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Hawaii Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data

Overview

Public Schools Overview Hawaii School Districts by City
Number Of Students 169,308
Number Of Hawaii Schools 296
Number Of Hawaii School Districts 1
Spending Per Student $19,824

State Test Scores

Reading/English Language Arts Tests

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
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Reading Proficiency

Math Test

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
53%
48%
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25%
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    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
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Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 13.8% 46.7%
Black 1.6% 15.8%
Hispanic 23.8% 30.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 29.6% 6.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 31.2% 1.4%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged 46.1% 51.9%
English Language Learners 9.8% 10.0%
Students With Disabilities 11.9% 14.9%

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14.4
15.9
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

Hawaii Education Environment

Population State Nation
Population 1,435,138 334,914,895
Population Density (per sq. mile) 221 93
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 5.7% 5.7%
5-19 Years Old 17.2% 19.1%
20-44 Years Old 32.7% 33.3%
45-64 Years Old 24.5% 25.1%
65 Or Older 19.9% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 488,991 120,745,577
Single Parent Households With Children 6.8% 8.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.9% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.5% 34.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 29.3% 22.0%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.9% 17.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.8% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.7% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.4% 13.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.0% 10.0%
$15,000 or less 6.9% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,372 $1,756,019,000 52.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,863 $315,420,000 9.4%
Staff $542 $91,691,000 2.7%
General Administration $42 $7,065,000 0.2%
School Administration $1,222 $206,885,000 6.2%
Operation $1,940 $328,437,000 9.8%
Transportation $370 $62,708,000 1.9%
Other $536 $90,801,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,515 $1,103,007,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,938 $497,386,000 14.8%
Total Expenditures $19,824 $3,356,412,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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