Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS

As a mid-tier primary school in Keaau, Hawaii, Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS educates 451 students from grades pre-K through 8, part of Hawaii Department of Education.

Across the 296 schools in Hawaii Department of Education (167,071 students total), Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS records that the largest single group is Pacific Islander, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 3% White.

On the income-and-resources front, Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.3:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hawaii County) reports that median household income runs about $78,639, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Hawaii County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,129 students), Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Keaau High School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS.

The school occupies a countryside site. Ke Kula o Nawahiokalaniopuu Iki - Laboratory PCS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 6%: 426 students in 2018 compared to 451 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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