Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCS

Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCS is a rural-scale K-12 campus in Kekaha, Hawaii, part of Hawaii Department of Education. The school instructs 35 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, Hawaii's public schools average about 412 students each, so Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCS sits 92% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 296 schools in Hawaii Department of Education (167,071 students total), Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCS logs that nearly all students (86%) are Pacific Islander. The remainder looks like 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.4:1, putting Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCS tighter than the state norm the norm. About 69% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Kauai County (around 47%), the school's rate is north of typical.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Kauai County) records that the typical household earns roughly $97,668 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Kauai County runs 22 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,236 students), of which Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCS is one.

The closest other public school is Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha Learning Center, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area. Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha - NCPCS has shrank 30%, going from 50 students in 2018 to 35 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 4% to 0% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 9.1:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.