{"id":23533,"date":"2026-09-11T14:57:31","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T00:57:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=23533"},"modified":"2026-09-11T18:52:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T04:52:37","slug":"2026-27-enrollment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/zh_tw\/2026-27-enrollment\/","title":{"rendered":"HIDOE releases 2026-27 enrollment figures, with 161,102 students statewide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/HIDOEenrollment2026-27.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u67e5\u770b\u5831\u544a<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HONOLULU \u2014 The Hawai\u02bbi State Department of Education (HIDOE) released official enrollment figures for the 2026-27 school year, with 161,102 students enrolled in Hawai\u2018i\u2019s public and charter schools, a 1.6% decrease from 163,651 students last school year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The statewide count includes students at 258 HIDOE schools, including the Department\u2019s distance learning program, and 38 public charter schools. Excluding charter schools, enrollment in HIDOE schools is 147,656, which includes students in grades K-12 and special education pre-kindergarten.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hawai\u2018i\u2019s enrollment trends reflect broader demographic shifts occurring across the state and nation, including declining birth rates and a shrinking school-age population. Population movement and changes in where families live are also contributing to enrollment shifts among individual schools and communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While statewide enrollment declined overall, the change was not uniform across schools and communities. Ninety-three public schools, nearly one-third statewide, recorded enrollment increases this school year, reflecting continued shifts in where students and families reside.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the 2026-27 school year, the 10 largest schools by enrollment are:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>James Campbell High: 2,884&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hawai\u02bbi Technology Academy (charter school): 2,416&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Waipahu High: 2,409<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mililani High: 2,306&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moanalua High: 1,957&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gov. Wallace Rider Farrington High: 1,846&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kapolei High: 1,755<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leilehua High: 1,549<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mililani Middle: 1,544<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kalani High: 1,480&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thirty-one public schools have enrollments of 1,000 students or more, including HIDOE high schools statewide, five middle schools, two elementary schools and Hawai\u02bbi Technology Academy, a charter school that offers a distance learning curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 10 smallest schools by enrollment are:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Niihau High and Elementary: 10<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ke Ana La\u02bbahana (charter school): 14<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kula Aupuni Niihau A Kahelelani Aloha (charter school): 32<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Hawai\u02bbi School for the Deaf and the Blind: 45<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ke Kula Niihau o Kekaha (charter school): 48&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hakipu\u02bbu Academy (charter school): 52<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maunaloa Elementary: 64<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kilohana Elementary: 66<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Olomana School: 67&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ho\u02bbokena Elementary: 83&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 10 smallest schools include four charter schools, two HIDOE schools serving specialized student populations and four HIDOE elementary schools in rural communities. With the exception of Ho\u02bbokena Elementary, all have consistently ranked among the state&#8217;s smallest public schools by enrollment over the past decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 10 schools with greatest year-over-year enrollment increases are listed below, ordered by current enrollment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hawai\u02bbi Technology Academy (charter school): 2,416, increase of 187<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ho\u02bbokele Elementary: 857, increase of 86&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u0100liamanu Middle: 783, increase of 47&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1SG Samuel K. Solomon Elementary: 665, increase of 43&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Admiral C.W. Nimitz Elementary: 601, increase of 54&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K\u016blanih\u0101ko\u02bbi High: 600, increase of 47&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wai\u02bbanae Elementary: 485, increase of 61&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kamali\u02bbi Elementary: 367, increase of 40<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>West Hawai\u02bbi Explorations PCS (charter school): 319, increase of 46<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>K\u016blia Academy (charter school): 271, increase of 118 students&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The HIDOE school with the largest enrollment increase was Ho\u02bbokele Elementary in Kapolei, an area experiencing continued housing and community development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 10 schools with greatest year-over-year enrollment decreases are listed below, ordered by current enrollment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gov. 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