2026-2027

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Updated 2026-08-02

Cherokee County School District Calendar 2026-2027

Complete holiday schedule and key dates for Cherokee County School District for the 2026-2027 academic year. Official district website

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District Overview

Total Schools 14

Students 7,299 (2025–2026)

County Cherokee County

Grades Served PK–12

Key Dates — Modified Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 10, 2026 (Mon)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Thanksgiving Day	November 26, 2026 (Thu)	No School
Christmas Day	December 25, 2026 (Fri)	No School
New Year's Day	January 1, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	May 27, 2027 (Thu)	School Closes
Memorial Day	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School

No-School Periods

Period	Date(s)	Length
Student Holiday Window	Oct 31–Nov 3, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 2–3, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Oct 31–Nov 1, 2026	4 days
Thanksgiving Day Window	Nov 25–29, 2026Districtwide no-school: Nov 25–27, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Nov 28–29, 2026	5 days
Christmas Day Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 4, 2027Districtwide no-school: Dec 21–25, 2026; Dec 28, 2026–Jan 1, 2027; Jan 4, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Dec 19–20, 2026; Dec 26–27, 2026; Jan 2–3, 2027	17 days
Student Holiday Window	Feb 17–22, 2027Districtwide no-school: Feb 17–19, 2027; Feb 22, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Feb 20–21, 2027	6 days
Spring Break Window	Apr 3–11, 2027Districtwide no-school: Apr 5–9, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Apr 3–4, 2027; Apr 10–11, 2027	9 days

Cherokee Modified Calendar 2026-2027 southcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Cherokee County School District: Enrollment & Schools

South Carolina public education enrollment snapshot for 2025–2026, reported as of the 2025–26 SCDE 180-day active enrollment snapshot.

Schools by grades served

8Pre-K serving

9Elementary serving

3Middle grades serving

2High school serving

Counts use grade levels with active enrollment in the 2025–2026 South Carolina Department of Education 180-day school headcount. Grade-band counts may overlap when one school serves more than one band.

Schools in the state enrollment report

14 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
B D Lee Elem	PK–5	612
Blacksburg Elem	3–5	298
Blacksburg High	9–12	427
Blacksburg Middle	6–8	400
Blacksburg Primary	PK–2	349
Corinth Elem	PK–5	305
Draytonville Elem	PK–5	252
Gaffney High	9–12	1,690
Gaffney Middle	6–8	815
Grassy Pond Elem	PK–5	499
John E Ewing Middle	6–8	388
Limestone-Central Elementary	PK–5	426
Luther L. Vaughan Elementary	PK–5	428
Northwest Elem	PK–5	410

Sources: 2025–2026 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 1101 Last verified 2026-08-02

Compared With South Carolina Districts

This comparison uses the default instance shown in statewide summaries: Modified Calendar.

Later regional startAugust 10, 2026

Cherokee starts on this date; Charleston (August 11, 2026) and Chester (August 3, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Student-only planning days24 items

Cherokee lists 24 teacher, planning, or student-holiday items beyond the headline break periods.

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About This Calendar

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Disclaimer: This independent site is not affiliated with Cherokee County School District or the South Carolina Department of Education. Always verify important dates and school assignments with the district.