About Hawaii Department of Education
Hawaii Department of Education is a public school system serving Honolulu County, Hawaii, based in Honolulu. It serves 167,071 students across 296 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #1 largest of Hawaii’s 1 school systems.
Size and structure
Hawaii Department of Education enrolls 167,071 students in 296 schools — an average of about 564 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #1 of 1 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Hawaii Department of Education, from the NCES Common Core of Data (167,071 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Hawaii Department of Education employs about 12,216 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 13.7:1 — below the Hawaii average of about 13.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 23,427.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Hawaii funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Hawaii Department of Education are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Hawaii reports school and complex performance through the Strive HI Performance System, measuring achievement, academic growth, the progress of high-needs students, chronic absenteeism and graduation. Look up Hawaii Department of Education’s schools on the HIDOE ARCH accountability data center.
Accreditation status
Hawaii’s public schools pursue K-12 accreditation through ACS WASC (the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges), on whose commission HIDOE holds a seat. Search schools in the ACS WASC directory.
Hawaii Department of Education vs. Hawaii
See every Hawaii district side by side in the Hawaii directory.
Look up Hawaii Department of Education’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):