Innovations - PCS

Innovations - PCS operates as an intimate elementary-level community in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, one of the schools within Hawaii Department of Education. Current enrollment sits at 241 students spanning grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 45% leaner than the state mean of about 438.

Innovations - PCS is one of 296 schools operated by Hawaii Department of Education, a district that instructs 167,071 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Innovations - PCS reports that the largest single group is multiracial at 34%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 31% White, 20% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 8% Pacific Islander.

Looking at school resources, Innovations - PCS logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.2:1. The state averages around 13.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 43% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Hawaii County (around 59%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Zooming out to the county, Hawaii County reports that median household income runs about $78,639, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Innovations - PCS is one of 55 public schools in Hawaii County (combined enrollment of about 27,129 students).

Nearest neighbor: Kahakai Elementary School, around 1.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Innovations - PCS.

Innovations - PCS operates from a town-based location. Innovations - 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. Innovations - PCS's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 239 (now 241). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 42% to 31%.

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