James Campbell High School

James Campbell High School operates as an expansive senior high in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, run under Hawaii Department of Education. Current enrollment sits at 2,890 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 173% larger than the typical public school in Hawaii, which averages around 1,058 students.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, James Campbell High School logs that the most-represented group is Asian (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 19% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, 15% Pacific Islander, 7% White. Compared to Honolulu County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 192 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Honolulu County's rate of about 42%.

In the area at large, Honolulu County reports that the typical household earns roughly $106,195 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 James Campbell High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Pohakea Elementary School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 7%: 3,110 students in 2018 compared to 2,890 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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