Pahoa High & Intermediate School
Public high school, 7 to ungraded · Pahoa, Hawaii
Pahoa High & Intermediate School in Pahoa, Hawaii enrolled 745 students in 2024-25 with 59.0 full-time teachers, 12.6 students per teacher against the Hawaii high-school median of 14.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 37% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 15% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Hawaii: 51.9% and 39.4%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (Hawaii: 85.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 18%
723 students in 2022-23, 758 students in 2023-24, 745 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 50.0 to 59.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 723 | 50.0 | 14.5 |
| 2023-24 | 758 | 54.0 | 14.0 |
| 2024-25 | 745 | 59.0 | 12.6 |
12.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 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.
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).
3 AP courses and one counselor per 240 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pahoa High & Intermediate School enrolled 721 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 111 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses3
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 240 of the 721 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions111
- Chronically absent61.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
33.7% of students were Hispanic, 31.8% Pacific Islander, 14.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic33.7%
- Pacific Islander31.8%
- Two or more races14.0%
- Asian10.1%
- White9.5%
- American Indian0.8%
- Black0.1%
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 Pahoa High & Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% 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.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Hawaii |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 37% | 52% | 51.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 15% | 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
75-79% of the 102 students in Pahoa High & Intermediate 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.
| This school | Its district | Hawaii | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 75‑79% | 85.5% | 85.5% |
| Students in the class | 102 | 12,943 | 12,943 |
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 Pahoa High & Intermediate School
- Keaau High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 10 miles away: 1,041 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).10 mi
- Waiakea High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 17 miles away: 1,183 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
- Compare Pahoa High & Intermediate School with Keaau High SchoolStudents, 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 HawaiiPahoa High & Intermediate School is the number 32 by size of 46 Hawaii high schools open in 2024-25.#32 of 46
- Hawaii schools by students per teacher12.6 students per teacher here against the Hawaii median of 14.9 for high schools.12.6:1
- 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 Pahoa High & Intermediate School
How many students attend Pahoa High & Intermediate School?
745 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 723 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Pahoa, HI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Pahoa High & Intermediate School?
12.6 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.Is Pahoa High & Intermediate School a Title I school?
Pahoa High & Intermediate School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Pahoa High & Intermediate School do on state tests?
The students tested at Pahoa High & Intermediate School scored proficient or above: 37% in reading in 2021-22 and 15% 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.What is the graduation rate at Pahoa High & Intermediate School?
75-79% of the 102 students in Pahoa High & Intermediate 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.What district is Pahoa High & Intermediate School in?
Hawaii Department of Education, NCES district ID 1500030. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 150003000050 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
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.