Public schools in Hawaii

The NCES directory lists 296 public schools operating in Hawaii in 2024-25; 295 of them reported 166,973 students, averaging 13.9 students per teacher, tied for 25th with Georgia and South Carolina of the 50 jurisdictions (states and D.C.) that reported 2024-25 teacher counts (the mean of its schools' ratios); Tennessee did not. Its largest district is Hawaii Department of Education, with 166,973 students in 2024-25.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23 · method

Schools295183 elementary, 41 middle, 46 high, 25 other
Students166,9730.3% of U.S. public-school students
Students per teacher13.9U.S. 15.3

Hawaii has fewer students per teacher than the U.S. average

Hawaii ranks 25th of the 50 jurisdictions (states and D.C.) that reported 2024-25 teacher counts, counting from the most students per teacher; below, it is shown with the states ranked just above and below it. The full ranking of all 51 is on the states page.

  1. Maryland14.1
  2. Mississippi14.0
  3. Georgia13.9
  4. Hawaii13.9
  5. South Carolina13.9
  6. Virginia13.8
  7. Arkansas13.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: mean of school ratios from 3 to 99, schools open that year.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, 51.5% of the Hawaii students tested met the state's reading standard and 39.4% its math standard. Hawaii writes its own tests and sets its own standard, so these compare Hawaii's districts and schools with each other, not with other states; each district and school page gives its own results beside these. Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85.5% of 12,943 students.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23 and four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students.

In the Hawaii almanac

  1. 01Every school district

    Directory, 2024-25

  2. 02Largest schools

    Largest: James Campbell High School, 2,890 students (By 2024-25 enrollment)

  3. 03Fewest students per teacher

    Fewest: Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS, 7.5 students per teacher (Schools, 2024-25)

  4. 04Highest-spending districts

    F-33 fiscal year 2022-23

  5. 05Teacher salary spending by district

    Highest: Hawaii Department of Education, $75,494 of salary spending per teacher (F-33 fiscal year 2022-23)

  6. 06Chronic absenteeism

    Lowest: Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School, 9.4% chronically absent (EDFacts 2022-23)

  7. 07Schools by resource index

    Highest index: Lt Col Horrace Meek Hickam Elementary School, 59 of 100 (CCD and CRDC)

  8. 08Districts by resource index

    Highest index: Hawaii Department of Education, 38.5 of 100 on average (CCD and CRDC)

Largest districts in Hawaii

  1. Hawaii Department of Education166,973

Every Hawaii school district, with a find box →

Source: Largest districts: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, students in the district's schools open that year.

Cities with the most public schools

  1. Honolulu38,528 students74 schools
  2. Hilo7,933 students16 schools
  3. Kailua5,875 students13 schools
  4. Kaneohe4,237 students12 schools
  5. Waianae8,103 students11 schools
  6. Wahiawa6,464 students11 schools
  7. Ewa Beach11,294 students11 schools
  8. Waipahu10,099 students9 schools
  9. Pearl City5,000 students9 schools
  10. Kapolei6,083 students9 schools
  11. Mililani6,822 students7 schools
  12. Aiea3,190 students7 schools

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: a school counts under the city in its mailing address, so a large city's count takes in suburbs that share its postal name.

Questions about Hawaii's public schools

  1. How many public schools are in Hawaii?
    The NCES directory lists 296 operating in 2024-25; 295 of them reported students: 183 elementary, 41 middle, 46 high and 25 other, enrolling 166,973 students (NCES Common Core of Data).
  2. What is the average student-teacher ratio in Hawaii?
    13.9 students per full-time teacher in 2024-25, against 15.3 for the U.S.; the mean of school ratios for schools open that year.
  3. What is the largest school district in Hawaii?
    Hawaii Department of Education, with 166,973 students in its schools in 2024-25 (NCES Common Core of Data).
  4. How much does Hawaii spend per public-school student?
    $20,056 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, summed over its districts (NCES F-33).

Sources

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

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District membership and spending · FY 2022-23

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