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Schools in Lanai City

Lanai City’s public schools are part of Hawaii’s single statewide district

Hawaii runs all its public schools as one district, so its results are the state’s results and there are no other districts to compare Lanai City with. Each school below is graded on its own results against Hawaii’s other public schools.

—Not graded: one statewide districtK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above Hawaii’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Hawaii’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
52%
Hawaii’s own figure
2021–22 · statewide
Math proficiency
38%
Hawaii’s own figure
2021–22 · statewide
Graduate on time
86%
Hawaii’s own figure
class of 2023 · statewide
Spent per student
$23.9K
Hawaii’s one district
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
HI 14.2
Schools in town
1
579 students on the public path
In brief

Lanai City’s schools, in brief

One district for the whole state

The Hawaii Department of Education runs every public school in Hawaii, so its results are the state’s results. There is no other district to compare Lanai City with, and no Schools grade.

School by school

0 of Lanai City’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Hawaii’s 292 public schools. Lanai High & Elementary School places highest (better than 17%); Lanai High & Elementary School lowest (17%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Lanai City, with each school’s own grade against Hawaii’s schools.

The path, start to finish
PK–12Lanai High & Elementary SchoolHawaii Department of EducationC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Hawaii Department of Education.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Hawaii Department of EducationGrades PK–12 · 296 schools · 167,071 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (HI 14.2)
$23,878per student · FY2024
Test scores · 2021–22

How students score

Reading52%
State average 51.9% · 85529 students tested
Math38%
State average 38% · 86170 students tested

Hawaii’s one district is also the state benchmark, so there’s no state comparison for spending.

Lanai City vs. its neighbors

Every Hawaii town is served by the same district, so its neighbors share Lanai City’s district figures; there is no neighbor comparison to make.

Every school in Lanai City

1 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Hawaii’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Lanai Cityby address
Lanai High & Elementary School
Grades PK–12
C−
579 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Lanai City’s schools

Are Lanai City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lanai City: Hawaii has one statewide district, so there’s nothing in the state to compare it with. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Hawaii’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lanai City in?

The Hawaii Department of Education, which runs every public school in the state: 167,071 students in 2024–25.

Where do Lanai City kids go to high school?

Lanai High & Elementary School.

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What Lanai City families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.