Kilohana Elementary School

Set in Kaunakakai, Hawaii, Kilohana Elementary School is a minimally staffed elementary campus, operated by Hawaii Department of Education. It educates 80 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Hawaii's public schools average about 438 students each, so Kilohana Elementary School sits 82% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 296 schools in Hawaii Department of Education (167,071 students total), Kilohana Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Kilohana Elementary School shows that 73% of the student body identifies as Pacific Islander; the rest breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% White.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Maui County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, Maui County reports that median household income runs about $97,161, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Maui County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,695 students), Kilohana Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Kaunakakai Elementary School, around 11.9 miles off.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 4%: 83 students in 2018 compared to 80 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 20% to 13% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.4:1 in 2018 to 8.9:1 in 2025.

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