View Report ​Download our the official public and charter school enrollment counts for School Year 2024-25. HONOLULU — The Hawaiʻi State Department of Education (HIDOE) today released its official enrollment figures for the 2024-25 school year. A total of 165,340 students are enrolled in Hawai‘i’s public and charter schools, marking a slight 1.4% decrease from last year’s count of…

ĀLIAMANU — Imagine being accused and found guilty of stealing diapers from a retirement home. What would you say to convince a judge to keep you out of prison? This was one of the challenges presented to Āliamanu Middle School students during “The Gauntlet,” the first round of the school’s local Amazing Shake competition. The…

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that nine previously suspended school bus routes in East Hawai‘i and on Maui will be reinstated starting Monday, Oct. 14. Service is being restored for approximately 100 student riders enrolled at 10 schools.  Parents and guardians of student riders will be notified directly of…

HONOLULU — The Hawai‘i State Department of Education (HIDOE) announced today that nine previously suspended school bus routes in East Hawai‘i and on Maui will be reinstated starting Monday, Oct. 14. Service is being restored for approximately 100 student riders enrolled at 10 schools.  Parents and guardians of student riders will be notified directly of…

Gov. Josh Green has extended emergency provisions, enabling the Hawai‘i State Department of Education to continue addressing the school bus driver shortage that has disrupted student transportation services. These provisions have allowed the Department to implement alternative transportation methods and restore suspended bus routes over the past two months, ensuring students can safely travel to and from…

Gov. Josh Green has extended emergency provisions, enabling the Hawai‘i State Department of Education to continue addressing the school bus driver shortage that has disrupted student transportation services. These provisions have allowed the Department to implement alternative transportation methods and restore suspended bus routes over the past two months, ensuring students can safely travel to and from…

Every morning Principal Glen Miyasato walks from Fern Elementary School to the lobby of a nearby apartment complex. He arrives there at 6:55 a.m. and waits for students as they head down from their apartments. At 7:18 a.m., Miyasato leads the group of students on the three-fourths mile walk back to campus. They arrive at…

Despite starting this school year with suspended bus service due to the ongoing bus driver shortage, Mountain View Elementary, in East Hawai‘i, has been seeing an approximately 90% average daily attendance rate. That’s due to a team effort from families, teachers, administration and counselors, according to Principal Adria Medeiros. The school’s attendance team developed their own…