Kaunakakai Elementary School

Kaunakakai Elementary School, a cozy elementary campus in Kaunakakai, Hawaii, one of the schools within Hawaii Department of Education, teaches 282 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Hawaii's public schools average about 438 students each, so Kaunakakai Elementary School sits 36% below that benchmark.

Hawaii Department of Education runs 296 schools in total, collectively educating 167,071 students. Kaunakakai Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Kaunakakai Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Pacific Islander, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 17% multiracial, 12% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% White.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 78% of students at Kaunakakai Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Maui County (around 51%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Maui County shows median household earnings sit near $97,161, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Maui County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,695 students), of which Kaunakakai Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Kualapuu School - Public Conversion Charter, around 5.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kaunakakai Elementary School has stayed largely flat, going from 284 students in 2018 to 282 in 2025.

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