While all of HIDOE’s districts offer distinctive characteristics and locations throughout the Hawaiian Islands, they personify our mission of empowering students for the brightest futures.

The District:

The Hawai`i State Department of Education is a large statewide school district comprised of 257 schools that are divided into seven smaller districts across the Hawaiian islands. On the island of O‘ahu, you’ll find four smaller districts – Honolulu, Central, Leeward and Windward.  On the island of Hawai`i, you’ll find Hawai`i District.  On the islands of Maui, Moloka‘i and Lāna‘i, you’ll find Maui District.   On the island of Kaua‘i, you’ll find Kaua‘i District.   Each district is subdivided into complex areas. Each district complex includes high schools and the middle and elementary schools that feed into them.

Teaching on Hawai‘i:

The Hawai‘i district is comprised of nine complexes—Hilo, Waiākea, Honoka‘a, Kealakehe, Kohala, Konawaena, Ka‘ū, Kea‘au, and Pāhoa. Each Hawai‘i district complex includes one high school, which is fed by a variety of middle and elementary schools.

• Teachers: 1,553
• Students: 23,091
• Support Staff: 1,215
• Elementary Schools: 22
• Elementary-Middle Schools: 3
• Elementary-Middle-High Schools: 2
• Middle Schools: 6
• Intermediate Schools: 2
• High Schools: 6

Teaching on Moloka’i:

• Teachers: 72
• Students: 941
• Support Staff: 93
• Elementary Schools: 3
• Middle Schools: 1
• High Schools: 1

Teaching on Kaua’i:

The Kaua‘i District is comprised of three complexes —Kaua‘i, Ka-pa‘a, and Wai-mea. Each complex includes one high school, each fed by one middle school and anywhere from three to five elementary schools. The Kaua‘i District also includes charter and community schools.

• Teachers: 570
• Students: 4,227
• Support Staff: 447
• Elementary Schools: 9
• Middle Schools: 3
• High Schools: 3