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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 EducationList of school districts in HawaiiHawaiiSchool boards portal

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Public education in the United States
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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.

There is onepublic school district in Hawaii, known as the Hawaii school district or theHawaii Department of Education, which serves 184,760 students. That represents 0.7 percent of all students attending top enrollment districts in the United States. Established by Kamehameha III on October 15, 1840, it is the oldest school system west of the Mississippi River and the only system established by a sovereign monarch. The Hawaii State Department of Education is a single, statewide school district with 287 schools (254 regular, two special, 31 charter) plus 11 adult education schools on seven islands. The department employs about 13,000 teachers. The DOE formulates policy for the public schools and the Hawaii state library system.[1][2]

See also:Public education in Hawaii

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