Kona Pacific - PCS

Set in Kealakekua, Hawaii, Kona Pacific - PCS is a tight-knit elementary-level community, part of Hawaii Department of Education. It teaches 177 students across grades pre-K through 8. That puts it 60% below the typical public school in Hawaii, which averages around 438 students.

Kona Pacific - PCS is one of 296 schools operated by Hawaii Department of Education, a district that hosts 167,071 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Kona Pacific - PCS logs that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 27% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, 6% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 31% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.8:1, putting Kona Pacific - PCS tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, census data for Hawaii County shows median household income runs about $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. Kona Pacific - PCS is one of 55 public schools in Hawaii County (combined enrollment of about 27,129 students).

Konawaena Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area. As a public charter, Kona Pacific - PCS runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 18%: 216 students in 2018 compared to 177 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 11% to 27% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

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