Punahou School
Honolulu · HI · Private independent · K-12 combined
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La Pietra Hawaii School For Girls → Maryknoll School → Hawaiian Mission Academy → St Louis School → Pacific Buddhist Academy → St Andrews Schools → Hawaii Baptist Academy → Kaimuki Christian School →📋 At a glance
- 📚 25 AP courses offered (school profile)
- 🏆 17 National Merit SemifinalistsRoughly the top 1% of PSAT scorers in each state — about 16,000 juniors nationally. A useful gauge of a school's academic top end. (2024)
- 📝 SAT avg 1390 (25-75: 1330–1460)
- 📝 ACT avg 31.5 (25-75: 30–33)
- 📚 AP exam pass rate 88% (avg score 4.2)
Composed from the school's own published profile (2024), and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Punahou School compares for families
Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.
- ▸ NationallySAT mean 1390 (≈ top 6% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 31.5 (≈ top 7%) · 88% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 17 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers) · Top 5% of the 218 curated private schools in our database on NMSF concentration.
- ▸ LocallyHI trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: La Pietra Hawaii School For Girls, Maryknoll School, Hawaiian Mission Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Hawaii at Manoa
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $15,664/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
For a more current snapshot, see Punahou School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.punahou.edu/admissions/school-profile ↗
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -0.4%/year, projecting from 2022's 3,700 students:
≈ 71 fewer students by 2027 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At tuition per student, the 71 students projected to be lost by 2027 represent ≈ $1,136,000/year in tuition at risk.
Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Pietra Hawaii School For Girls Honolulu |
Private | 3.0 | 141 | -11.9% |
| Maryknoll School Honolulu |
Private | 0.1 | 904 | -21.0% |
| Hawaiian Mission Academy Honolulu |
Private | 0.9 | 70 | -30.0% |
| St Louis School Honolulu |
Private | 1.6 | 893 | +1.9% |
| Pacific Buddhist Academy Honolulu |
Private | 1.7 | 76 | +38.2% |
| St Andrews Schools Honolulu |
Private | 1.8 | 276 | -15.6% |
| Hawaii Baptist Academy Honolulu |
Private | 2.0 | 1,049 | +3.6% |
| Kaimuki Christian School Honolulu |
Private | 2.5 | 224 | -8.6% |