2026-2027

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Updated 2026-07-28

Russell County Public Schools Calendar 2026-2027

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

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District Overview

Total Schools 9

Students 3,345 (2024–2025)

County Russell County

Grades Served PK–12

Key Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)	Status
First Day of School	August 7, 2026 (Fri)	School Opens
Labor Day	September 7, 2026 (Mon)	No School
Election Day	November 3, 2026 (Tue)	No School
Thanksgiving Break	November 23, 2026 - November 27, 2026	No School
Christmas Break	December 21, 2026 - January 1, 2027	No School
Spring Break	March 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027	No School
Last Day of School	May 20, 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
Election Day Window	Oct 31–Nov 3, 2026	4 days
Thanksgiving Break Window	Nov 21–29, 2026	9 days
Christmas Break Window	Dec 19, 2026–Jan 4, 2027	17 days
Spring Break Window	Mar 20–28, 2027	9 days

Other Important Dates — Traditional Calendar

Event	Date(s)
Nine Weeks 1 Ends	Oct 9, 2026
Nine Weeks 2 Ends	Dec 18, 2026
Semester 1 Ends	Dec 18, 2026
Nine Weeks 3 Ends	Mar 10, 2027
Nine Weeks 4 Ends	May 20, 2027
Semester 2 Ends	May 20, 2027

Russell County Traditional Calendar 2026-2027 virginiaschoolcalendar.com

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Russell 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

3Pre-K serving

6Elementary serving

6Middle grades serving

3High 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

9 schools

School	Grades reported	Enrollment
Belfast Elementary	K–5	141
Castlewood Elementary	PK–7	354
Castlewood High	8–12	285
Honaker Elementary	PK–7	712
Honaker High	8–12	422
Lebanon Elementary	2–4	292
Lebanon High	8–12	571
Lebanon Middle	5–7	301
Lebanon Primary	PK–1	267

Sources: 2024–2025 public school enrollment source Official school directory State district ID 083 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 22, 2027 - March 26, 2027

Russell County uses this Spring Break week, while Rockingham County (March 29, 2027 - April 2, 2027) and Shenandoah County (March 22, 2027 - March 29, 2027) use different windows in the related calendar set.

Earlier regional startAugust 7, 2026

Russell County starts on this date; Rockingham County (August 20, 2026) and Scott County (August 17, 2026) use different first-day dates in the related calendar set.

Earlier last dayMay 20, 2027

Russell County ends on this date; Rockingham County (June 4, 2027) and Scott County (May 27, 2027) close on different dates in the related calendar set.

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