Visual Calendar
Official calendar scans for Salem City Schools. Click any image to open full-screen.
School Calendar
Download Salem City Schools's 2026–2027 academic calendar PDF — holidays, breaks, and key dates.
For the 2026–2027 school year, the district serves 3,800 students across 6 schools in Virginia. The school year starts August 18, 2026, with 180 instructional days planned. All dates listed below are sourced from the district's official publications. Verify with Salem City Schools before scheduling around them.
About the District
Details and contact information for Salem City Schools.
Common Questions
Salem City Schools Calendar 2026–2027 — important dates and answers.
The first student day is August 18, 2026[cite: 35].
Spring Break is scheduled from March 22 through March 26, 2027[cite: 54, 55, 73, 76, 91]. These days are also designated as Flexible Workdays for staff[cite: 148].
Winter Break begins on December 21, 2026, and runs through January 1, 2027[cite: 5, 19, 22, 28]. Students return after the teacher workdays conclude, with the second semester starting on January 19, 2027[cite: 142].
The Thanksgiving Holiday is observed from November 25 through November 27, 2026[cite: 85, 86, 87].
The last student day is May 27, 2027, which includes a 2-hour early dismissal[cite: 97, 146].
Martin Luther King Day is observed on January 18, 2027 [cite: 47], and Memorial Day is observed on May 31, 2027[cite: 106].
The first semester ends on January 14, 2027[cite: 32]. The second semester ends on May 27, 2027[cite: 142].
There are 10 possible make-up days: nine are built-in "Excess Time" days, and the tenth is February 15, 2027, which would be rescheduled as a student day if needed[cite: 120, 139].
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