27 days Charlotte-Mecklenburg families need a plan for
Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC) has 27 weekdays in the 2026-27 school year when school is closed or lets out early, not counting federal holidays. That is about the same as the median of 26 across the 30 largest US districts. School runs from August 25, 2026 to June 9, 2027.
Plan your year
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Every day off, in order (23)
Mon, Sep 21: Teacher Workday
Fri, Oct 2: Teacher Workday
Mon, Nov 2: Teacher Workday
Tue, Nov 3: Teacher Workday
Wed, Nov 25: Teacher Workday
Fri, Nov 27: Thanksgiving Break
Mon, Dec 21: Winter Break
Tue, Dec 22: Winter Break
Wed, Dec 23: Winter Break
Thu, Dec 24: Winter Break
Mon, Dec 28: Winter Break
Tue, Dec 29: Winter Break
Wed, Dec 30: Winter Break
Thu, Dec 31: Winter Break
Fri, Jan 22: Teacher Workday
Mon, Feb 15: Teacher Workday (Presidents' Day by date; make-up day #2)
Thu, Mar 25: Teacher Workday (make-up day #3)
Fri, Mar 26: Good Friday
Mon, Mar 29: Spring Break
Tue, Mar 30: Spring Break
Wed, Mar 31: Spring Break
Thu, Apr 1: Spring Break
Fri, Apr 2: Spring Break
Early release days
Wed, Oct 14: Early Release Day
Wed, Dec 9: Early Release Day
Wed, Feb 24: Early Release Day
Wed, Apr 28: Early Release Day
How we counted, and where this comes from
We read the official Charlotte-Mecklenburg 2026-27 calendar on October 4, 2026: https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1787851005/cmsk12ncus/fiiv2h4ezrdlgrofzqvh/CMSTraditionalCalendar26-27.pdf. A day counts when school is closed for all students on a weekday, or the whole district lets students out early. Holidays that almost every employer observes (Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Memorial Day) are never counted. Indigenous Peoples’ Day, Veterans Day and Presidents’ Day count as holidays only when the district closes school for that holiday by name, because many employers stay open. That left 7 holidays out of the count here. Calendars change and some days vary by school, so check with your school before you book childcare.