📍 4695 Mailihuna Rd, Kapaa, Kauai County, 96746
Kapaa High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Kapaa, Kauai County. The school has 1,005 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Hawaii Department of Education school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kapaa High School enrolls 1,005 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 56 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 26% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, 22% White and 19% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 257 | 26% |
| White | 223 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 193 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 164 | 16% |
| Asian | 159 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
334 of the school's 1,005 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 257 qualify for free lunch and 77 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.
Kapaa High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district HI-20, state senate district 8, state house district 14.
Kapaa 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 1,005 students, Kapaa 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: Town - Remote