Ke Kula o Ehunuikaimalino

As a modestly sized combined-grade school in Kealakekua, Hawaii, Ke Kula o Ehunuikaimalino enrolls 275 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by Hawaii Department of Education. By comparison, Hawaii's public schools average about 412 students each, so Ke Kula o Ehunuikaimalino sits 33% below that benchmark.

Within Hawaii Department of Education, which oversees 296 schools and 167,071 students, Ke Kula o Ehunuikaimalino is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Ke Kula o Ehunuikaimalino shows that Pacific Islander students make up the majority at 64%; the rest breaks down as 22% Hispanic, 13% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting Ke Kula o Ehunuikaimalino higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Hawaii County indicate median household earnings sit near $78,639, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Hawaii County runs 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,129 students), of which Ke Kula o Ehunuikaimalino is one.

The closest other public school is Konawaena High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 5 other public schools cluster around Ke Kula o Ehunuikaimalino.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Ke Kula o Ehunuikaimalino's enrollment has grew 31% since 2018, when it stood at 210 (now 275). Over the same period, the Hispanic share rose from 8% to 22%.

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