📍 54-3611 Akoni Pule Hwy, Kapaau, Hawaii County, 96755
Kohala High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kapaau, Hawaii County. The school has 275 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1. 55% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kohala High School enrolls 275 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 23% Asian and 20% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 105 | 38% |
| Asian | 63 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 20% |
| White | 31 | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 7.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
145 of the school's 275 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 112 qualify for free lunch and 33 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Kohala High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district HI-20, state senate district 4, state house district 7.
Kohala High School is one of 295 schools in Hawaii Department of Education, based in Honolulu, Hawaii. The district serves 167,071 students district-wide and employs 11,983 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 275 students, Kohala High School is smaller than the district average of about 566 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote