Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School

Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School operates as an intimate elementary school in Koloa, Hawaii, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education. Current enrollment sits at 242 students spanning grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 45% smaller than the state mean of about 438.

Hawaii Department of Education comprises 296 schools with combined enrollment of 167,071 students; Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School is among them.

Demographically, Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School records that 55% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 9% Pacific Islander, 8% Asian. By comparison, Kauai County as a whole is about 30% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 24% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Kauai County's rate of about 47%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Kauai County) shows that median household earnings sit near $97,668, roughly 30% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School is one of 22 public schools in Kauai County (combined enrollment of about 9,236 students).

The closest other public school is Kalaheo Elementary School, roughly 3.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School operates from a countryside location. As a public charter, Alaka'i O Kaua'i Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

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