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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 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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Overview

Public Schools Overview Hawaii School Districts by City
Number Of Students 173,178
Number Of Hawaii Schools 295
Number Of Hawaii School Districts 1
Spending Per Student $18,562

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
51%
46%
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33%
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    5th Grade
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Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 13.8% 48.1%
Black 1.7% 15.8%
Hispanic 21.5% 28.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 31.1% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 32.0% 1.4%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged 47.2% 48.1%
English Language Learners 9.6% 10.0%
Students With Disabilities 11.6% 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 1,440,196 333,287,557
Population Density (per sq. mile) 221 93
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 6.0% 5.9%
5-19 Years Old 17.5% 19.3%
20-44 Years Old 33.1% 33.2%
45-64 Years Old 24.8% 25.6%
65 Or Older 18.5% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 477,962 120,158,879
Single Parent Households With Children 6.6% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.7% 88.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.3% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 24.0% 17.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.7% 16.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.0% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.4% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.9% 11.8%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

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%