HI HCR63

Request the Department of Education with Board of Education assistance to review and report on benefits and feasibility of expanding Kaimuki High School's complex boundaries.

Kaimuki High School has the lowest enrollment (727 students projected for 2015-2016) among six Honolulu District high schools, significantly below Farrington (2,378), McKinley (1,629), Roosevelt (1,367), Kalani (1,280), and Kaiser (1,159).

Kaimuki receives the lowest state funding in the district at $3,529,931 under the Weighted Student Formula, compared to Farrington's $10,599,228 and Kaiser's $5,002,116, impacting the school's ability to meet fixed costs.

Expanding complex boundaries could increase enrollment and equalize state funding among Honolulu District high schools to ensure adequate resources for operations and quality education.

Department of Education must submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the start of the 2016 Regular Session.