Kona Pacific - PCS

Kona Pacific - PCS, a small elementary school, is located in Kealakekua, Hawaii. The student body numbers 177 students, from pre-K through 8. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Hawaii) has about 438 students.

Kona Pacific - PCS sits within Hawaii Department of Education, which has 296 schools and 167,071 students.

Kona Pacific - PCS's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 46%. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic, 19% multiracial, and 6% Pacific Islander. County-wide, 31% of Hawaii County residents are White. By the diversity index, Kona Pacific - PCS comes in at 67%.

Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1 at Kona Pacific - PCS, with 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Hawaii, the typical ratio is 13.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 63% of enrollment.

The allk12 Grade for Kona Pacific - PCS is C-. Compared with Hawaii public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 18% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

County data help place the school in context: in Hawaii County, median household income is about $78,639, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Kona Pacific - PCS is among the 55 public schools in Hawaii County.

The nearest other public school, Konawaena Middle School, is about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4.

Kona Pacific - PCS falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area. Kona Pacific - PCS is one of the charter schools in Hawaii.

The number of students declined from 211 to 177 over 4 years. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.1 to 10.1 over 4 years.

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