Voyager - A Public Charter School

Voyager - A Public Charter School is one of the compact K-5 schools in Honolulu, Hawaii, part of Hawaii Department of Education, with 242 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. By comparison, Hawaii's public schools average about 438 students each, so Voyager - A Public Charter School sits 45% below that benchmark.

Hawaii Department of Education runs 296 schools in total, collectively educating 167,071 students. Voyager - A Public Charter School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Voyager - A Public Charter School reports that the largest single group is Asian at 31%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 29% multiracial, 14% Hispanic, 13% White, 12% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Honolulu County as a whole is about 42% Asian, so the school skews considerably less Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Voyager - A Public Charter School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages about 13.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 18% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Honolulu County's rate of about 42%.

In the area at large, Honolulu County reports that median household income runs about $106,195, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Honolulu County runs 187 public schools (combined enrollment of about 111,011 students), of which Voyager - A Public Charter School is one.

The closest other public school is University Laboratory School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. Voyager - A Public Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Voyager - A Public Charter School's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 294 (now 242). Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 14% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.