📍 3577 Lala Rd, Lihue, Kauai County, 96766
Kauai High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lihue, Kauai County. The school has 1,108 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 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 33% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 94%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kauai High School enrolls 1,108 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 70 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 34% Asian, 19% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander and 19% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 381 | 34% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 216 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 207 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 175 | 16% |
| White | 124 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
439 of the school's 1,108 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 336 qualify for free lunch and 103 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.
Kauai High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district HI-20, state senate district 8, state house district 15.
Kauai 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 1,108 students, Kauai 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