24 days Wake County (Raleigh) families need a plan for
Wake County (Raleigh) (NC) has 24 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 24, 2026 to June 9, 2027.
Plan your year
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Every day off, in order (24)
Mon, Sep 21: Teacher workday (W)
Mon, Oct 12: Teacher workday (W); falls on Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day; first weather make-up reserve
Tue, Nov 3: Teacher workday (W); Election Day date
Wed, Nov 25: Vacation day (V), Thanksgiving break
Fri, Nov 27: Holiday (H), day after Thanksgiving
Mon, Dec 21: Teacher workday (W), during winter break
Tue, Dec 22: Teacher workday (W), during winter break
Wed, Dec 23: Vacation day (V), winter break
Thu, Dec 24: Holiday (H), winter break (Christmas Eve)
Mon, Dec 28: Holiday (H), winter break
Tue, Dec 29: Vacation day (V), winter break
Wed, Dec 30: Vacation day (V), winter break
Thu, Dec 31: Vacation day (V), winter break
Tue, Jan 19: Teacher workday (W)
Mon, Feb 15: Teacher workday (W); falls on Presidents' Day; weather make-up reserve
Wed, Mar 10: Teacher workday (W)
Fri, Mar 26: Holiday (H), calendar gives no name; date is Good Friday
Mon, Mar 29: Vacation days (V), spring break
Tue, Mar 30: Vacation days (V), spring break
Wed, Mar 31: Vacation days (V), spring break
Thu, Apr 1: Vacation days (V), spring break
Fri, Apr 2: Vacation days (V), spring break
Mon, Apr 5: Teacher workday (W); weather make-up reserve
Mon, May 17: Teacher workday (W)
Early release days
Wake County (Raleigh) publishes no district-wide early-release days. Some schools may still have their own.
How we counted, and where this comes from
We read the official Wake County (Raleigh) 2026-27 calendar on October 4, 2026: https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1778096919/wcpssnet/dkqqczo2zmmq4j9gaay1/26-27TRADupdated5-6-26.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.