Leilehua High School

Leilehua High School is a four-year high school of medium-sized scale in Wahiawa, Hawaii, operated by Hawaii Department of Education, serveing 1,521 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,058 students per school, that is 44% larger than typical.

Leilehua High School is one of 296 schools operated by Hawaii Department of Education, a district that enrolls 167,071 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Leilehua High School reports that the largest single group is Asian at 23%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 20% Pacific Islander, 14% multiracial, 14% White. That is noticeably less Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 113 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 50% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Honolulu County (around 42%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Honolulu County shows the typical household earns roughly $106,195 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Honolulu County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), of which Leilehua High School is one.

Kamalani Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Leilehua High School.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 10%: 1,683 students in 2018 compared to 1,521 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment contracted from 30% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 in 2025.

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