Maui High School

Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Kahului, Hawaii

Maui High School in Kahului, Hawaii enrolled 1,725 students in 2024-25 with 116.0 full-time teachers, 14.9 students per teacher against the Hawaii high-school median of 14.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 56% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 27% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Hawaii: 51.9% and 39.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 83% (Hawaii: 85.5%).

Enrollment fell 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

1,999 students in 2022-23, 1,908 students in 2023-24, 1,725 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 122.0 to 116.0.

Students enrolled at Maui High School by school year2022-23: 1,999, 2023-24: 1,908, 2024-25: 1,72505001k1.5k2k2022-231,9992023-241,9082024-251,725
Students enrolled at Maui High School by school year2022-23: 1,999, 2023-24: 1,908, 2024-25: 1,72505001k1.5k2k2022-231,9992023-241,9082024-251,725
Students enrolled at Maui High School by school year2022-23: 1,999, 2023-24: 1,908, 2024-25: 1,72505001k1.5k2k2022-231,9992023-241,9082024-251,725
Students enrolled at Maui High School by school year2022-23: 1,999, 2023-24: 1,908, 2024-25: 1,72505001k1.5k2k2022-231,9992023-241,9082024-251,725
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,999122.016.4
2023-241,908117.016.3
2024-251,725116.014.9

14.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 51 of every 100 Hawaii high schools

Among the 45 Hawaii high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Hawaii high schools, 2024-2545 values from 7.5 to 19.7; Maui High School 14.9; state median 14.9.5101520students per full-time teacherMaui High School 14.9state median 14.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Hawaii high schools, 2024-2545 values from 7.5 to 19.7; Maui High School 14.9; state median 14.9.5101520students per full-time teacherMaui High School 14.9state median 14.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Hawaii high schools, 2024-2545 values from 7.5 to 19.7; Maui High School 14.9; state median 14.9.5101520students per full-time teacherMaui High School 14.9state median 14.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Hawaii high schools, 2024-2545 values from 7.5 to 19.7; Maui High School 14.9; state median 14.9.5101520students per full-time teacherMaui High School 14.9state median 14.9U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

20 AP courses and one counselor per 256 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Maui High School enrolled 2,048 students and had 8.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 45 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses20
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)8.0, one per 256 of the 2,048 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions45
  • Chronically absent39.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

44.8% of students were Asian, 18.5% Pacific Islander, 17.3% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Asian44.8%
  2. Pacific Islander18.5%
  3. Hispanic17.3%
  4. Two or more races14.6%
  5. White4.6%
  6. Black0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Maui High School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 51.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.4% in math in 2022-23 across Hawaii. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Hawaii, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtHawaii
Reading and language arts, 2021-2256%52%51.9%
Math, 2022-2327%38% (2021-22)39.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

83% of the 557 students in Maui High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.5% across Hawaii. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtHawaii
Four-year graduation rate83%85.5%85.5%
Students in the class55712,94312,943

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Maui High School

  1. Henry Perrine Baldwin High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 1,266 students, 17.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Kulanihakoi High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 8.0 miles away: 370 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).8.0 mi
  3. Compare Maui High School with Henry Perrine Baldwin High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Hawaii Department of Education spends per student$20,056 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$20,056
  5. The largest public schools in HawaiiMaui High School is the number 7 by size of 46 Hawaii high schools open in 2024-25.#7 of 46
  6. Hawaii schools by students per teacher14.9 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 14.9 for high schools.14.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Maui High School

  1. How many students attend Maui High School?
    1,725 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,999 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Kahului, HI.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Maui High School?
    14.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Hawaii median for high schools is 14.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Maui High School a Title I school?
    Maui High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Maui High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Maui High School scored proficient or above: 56% in reading in 2021-22 and 27% in math in 2022-23, against 51.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 39.4% in math in 2022-23 across Hawaii. Hawaii's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Maui High School?
    83% of the 557 students in Maui High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 85.5% across Hawaii. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Maui High School in?
    Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000073 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22