Hawaiʻi is a 1,500-mile-long archipelago of 137 volcanic islands and atolls in the North Pacific. The state’s population of 1,446,146 is highly concentrated, with roughly two thirds of residents living on just one island, Oahu.
For the 2024–2025 school year, Hawaiʻi public schools enrolled 165,340 students across more than 290 schools. Of these, approximately 13,070 students — about 7.9 percent of total public school enrollment — attended one of the state’s 38 public charter schools.
High Leverage Problems
Learn about the High Leverage Problems facing Hawaiʻi schools and the solutions they are developing as a community.
Related Resources
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Hawaiʻi Charter Schools Innovative Assessment Project
Learn about efforts to align assessment systems with mission-driven school practices in Hawaiʻi.
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Strengthening Science Education to Advance Student Achievement (2025-2029)
Pacific East CC partners with HIDOE to strengthen statewide science education through NGSS alignment, system improvement, and professional learning support.
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High Leverage Problem: Coping with Micro-Enrollment in Rural Atolls of the Marshall Islands
Rural schools face unsustainable staffing levels due to declining enrollment, with more than three-fourths serving small, dispersed communities.