2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-28

Highland County Public Schools Calendar 2026-2027

Complete holiday schedule and key dates for Highland County Public Schools for the 2026-2027 academic year.

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District Overview

Total Schools 2

Students 208 (2024–2025)

County Highland County

Grades Served PK–12

Key Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 18, 2026 (Tue)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Thanksgiving Break	November 25, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Winter Break	December 21, 2026 - December 31, 2026	No School
New Year's Day	January 1, 2027 (Fri)	No School
Spring Break	March 29, 2027 - April 2, 2027	No School
Memorial Day	May 31, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Last Day of School	June 4, 2027 (Fri)	School Closes

No-School Periods

Continuous periods when students in this calendar are not in class, including weekends and adjacent districtwide no-school dates.

Period	Date(s)	Length
Labor Day Window	Sep 2–7, 2026	6 days
Thanksgiving Break Window	Nov 25–29, 2026	5 days
Winter Break Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 3, 2027	16 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 27–Apr 4, 2027	9 days

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
Progress Reports	Sep 18, 2026
End of 1st Quarter	Oct 23, 2026
Report Cards Sent Home	Oct 30, 2026
Progress Reports	Dec 4, 2026
End of 1st Semester	Jan 15, 2027
Report Cards Sent Home	Jan 22, 2027
Progress Reports	Feb 18, 2027
End of 3rd Quarter	Mar 23, 2027
Report Cards Sent Home	Apr 9, 2027
Progress Reports	Apr 30, 2027
Graduation	Jun 5, 2027

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Highland County Public Schools: Enrollment & Schools

Virginia public education enrollment snapshot for 2024–2025, reported as of September 30, 2024 Fall Membership.

Schools by grades served

1Pre-K serving

1Elementary serving

1Middle grades serving

1High school serving

Counts use the school categories and grade spans reported in the 2024–2025 Virginia School Quality Profiles. Grade-band counts may overlap when one school serves more than one band.

Schools in the state enrollment report

2 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Highland Elementary	PK–5	105
Highland High	6–12	103

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 045 Last verified 2026-07-28

Compared With Virginia Districts

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

Later regional startAugust 18, 2026

Highland County starts on this date; Henry County (August 11, 2026) and Hopewell City (July 27, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Virginia Spring Break splitMarch 29, 2027 - April 2, 2027

Highland County uses this Spring Break week, while King George County (March 22, 2027 - March 29, 2027) uses different windows in the related calendar set.

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Disclaimer: This independent site is not affiliated with Highland County Public Schools or the Virginia Department of Education. Always verify important dates and school assignments with the district.