Konawaena Middle School

Konawaena Middle School is one of the mid-sized intermediate schools in Kealakekua, Hawaii, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education, with 614 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8.

Konawaena Middle School is one of 296 schools operated by Hawaii Department of Education, a district that teaches 167,071 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Konawaena Middle School shows that 31% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 25% Pacific Islander, 22% multiracial, 13% White, 9% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 58% of students at Konawaena Middle School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, census data for Hawaii County shows median household earnings sit near $78,639, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Hawaii County's 55 public schools (combined enrollment of about 27,129 students), Konawaena Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Konawaena High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Konawaena Middle School has decreased 3%, going from 632 students in 2018 to 614 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 15% to 31% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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