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Hawaii school districts
| K-12 education in Hawaii | |
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| Education facts | |
| State superintendent: Keith Hayashi | |
| Number of students: 181,088 | |
| Number of teachers: 12,220 | |
| Teacher/pupil ratio: 1:15 | |
| Number of school districts: 1 | |
| Number of schools: 294 | |
| Graduation rate: 85% | |
| Per-pupil spending: $16,564 | |
| See also | |
| Hawaii State Department of Education • List of school districts in Hawaii • Hawaii • School boards portal | |
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Public education in the United States Public education in Hawaii Glossary of education terms | |
| Note: These statistics are mainly from government sources, including the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Center for Education Statistics. Figures given were the most recent as of October 2022. | |
Hawaii is home to 287 schools and 182,706 K-12 students.[1]
Quick facts
State school administrators
- State Board of Education
- Donald G. Horner, Chairperson
- Brian J. De Lima, Vice Chairperson
- Grant Y.M. Chun
- Keith Amemiya
- Cheryl Ka'uhane Lupenui
- Patricia Halagao
- Nancy Jo Yamakawa Budd
- Jim Williams
- Amy Asselbaye
Demographics
The following table displays the ethnic distribution of students in Hawaii as reported in the National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data for 2011-2012.[2]
| Demographic Information for Hawaii's K-12 Public School System | ||||
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| Ethnicity | Students | State Percentage | United States Percentage** | |
| American Indian | 970 | 0.53% | 1.10% | |
| Asian | 62,521 | 34.22% | 4.68% | |
| African American | 4,387 | 2.4% | 15.68% | |
| Hawaiian Nat./Pacific Isl. Students | 61,959 | 33.91% | 0.42% | |
| Hispanic | 11,758 | 6.44% | 24.37% | |
| White | 26,081 | 14.27% | 51.21% | |
| Two or More | 15,030 | 8.23% | 2.54% | |
| **Note: This is the percentage of all students in the United States that are reported to be of this ethnicity. | ||||
In the news
Hawaii State Teacher Fellows
In mid-2014, the Hawaii State Department of Education announced the selection of 17 public school educators to serve on the Hope Street Group’s inaugural Hawaii State Teacher Fellows. The move is considered an important one, since they, along with the Department of Education and the Hawaii State Teachers Association (HSTA), will be considering the management regarding Hawaii's Common Core implementation. The fellows were chosen from a competitive field of candidates, and represent a variety of "outstanding" teachers in the state. Their role is to engage with the community, through data collection and media strategies. “The development of the Hawaii State Teacher Fellows is a tremendous step toward our shared commitment to engage teachers at every level,” said Superintendent Kathryn Matayoshi. “This collaborative program will reinforce our strategic work toward student and staff success in our schools. We’re grateful to our partners for their commitment and support in this effort.” The fellows will serve for the next year and have the option of continuing their service for subsequent school years.[3]
State law
Common Core
Common Core, or the Common Core State Standards Initiative, is an American education initiative that outlines quantifiable benchmarks in English and mathematics at each grade level from kindergarten through high school. The Hawaii State Department of Education adopted these standards on June 18, 2010. During the 2012-2013 school year, the standards were implemented in grades K-2 and 11-12, and during the 2013-2014 school year, they were fully implemented across all grades.[4][5]
In April of 2015 Hawaii reported that 10 of its universities viewed the Common Core standards as an appropriate measurement of student readiness for college.[6]
School board composition
Hawaii has one school district, the Hawaii State Department of Education. The nine members on the board are appointed by the governor. There are no publicly elected members on the board. They serve three-year terms.[7]
School board elections
Upcoming elections
- See also: Hawaii school board elections, 2015
The only school district in Hawaii is the Hawaii State Department of Education, which does not have elected school board members.
See also
- School board elections portal
- United States school districts
- List of school districts in Hawaii
- Hawaii State Department of Education
- Public education in Hawaii
- Hawaii
External links
- Hawaii Office of Elections
- Hawaii State Department of Education
- State of Hawaii Board of Education
- Hawaii State Teachers Association
- Hawaii Association of Independent Schools
References
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "State Education Data Profiles," accessed August 15, 2013
- ↑ United States Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Common Core of Data (CCD), State Nonfiscal Public Elementary/Secondary Education Survey, 2011-2012," accessed May 7, 2014
- ↑ Hawaii 24/7, "Teacher fellowship program to play key role in public education," June 26, 2014
- ↑ Common Core: State Standards Initiative, "Core Standards in your State,” accessed July 12, 2014
- ↑ Standards Toolkit, "About the Common Core State Standards," accessed June 17, 2014
- ↑ Inside Higher Ed, "Common Core Gets a Footing," April 28, 2015
- ↑ Hawaii Public Schools, "Organization," accessed July 10, 2014
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