Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School

Located at 46-155 Kamehameha Hwy, in Kaneohe, Hawaii, Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School is a close-knit middle-grades school that enrolls 513 students (grades 7 through 8), operated by Hawaii Department of Education. By comparison, Hawaii's public schools average about 665 students each, so Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School sits 23% below that benchmark.

Hawaii Department of Education runs 296 schools in total, collectively educating 167,071 students. Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School reports that 36% of students identify as Pacific Islander, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 24% Hispanic, 22% multiracial, 13% Asian, 4% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 52% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Honolulu County's rate of about 42%.

Around the school, Honolulu County reports that median household earnings sit near $106,195, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Honolulu County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), Governor Samuel Wilder King Intermediate School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Heeia Elementary School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 17%: 615 students in 2018 compared to 513 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 10% to 24%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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