Princess Nahienaena Elementary School

Princess Nahienaena Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary campus in Lahaina, Hawaii, overseen by Hawaii Department of Education. The school serves 433 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 296 schools in Hawaii Department of Education (167,071 students total), Princess Nahienaena Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Princess Nahienaena Elementary School lists that the largest single group is Asian at 39%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 27% Pacific Islander, 16% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 28% Asian, putting the school's mix considerably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Princess Nahienaena Elementary School lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.8:1 average. Roughly 52% of students at Princess Nahienaena Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Maui County) records that median household earnings sit near $97,161, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Maui County's 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 19,695 students), Princess Nahienaena Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Lahaina Intermediate School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Princess Nahienaena Elementary School.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Looking at the recent track record. Princess Nahienaena Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 41% since 2018, when it stood at 734 (now 433). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 today.

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