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Kauai High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
3577 Lala Rd
Lihue, HI 96766
Phone
(808) 274-3160
District
Hawaii Department of Education
County
KAUAI COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1036
Classroom Teachers
70

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Hawaii

6

(10 is best)

Better than 50.2% of all HI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Kauai High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
40%
42%
58%
59%
21%
25%
40%
42%
58%
59%
21%
25%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 246 23.7%
Grade 10 276 26.6%
Grade 11 281 27.1%
Grade 12 226 21.8%
Total 1036 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 12.1% 13.8% 13.8%
Black 0.5% 1.6% 1.7%
Hispanic 24.4% 23.8% 22.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 40.3% 29.6% 30.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 22.8% 31.2% 31.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 37.4% 46.1% 46.1%
Free lunch eligible 31.4% 37.3% 36.7%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.0% 8.8% 9.4%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 1,445,635 1,435,138
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 225.1 221
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.7% 5.7%
5-19 YEARS OLD 17.2% 17.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 32.7% 32.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.5% 24.5%
65 OR OLDER 19.9% 19.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 488,991 488,991
Single Parent Households With Children 6.8% 6.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 92.9% 92.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.5% 35.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 29.3% 29.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.9% 19.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.8% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.7% 13.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.4% 10.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.0% 7.0%
$15,000 or less 6.9% 6.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,372 $1,756,019,000 52.3%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,863 $315,420,000 9.4%
Staff $542 $91,691,000 2.7%
General Administration $42 $7,065,000 0.2%
School Administration $1,222 $206,885,000 6.2%
Operation $1,940 $328,437,000 9.8%
Transportation $370 $62,708,000 1.9%
Other $536 $90,801,000 2.7%
Total Support $6,515 $1,103,007,000 32.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,938 $497,386,000 14.8%
Total Expenditures $19,824 $3,356,412,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,363 $1,763,888,000 56.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,775 $302,068,000 9.7%
Staff $539 $91,703,000 2.9%
General Administration $49 $8,307,000 0.3%
School Administration $1,261 $214,561,000 6.9%
Operation $1,625 $276,667,000 8.9%
Transportation $340 $57,883,000 1.9%
Other $535 $91,008,000 2.9%
Total Support $6,123 $1,042,197,000 33.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,816 $309,180,000 9.9%
Total Expenditures $18,303 $3,115,265,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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