Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS

Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS is a high school of very small scale in Honolulu, Hawaii, one of the schools within Hawaii Department of Education, caters to 132 students in grades 6 through 12. That puts it 88% below the typical public school in Hawaii, which averages around 1,058 students.

Hawaii Department of Education comprises 296 schools with combined enrollment of 167,071 students; Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS is among them.

On the student-mix side, Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS logs that 49% of students identify as Pacific Islander, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 33% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 2% White.

On the resource side, The school reports having 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Honolulu County's rate of about 42%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Honolulu County put median household earnings sit near $106,195, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Honolulu County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), of which Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS is one.

The closest other public school is President Theodore Roosevelt High School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS.

Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS operates from an inner-city location. Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Halau Ku Mana - A New Century PCS has edged down 7%, going from 142 students in 2018 to 132 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked up from 8% to 33%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 10.1:1 in 2018 to 7.5:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.