Kihei Charter School

Set in Kihei, Hawaii, Kihei Charter School is a substantial unified-grade school, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education. It teaches 670 students across grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 412 students per school, that is 63% above typical.

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

On demographics, Kihei Charter School records that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 14% Hispanic, 7% Pacific Islander, 6% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 30%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 40% of students at Kihei Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Maui County (around 51%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Around the school, Maui County reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,161 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kihei Charter School is one of 34 public schools in Maui County (combined enrollment of about 19,695 students).

The closest other public school is Kihei Elementary School, roughly 0.7 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Kihei Charter School.

The campus sits in an outlying setting. Kihei Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 29%: 520 students in 2018 compared to 670 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 6% to 14%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.