Kaimuki High School

Kaimuki High School is a four-year high school of low-enrollment scale in Honolulu, Hawaii, run under Hawaii Department of Education, educateing 520 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,058 students per school, that is 51% below typical.

Kaimuki High School is one of 296 schools operated by Hawaii Department of Education, a district that caters to 167,071 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Kaimuki High School reports that the most-represented group is Pacific Islander (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 12% multiracial, 3% White.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Kaimuki High School has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting Kaimuki High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 63% of students at Kaimuki High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Honolulu County (around 42%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Honolulu County put median household income runs about $106,195, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Kaimuki High School is one.

Prince Jonah Kuhio Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 26%: 703 students in 2018 compared to 520 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment shrank from 26% to 14% over that span.

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