Hilo High School

Hilo High School is a 9-12 campus of mid-sized scale in Hilo, Hawaii, operated by Hawaii Department of Education, serveing 1,170 students in grades 9 through 12.

Within Hawaii Department of Education, which oversees 296 schools and 167,071 students, Hilo High School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Hilo High School records that 38% of students identify as Pacific Islander, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest comes out to 22% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, 13% Asian, 7% White.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 74 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 14.4:1 average. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hawaii County (around 59%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Hawaii County) logs that median household earnings sit near $78,639, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Hawaii County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,129 students), of which Hilo High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hilo Intermediate School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hilo High School.

Hilo High School operates from a town-center location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 3%: 1,136 students in 2018 compared to 1,170 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 6% to 22%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Hilo High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.