Niihau High & Elementary School
Public school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Waimea, Hawaii
Niihau High & Elementary School in Waimea, Hawaii enrolled 13 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 13.0 students per teacher against the Hawaii median of 12.7. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 24% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 50%
17 students in 2022-23, 20 students in 2023-24, 13 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.0 to 1.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 17 | 2.0 | 8.5 |
| 2023-24 | 20 | 1.0 | 20.0 |
| 2024-25 | 13 | 1.0 | 13.0 |
13.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 52 of every 100 Hawaii schools of this kind
Among the 25 Hawaii schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.7; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Niihau High & Elementary School enrolled 15 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent11.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
100.0% of students were Pacific Islander in 2024-25.
- Pacific Islander100.0%
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.
What to look at next about Niihau High & Elementary School
- Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCSThe nearest public school of this kind, 2.9 miles away: 35 students, 7.0 per teacher (2024-25).2.9 mi
- Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 3.2 miles away: 43 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Compare Niihau High & Elementary School with Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCSStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in HawaiiNiihau High & Elementary School is the number 25 by size of 25 Hawaii schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#25 of 25
- Hawaii schools by students per teacher13.0 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 12.7 for schools of this kind.13.0:1
- 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 Niihau High & Elementary School
How many students attend Niihau High & Elementary School?
13 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 17 in 2022-23. It is a public school in Waimea, HI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Niihau High & Elementary School?
13.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Hawaii median for schools of this kind is 12.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Niihau High & Elementary School a Title I school?
Niihau High & Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Niihau High & Elementary School in?
Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000091 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
- 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
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.