Hawaii Department of Education (Honolulu, HI): Enrollment, Schools & News

167,071

Students

296

Schools

564

Students per school

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of 1 districts listed

(808)586-3400

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Hawaii Department of Education is a public school district based in Honolulu, Hawaii, serving 167,071 students in 296 schools. By enrollment it ranks #1 of the 1 Hawaii districts with 1,000 or more students. Its schools average 564 students each, about the same as the Hawaii median of 564. We've matched 1 news story to the district.

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More Unlicensed Teachers Are Filling In Gaps In Hawaiʻi Classrooms
The 74 · Sep 23, 2026 · Teaching & Learning · Hawaii Department of Education, HI
As the new academic year started last month, more students were being taught by educators who had not yet completed the training or testing needed to earn a Hawai‘i teacher’s license. The Hawaiʻi Department of Education...

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District	Students	Schools	Students / school	Size rank in state	Stories
Hawaii Department of Education Honolulu, HI	167,071	296	564	#1	1

Similar-Size Districts Nationally

District	Students	Schools	Students / school	Size rank in state	Stories
Hawaii Department of Education Honolulu, HI	167,071	296	564	#1	1
Gwinnett County Lawrenceville, GA	182,518	141	1,294	#1	0
Fairfax County Public Schools Falls Church, VA	179,323	223	804	#1	1
Houston ISD Houston, TX	176,727	274	645	#1	5
Wake County Schools Cary, NC	163,325	198	825	#1	0
Montgomery County Public Schools Rockville, MD	159,181	211	754	#1	0
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Charlotte, NC	147,299	186	792	#2	0

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Spending and staffing comparisons are coming.