Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind

Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind is an unified-grade school of minimally staffed scale in Honolulu, Hawaii, operated by Hawaii Department of Education, caters to 49 students in grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 88% below the typical public school in Hawaii, which averages around 412 students.

Hawaii Department of Education runs 296 schools in total, collectively educating 167,071 students. Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind logs that 59% of the student body identifies as Pacific Islander. Other groups include 20% Asian, 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 4% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 3.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.4:1 average. Roughly 59% of students at Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Honolulu County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Around the school, Honolulu County reports that median household income runs about $106,195, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Honolulu County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), of which Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind is one.

Nearest neighbor: President Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind operates from a high-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Hawaii School for the Deaf and Blind's enrollment has fell 9% since 2018, when it stood at 54 (now 49). Over the same period, the Asian share fell from 26% to 20%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 3.5:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.