Guilford County Schools Calendar 2026-2027
Greensboro, North Carolina · from the district's official calendar, checked Oct 2, 2026
The 2027-2028 calendar is already published: see the 2027–28 dates.
First day of school
Monday, August 24, 2026
Last day of school
Thursday, June 10, 2027
School days
180
Weekdays off
29Longest break: Winter break (11 school days)
Next day off
No schoolOct 30
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 25–27
- Winter break: Dec 21 – Jan 4
- Spring Break: Mar 22–26
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 7 · MonNo school · Labor DayThe district calls it: “Labor Day Holiday”
- Sep 21 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday (Yom Kippur)”
- Oct 30 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday”
- Nov 3 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday (Election Day)”
- Nov 11 · WedNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Veterans Day Holiday”
- Nov 25–27 · WedNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Break for Students”
- Dec 21 – Jan 1 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Winter Break for Students”
- Jan 4 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday”
- Jan 18 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday”
- Jan 25 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Mandatory Teacher Workday”
- Feb 15 · MonNo school · Presidents' DayThe district calls it: “Mandatory Teacher Workday”
- Mar 22–26 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break”
- Apr 5 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Mandatory Teacher Workday”
- May 31 · MonNo school · Memorial DayThe district calls it: “Memorial Day Holiday”
The 2026-2027 school year at a glance
Jul 2026
Aug 2026 6 school days
Sep 2026 20 school days
Oct 2026 21 school days
Nov 2026 16 school days
Dec 2026 14 school days
Jan 2027 17 school days
Feb 2027 19 school days
Mar 2027 18 school days
Apr 2027 21 school days
May 2027 20 school days
Jun 2027 8 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 29Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Quarter 1”
- Jan 22Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Quarter 2/Semester 1”
- Apr 2Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Quarter 3”
- Jun 10Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day of School and End of Quarter 4/Semester 2”
- Jun 10Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Quarter 4/Semester 2”
Where these dates come from
Source: Guilford County Schools official 2026-2027 calendar, retrieved Sep 23, 2026.
Checked day by day against the district's calendar on Oct 2, 2026. The district does not print a total of school days, so there is no total to compare our count with. How we check.
Approved by the school board on Aug 11, 2026.
Districts sometimes revise their calendars, and make-up days depend on weather. Confirm with Guilford County Schools before booking travel.
Nearby districts
- Winston-Salem/Forsyth County SchoolsFirst day Aug 10, 2026 · last day May 21, 2027
- Cumberland County SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day May 28, 2027
- Union County Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 4, 2027
- Cabarrus County SchoolsFirst day Aug 12, 2026 · last day May 26, 2027
- Durham Public SchoolsFirst day Aug 24, 2026 · last day Jun 9, 2027
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg SchoolsFirst day Aug 25, 2026 · last day Jun 9, 2027
Guilford County Schools 2026-2027 · checked Oct 2, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://www.gcsnc.com/fs/resource-manager/view/16e45dd5-fd3e-44c0-b8ec-5eb4325af9e5