Ka'ohao Public Charter School

Ka'ohao Public Charter School is an elementary-level community of close-knit scale in Kailua, Hawaii, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education, serveing 332 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 24% below the typical public school in Hawaii, which averages around 438 students.

Within Hawaii Department of Education, which oversees 296 schools and 167,071 students, Ka'ohao Public Charter School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Ka'ohao Public Charter School records that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 5% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 18%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Ka'ohao Public Charter School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 5% of students are eligible 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 below the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Honolulu County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,195 per year, 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), Ka'ohao Public Charter School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kailua Intermediate School, around 0.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. As a public charter, Ka'ohao Public Charter School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Ka'ohao Public Charter School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 328 (now 332). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 60% to 53%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.