Raleigh County Schools WV Calendar 2026-2027

Raleigh County Schools WV Calendar 2026-27 Key Dates

The Raleigh County Schools WV school year runs about 40 weeks, from August 26 to June 3. These are the dates that decide flights, camp deposits and time off work, so they come first.

The School Year by the Numbers

Counted straight from the Raleigh County Schools WV Calendar dates: about 175 weekdays of school, 27 weekdays off and 0 early release or conference days between the first and last day.

What Stands Out on the Raleigh County Schools WV Calendar

Compared with the other West Virginia districts on this site, using the same official calendars:

• Thanksgiving break 2026: the full week; 10 of the 11 West Virginia districts we cover take the full week.
• 175 days in the school year by our count of the calendar; West Virginia districts we cover range from 173 to 180.
• No early release days, while 5 of the 11 West Virginia districts we cover have at least one.

First Day of School 2026

The first day of school on the Raleigh County Schools WV Calendar is Wednesday, August 26, 2026. Teachers report earlier, starting August 20. It is the date the last summer trip and the last camp week have to end by, and nonrefundable fares booked around a guessed date are the ones that hurt.

Because classes begin on a Wednesday, the opening week is only 3 days long. The first full week of school starts Monday, August 31.

Breaks on the Raleigh County Schools WV Calendar: Fall, Thanksgiving, Winter and Spring

Raleigh County Schools WV builds 3 multi-day breaks into 2026-27. Each one comes with its full travel window, weekends included, so a five-weekday break shows up as the nine days you actually get.

Single Days Off and Short Weeks on the Raleigh County Schools WV Calendar

Outside the long breaks, students here have 8 single days off during the school year, and 10 weeks are shortened, either by one of those days or by part of a longer break. In total that is 27 weekdays with no school between August 26 and June 3.

One of those single days is a teacher workday; it is listed in the teacher workday section further down.

3 Mondays are off outside the breaks, which turns them into long weekends. The rest land mid-week, which is when parents most often need a sitter or a day of leave.

• Labor Day – Schools Closed: Mon, Sep 7
• Teacher-Pupil-Parent Conference/Faculty Senate Day; No Students: Wed, Oct 14, Thu, Feb 25
• Election Day – Schools Closed: Tue, Nov 3
• Veteran’s Day – Schools Closed: Wed, Nov 11
• Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday – Schools Closed: Mon, Jan 18
• Memorial Day – Schools Closed: Mon, May 31

Long Weekends to Plan Around

Not every getaway needs a full break. Counting weekends, the year has 3 stretches of three or more days off outside the long breaks.

• Sat, Sep 5 – Mon, Sep 7 (3 days)
• Sat, Jan 16 – Mon, Jan 18 (3 days)
• Sat, May 29 – Mon, May 31 (3 days)

Teacher Workdays on the Raleigh County Schools WV Calendar

3 days during the school year are set aside for teacher training or planning with no students in class. Buildings are open for staff but not for children, so plan care for these the same way you would a holiday.

• Professional Learning/Faculty Senate Day; No Students: Wed, Dec 23, Wed, Apr 14
• Professional Learning Day; No Students: Mon, Jan 4

Last Day of School 2027 on the Raleigh County Schools WV Calendar

The last day of school at Raleigh County Schools WV is Thursday, June 3, 2027.

Since the year wraps up on a Thursday, the final week has 3 school days, and summer starts that Friday.

The first semester ends Friday, January 15, 2027, which splits the year into two halves for grading.

Semesters as the calendar marks them: Semester 1: August 26 – January 15 (about 20 weeks); Semester 2: January 19 – June 3 (about 19 weeks). Report cards and conference weeks usually follow each end date.