Hawaii Technology Academy - PCS

Hawaii Technology Academy - PCS is a heavily attended unified-grade school in Waipahu, Hawaii, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education. The school teaches 1,924 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, Hawaii's public schools average about 412 students each, so Hawaii Technology Academy - PCS sits 367% larger than that benchmark.

Across the 296 schools in Hawaii Department of Education (167,071 students total), Hawaii Technology Academy - PCS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Hawaii Technology Academy - PCS shows that the largest single group is White at 28%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder comes out to 25% multiracial, 23% Hispanic, 13% Pacific Islander, 8% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 18% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 115 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 16% of students at Hawaii Technology Academy - PCS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Honolulu County runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Honolulu County put the typical household earns roughly $106,195 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Honolulu County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), Hawaii Technology Academy - PCS is one campus in the mix.

August Ahrens Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area. Hawaii Technology Academy - PCS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Hawaii Technology Academy - PCS has grew 73%, going from 1,111 students in 2018 to 1,924 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 14% to 23% across the same window.

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