Kealakehe High School

Kealakehe High School, a mid-tier senior high in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education, works with 1,401 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,058 students per school, that is 32% bigger than typical.

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

Demographically, Kealakehe High School logs that 37% of students identify as Pacific Islander, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 20% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 14% White, 14% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Kealakehe High School shows 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting Kealakehe High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

In the surrounding community, census data for Hawaii County shows median household earnings sit near $78,639, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hawaii County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,129 students), Kealakehe High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kealakehe Intermediate School, around 1.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Kealakehe High School.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 7%: 1,311 students in 2018 compared to 1,401 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 8% to 20%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

Inside the community feed, members of the Kealakehe High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.