2026-2027

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Updated 2026-08-02

Darlington County School District Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 17

Students 8,684 (2025–2026)

County Darlington County

Grades Served PK–12

Key Dates — Modified Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	July 30, 2026 (Thu)	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
Presidents' Day	February 15, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	May 26, 2027 (Wed)	School Closes
Memorial Day	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School

No-School Periods

Period	Date(s)	Length
Student Holiday Window	Oct 2–11, 2026Districtwide no-school: Oct 2, 2026; Oct 5–9, 2026 · Adjacent weekend: Oct 3–4, 2026; Oct 10–11, 2026	10 days
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
Presidents' Day Window	Feb 13–21, 2027Districtwide no-school: Feb 15–19, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Feb 13–14, 2027; Feb 20–21, 2027	9 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 27–Apr 4, 2027Districtwide no-school: Mar 29–Apr 2, 2027 · Adjacent weekend: Mar 27–28, 2027; Apr 3–4, 2027	9 days

Darlington Modified Calendar 2026-2027 southcarolinaschoolcalendar.com

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Darlington 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

6Pre-K serving

10Elementary serving

3Middle grades serving

4High 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

17 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Bay Road Elementary	PK–5	601
Black Creek Elementary	PK–5	658
Brockington Elem	3–5	350
Carolina Elem	K–5	240
Darlington High	9–12	917
Darlington Middle	6–8	827
Hartsville High	9–12	1,056
Hartsville Middle	6–8	786
J.L. Cain Elementary	PK–5	552
Lamar High	9–12	240
Lamar-Spaulding Elementary	PK–5	470
Mayo High Math Science Tech	9–12	281
N Hartsville Elem	K–5	571
Pate Elem	PK–2	408
Southside Early Childhood Center	PK–K	246
Spaulding Middle	6–8	232
Thornwell School/Arts	K–5	249

Sources: 2025–2026 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 1601 Last verified 2026-08-02

Compared With South Carolina Districts

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

Earlier regional startJuly 30, 2026

Darlington starts on this date; Colleton (August 3, 2026) and Chesterfield (July 29, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Student-only planning days29 items

Darlington lists 29 teacher, planning, or student-holiday items beyond the headline break periods.

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