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Kauai 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 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
3577 Lala Rd
Lihue, HI 96766
Phone
(808) 274-3160
District
HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
County
KAUAI COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1134
Classroom Teachers
71

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Hawaii

7

(10 is best)

Better than 66.7% of HI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S. info

6

(10 is best)

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

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
47%
45%
57%
59%
37%
30%
47%
45%
57%
59%
37%
30%
    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
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 263 23.2%
Grade 10 306 27.0%
Grade 11 283 25.0%
Grade 12 274 24.2%
Total 1134 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 17.1% 13.7% 13.7%
Black 0.3% 1.6% 1.6%
Hispanic 8.2% 20.3% 20.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 47.5% 32.0% 32.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 26.9% 32.4% 32.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED 40.4% 47.6% 47.6%
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE 32.7% 38.9% 38.9%
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE 7.7% 8.7% 8.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,420,074 1,441,553
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 190.3 222
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.2% 6.2%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.2% 17.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.4% 33.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.8% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 18.4% 18.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 467,932 463,521
Single Parent Households With Children 9.7% 9.7%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.5% 92.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.6% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 21.7% 21.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.5% 19.5%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 13.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.1% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 13.1% 13.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.3% 8.3%
$15,000 or less 7.6% 7.6%

Education Expenditures

For This District Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,378 $1,700,025,084 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,695 $307,266,210 9.6%
Staff $513 $92,995,614 2.9%
General Administration $67 $12,145,626 0.4%
School Administration $1,149 $208,288,422 6.5%
Operation $1,664 $301,646,592 9.4%
Transportation $372 $67,435,416 2.1%
Other $495 $89,732,610 2.8%
Total Support $5,955 $1,079,510,490 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,396 $434,342,088 13.5%
Total Expenditures $17,730 $3,214,058,940 100.0%
For The State Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,635 $1,700,025,084 52.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,741 $307,266,210 9.6%
Staff $527 $92,995,614 2.9%
General Administration $69 $12,145,626 0.4%
School Administration $1,180 $208,288,422 6.5%
Operation $1,710 $301,646,592 9.4%
Transportation $382 $67,435,416 2.1%
Other $509 $89,732,610 2.8%
Total Support $6,118 $1,079,510,490 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,462 $434,342,088 13.5%
Total Expenditures $18,216 $3,214,058,940 100.0%
For The Nation Per Student Total % Of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%