Pearl City High School
2100 Hookiekie Street, Pearl City, HI, 96782-1425 - Map Map

School Overview:
Definition of Terms
Pearl City High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Honolulu County, HI
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1980 students
% Male / % Female 53%  /  47%
Total Classroom Teachers 120 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 600 students
Grade 10 - 509 students
Grade 11 - 473 students
Grade 12 - 398 students
This School
(HI) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:17 1:16
Students by Ethnicity
This School
(HI) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 82% 76%
% Hispanic 4% 4%
% Black 2% 1%
% White 12% 20%
Additional Student Information
This School
(HI) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 13% 26%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 6% 9%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
(HI) Statewide Testing Performance
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District:
School District Name Hawaii Dept Of Education School District
This School's Agency
(HI) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 285 0
Number of Students Managed 183,079 students n/a
District Total Revenue $2,274,166,000 n/a
District Expenditure $1,765,805,000 n/a
District Revenue / Student $12,422 -
District Expenditure / Student $9,645 -
District Graduation Rates 79% n/a
In the News:
  • Hawaii Beat (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
    posted on November 13, 2009 at 11:44:32 am
    Hawaii Newspaper - Hawaii coverage and reports on news, sports, business, entertainment, and events
  • Offices offer cash, sports gear for candy (Honolulu Advertiser)
    posted on November 1, 2009 at 12:01:13 pm
    Three health professional offices in Honolulu will trade Halloween candy for money or sports equipment. A Downtown Dental Group will pay $1 in cash for every pound of Halloween candy brought to their 1139 Bethel St. office between noon and 2 p.m. today.
  • Big Islanders battle in NAGA event (Hawaii Tribune-Herald)
    posted on October 28, 2009 at 06:03:18 pm
    About a dozen dedicated students from the Penn Training and Fitness Centers Children's Jiu Jitsu Academy made the journey to the state's most prestigious tournament of grappling on Oct. 18 at Pearl City High School.
  • Public School Principals: "We are Prepared" (KHON 2 Honolulu)
    posted on October 23, 2009 at 04:26:17 am
    Public school principals were also on edge waiting for the ruling from federal court. Principals informed faculty and staff members to be prepared to change plans if the TRO was granted.
  • Valley Isle Sports in Brief (The Maui News)
    posted on October 22, 2009 at 08:59:41 am
    ST. GEORGE, UTAH --- Five players from Maui helped Hanapa'a, a 60-and-over softball team, win the gold medal at the Huntsman World Senior Games held Oct. 5-9.
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School Notes:
  • Pearl City High School is located in the Pearl City CDP in the City and County of Honolulu in the state of Hawai'i, adjacent to the Pearl City CDP.
  • Established in 1973, Pearl City High School is a public, secondary, co-educational, college preparatory high school governed by the Hawaii State Department of Education. The campus boasts the sculptures Moon Beyond the Fence by Satoru Abe and Kua Kua Lua by Donald M. Page.
  • The motto, "Excellence with Honor," was created by Richard Mahony.
  • Pearl City High School is most noted for its exceptional music program, and had earned their reputation under the direction of Pearl City High School band director Mr. Michael Nakasone. The Pearl City High School "Charger" Band is currently under the direction of Chadwick Kamei, Cathy Momohara, and Christopher Lopez.
  • Under Nakasone's direction the Wind Ensemble I has appeared in the prestigious Mid-West Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago, Illinois, the ABA-JBA Convention, and the MENC (Music Educators National Convention) in Phoenix, Arizona.
  • The Symphonic Winds (formerly known as with Wind Ensemble I) recently returned from a successful performance at the 2009 Hamamatsu Wind Band Conference. Under Kamei’s direction, the band has had many opportunities to work with noteable guest conductors and musicians such as Dr. Jerry Junkin, Dr. Barry Kopetz, Dr. Thomas Leslie, Prof. Tad Suzuki, Mr. Wataru Hokoyama, Mr. Grant Okamura, Mr. Thomas Bingham, Mr. Todd Yukumoto, Mr. Michael Zonshine, and many more.
  • It now has a team of "pay free" coaches that want to better the schools athletic program
  • Pearl City High School earned the maximum accreditation term of six years in 2006 by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
  • External links
  • Official Website
  • Official Alumni Website
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (96782)
School Zip (96782)
(HI) State Average
Population (Approximate) 37,879 people 1,193,096 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 30% 30%
Population Average Age 37 years old 36 years old
Average Household size 3.2 persons 2.8 persons
Median Household Income $61,558 $52,016
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 5.2 rooms 4.5 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 40 years old 36 years old
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Zipcode (96782)


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% Owning / % Renting 68% / 32% 56% / 44%
School Map:
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