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Kapaa High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
4695 Mailihuna Rd
Kapaa, HI 96746
Phone
(808) 821-4400
District
HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
County
KAUAI COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1011
Classroom Teachers
62

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Hawaii

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.7% of all HI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Kapaa High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
30%
43%
43%
60%
17%
26%
30%
43%
43%
60%
17%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 223 22.1%
Grade 10 289 28.6%
Grade 11 250 24.7%
Grade 12 244 24.1%
Total 1011 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 26.4% 13.8% 13.8%
Black 0.6% 1.7% 1.7%
Hispanic 16.3% 21.5% 21.5%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 20.8% 31.1% 31.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 35.9% 32.0% 32.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.8% 47.2% 47.2%
Free lunch eligible 31.5% 39.5% 39.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.3% 7.8% 7.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,453,498 1,440,196
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 194.8 221
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.5% 17.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.1% 33.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.8% 24.5%
65 OR OLDER 18.5% 19.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 478,413 483,906
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 6.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.7% 92.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.3% 34.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.0% 27.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.7% 19.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.0% 14.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.4% 11.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.9% 7.4%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,806 $1,775,748,928 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,718 $311,109,184 9.7%
Staff $537 $97,244,256 3.0%
General Administration $70 $12,676,160 0.4%
School Administration $1,206 $218,392,128 6.8%
Operation $1,641 $297,165,408 9.2%
Transportation $309 $55,956,192 1.7%
Other $520 $94,165,760 2.9%
Total Support $6,001 $1,086,709,088 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,944 $352,035,072 11.0%
Total Expenditures $17,751 $3,214,493,088 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,254 $1,775,748,928 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,796 $311,109,184 9.7%
Staff $562 $97,244,256 3.0%
General Administration $73 $12,676,160 0.4%
School Administration $1,261 $218,392,128 6.8%
Operation $1,716 $297,165,408 9.2%
Transportation $323 $55,956,192 1.7%
Other $544 $94,165,760 2.9%
Total Support $6,275 $1,086,709,088 33.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,033 $352,035,072 11.0%
Total Expenditures $18,562 $3,214,493,088 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%