 7, 2028
School days
175Matches the 175 days the district prints.
Weekdays off
32Longest break: Winter break (10 school days)
School starts in
328 daysTuesday, August 24, 2027
- Break: Oct 29 – Nov 2
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 24–26
- Winter break: Dec 20–31
- Spring Break: Apr 10–17
- 4 possible make-up days
Days off and schedule changes
Every day that changes something for families. Where it says “the district calls it”, that is the district's own wording.
- Sep 6 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “Labor Day”
- Oct 11 · MonNo school · Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday (Yom Kippur)”
- Oct 29 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday (Diwali)”
- Nov 1 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Nov 2 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday (Election Day)”
- Nov 11 · ThuNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Veterans Day”
- Nov 24 · WedNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”
- Nov 25–26 · ThuNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Break”
- Dec 20–31 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Winter Break”
- Jan 17 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “MLK, Jr. Day”
- Jan 24 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”Possible make-up day
- Feb 21 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday (Presidents Day)”
- Feb 22 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”Possible make-up day
- Mar 7 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday (Election Day)”
- Mar 31 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”Possible make-up day
- Apr 10–14 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break”
- Apr 17 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Teacher Workday”Possible make-up day
- May 29 · MonNo school · Memorial DayThe district calls it: “Memorial Day”
The 2027-2028 school year at a glance
Jul 2027
Aug 2027 6 school days
Sep 2027 21 school days
Oct 2027 19 school days
Nov 2027 16 school days
Dec 2027 13 school days
Jan 2028 19 school days
Feb 2028 19 school days
Mar 2028 21 school days
Apr 2028 14 school days
May 2028 22 school days
Jun 2028 5 school days
- 1 School day
- 1 Learning from home
- 1 No school
- 1 Weekend / outside the school year
- 1 First / last day
- 1 Early release
- 1 Late start
- 1 Possible make-up day
- 1 Only some grades (pick a grade)
Other dates
Dates that do not change the school day: grading periods, report cards, orientations.
- Aug 24First day of schoolThe district calls it: “First Day of School”
- Oct 28Grading period endsThe district calls it: “Q1 Ends (46 days)”
- Jan 21Grading period endsThe district calls it: “Q2 Ends (43 days)”
- Mar 30Grading period endsThe district calls it: “Q3 Ends (45 days)”
- Jun 7Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last day of school”
- Jun 7Grading period endsThe district calls it: “Q4 Ends (41 days)”
Where these dates come from
Source: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools official 2027-2028 calendar, retrieved Sep 23, 2026.
Checked Sep 29, 2026: our count of school days matches the 175 days the district prints. How we check.
Approved by the school board on Apr 14, 2026.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Wake County Public School SystemFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 9, 2027
- Union County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
Similar-size districts in other states
- Prince George's County Public SchoolsMaryland · first day Aug 25, 2026
- Fairfax County Public SchoolsVirginia · first day Aug 24, 2026
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools 2027-2028 · checked Sep 29, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1787851442/cmsk12ncus/g3fyb1hpvgti5z1ys3f1/CMSTraditionalCalendar27-28.pdf