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Hilo Union Elementary School

506 Waianuenue Ave

Tel: (808)933-0900

Hilo Union Elementary School serves 458 students in grades PK-6.
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the HI average of 17:1.
Minority enrollment is 95% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 87%.
Hilo Union Elementary School operates within the Hawaii Department Of Education School District.

The student population of 458 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 34 teachers has declined by 10% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 has increased from 12:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.68 is more than the state average of 0.36. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(HI) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	17:1

American Indian	n/a	n/a

Asian	10%	31%

Hispanic	21%	11%

Black	n/a	2%

White	5%	13%

Hawaiian	50%	31%

Two or more races	14%	11%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.68	0.36

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	78%	40%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	6%	10%

Hawaii Department Of Education School District's student population of 181,230 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.

School District Name	Hawaii Department Of Education School District
Number of Schools Managed	288	n/a
Number of Students Managed	181,230	n/a

District Total Revenue	$2,697 MM	n/a

District Spending	$2,515 MM	n/a

District Revenue / Student	$14,434	n/a

District Spending / Student	$13,462	n/a

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores