Guilford County Schools Calendar 2027-2028
Greensboro, North Carolina · from the district's official calendar, checked Oct 2, 2026
First day of school
Monday, August 23, 2027
Last day of school
Thursday, June 8, 2028
School days
180
Weekdays off
29Longest break: Winter break (11 school days)
School starts in
325 daysMonday, August 23, 2027
- Thanksgiving break: Nov 24–26
- Winter break: Dec 20 – Jan 3
- Spring Break: Apr 10–14
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 Holiday”
- Oct 11 · MonNo school · Indigenous Peoples' Day / Columbus DayThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday (Yom Kippur)”
- Oct 29 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Mandatory Teacher Workday”
- Nov 5 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday”
- Nov 11 · ThuNo school · Veterans DayThe district calls it: “Veterans Day Holiday”
- Nov 24–26 · WedNo school · Thanksgiving breakThe district calls it: “Thanksgiving Break for Students”
- Dec 20–31 · MonNo school · Winter breakThe district calls it: “Winter Break for Students”
- Jan 3 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Optional Teacher Workday”
- Jan 17 · MonNo school · Martin Luther King Jr. DayThe district calls it: “Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday”
- Jan 24 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Mandatory Teacher Workday”
- Mar 7 · TueNo schoolThe district calls it: “Mandatory Teacher Workday (primary election)”
- Mar 31 · FriNo schoolThe district calls it: “Mandatory Teacher Workday”
- Apr 10–14 · MonNo schoolThe district calls it: “Spring Break”
- May 29 · MonNo school · Memorial DayThe district calls it: “Memorial Day Holiday”
The 2027-2028 school year at a glance
Jul 2027
Aug 2027 7 school days
Sep 2027 21 school days
Oct 2027 19 school days
Nov 2027 17 school days
Dec 2027 13 school days
Jan 2028 18 school days
Feb 2028 21 school days
Mar 2028 21 school days
Apr 2028 15 school days
May 2028 22 school days
Jun 2028 6 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 23First day of schoolThe district calls it: “First Day of School”
- Oct 28Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Quarter 1”
- Jan 21Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Quarter 2/Semester 1”
- Mar 28Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Quarter 3”
- Jun 8Last day of schoolThe district calls it: “Last Day of School and End of Quarter 4/Semester 2”
- Jun 8Grading period endsThe district calls it: “End of Quarter 4/Semester 2”
Where these dates come from
Source: Guilford County Schools official 2027-2028 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.
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 2027-2028 · checked Oct 2, 2026 · confirm with the district · source: https://www.gcsnc.com/fs/resource-manager/view/d1756a7b-1892-40a7-b722-72bb2c46ff45