2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-27

Nelson County Public Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 4

Students 1,493 (2024–2025)

County Nelson County

Grades Served PK–12

Key Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 12, 2026 (Wed)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Fall Break	October 9, 2026 (Fri)	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
Martin Luther King Jr. Day	January 18, 2027 (Mon)	No School
President’s Day	February 15, 2027 (Mon)	No School
Spring Break	March 29, 2027 - April 2, 2027	No School
Last Day of School (Early Release)	May 27, 2027 (Thu)	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
Fall Break Window	Oct 8–12, 2026	5 days
Thanksgiving Break Window	Nov 25–29, 2026	5 days
Winter Break Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 5, 2027	18 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 27–Apr 5, 2027	10 days

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
End of 1st Grading Period (40 Days)	Oct 7, 2026
Family / Teacher Conferences	Oct 8, 2026
2nd Grading Period Begins	Oct 13, 2026
Report Cards Sent Home	Oct 14, 2026
End of 2nd Grading Period (45 days)	Dec 18, 2026
Students Return / 1st Day of 2nd Semester / 3rd Grading Period	Jan 6, 2027
Report Cards Sent Home	Jan 8, 2027
Family / Teacher Conferences	Feb 11, 2027
End of 3rd Grading Period (45 days)	Mar 12, 2027
4th Grading Period Begins	Mar 16, 2027
Report Cards Sent Home	Mar 19, 2027
Graduation Day - Tentative	May 21, 2027

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Nelson 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

2Pre-K serving

2Elementary 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

4 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Nelson County High	9–12	486
Nelson Middle	6–8	329
Rockfish River Elementary	PK–5	318
Tye River Elementary	PK–5	360

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 062 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 29, 2027 - April 2, 2027

Nelson County uses this Spring Break week, while Montgomery County (March 26, 2027 - April 2, 2027) and Newport News (April 5, 2027 - April 9, 2027) use different windows in the related calendar set.

Student-only planning days8 items

Nelson County lists 8 teacher, planning, or student-holiday items beyond the headline break periods.

Earlier last dayMay 27, 2027

Nelson County ends on this date; Montgomery County (May 28, 2027) and New Kent County (June 4, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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