Kamaile Academy PCS

Kamaile Academy PCS, a heavily attended unified-grade school in Waianae, Hawaii, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education, caters to 919 students, covering grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Hawaii's public schools average about 412 students each, so Kamaile Academy PCS sits 123% bigger than that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Kamaile Academy PCS lists that the most-represented group is Pacific Islander (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 30% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 2% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 78 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 89% of students at Kamaile Academy PCS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Honolulu County's rate of about 42%.

In the broader community, census data for Honolulu County shows median household earnings sit near $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%. Across Honolulu County's 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), Kamaile Academy PCS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Waianae High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Kamaile Academy PCS.

The school occupies an outlying site. As a public charter, Kamaile Academy PCS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Kamaile Academy PCS's enrollment has ticked up 7% since 2018, when it stood at 860 (now 919). Hispanic enrollment moved from 25% to 30% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 11.8:1 in 2025.

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