2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-28

Lancaster County Public Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 2

Students 1,018 (2024–2025)

County Lancaster County

Grades Served K–12

Key Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 10, 2026 (Mon)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Fall Break	October 12, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Thanksgiving Break	November 23, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Winter Break	December 21, 2026 - January 1, 2027	No School
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Presidents' Day	February 15, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Spring Break	March 26, 2027 - April 2, 2027	No School
Last Day of School	May 21, 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 4–7, 2026	4 days
Thanksgiving Break Window	Nov 21–29, 2026	9 days
Winter Break Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 3, 2027	16 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 26–Apr 4, 2027	10 days

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
Interims	Sep 9, 2026
End of Q1 (43 days)	Oct 9, 2026
Report Cards	Oct 16, 2026
Interims	Nov 20, 2026
End of Q2 (42 days)	Dec 18, 2026
2nd Semester begins	Jan 4, 2027
Report Cards	Jan 8, 2027
Interims	Feb 5, 2027
End of Q3 (47 days)	Mar 11, 2027
Report Cards	Mar 17, 2027
Interims	Apr 14, 2027
End of Qtr 4 (44 days)	May 21, 2027

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Lancaster 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

1Elementary serving

2Middle 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
Lancaster Elementary	K–7	542
Lancaster High	8–12	402

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 051 Last verified 2026-07-28

Compared With Virginia Districts

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

Virginia Spring Break splitMarch 26, 2027 - April 2, 2027

Lancaster County uses this Spring Break week, while King George County (March 22, 2027 - March 29, 2027) and King and Queen County (March 29, 2027 - April 2, 2027) use different windows in the related calendar set.

Earlier regional startAugust 10, 2026

Lancaster County starts on this date; King William County (August 19, 2026) and Lee County (August 6, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Earlier last dayMay 21, 2027

Lancaster County ends on this date; King William County (May 27, 2027) and Loudoun County (June 11, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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