📍 81-1043 Konawaena School Rd, Kealakekua, Hawaii County, 96750
Konawaena High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kealakekua, Hawaii County. The school has 941 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 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Konawaena High School enrolls 941 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 52 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 18% White and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 347 | 37% |
| White | 170 | 18% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 168 | 18% |
| Asian | 151 | 16% |
| Two or more races | 102 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
448 of the school's 941 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 372 qualify for free lunch and 76 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.
Konawaena High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 3, state house district 5.
Konawaena 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 941 students, Konawaena High School is larger than the district average of about 566 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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