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Best Kauai County Private Preschools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 7 private preschools serving 1,145 students in Kauai County, HI.

The private preschools in Kauai County, HI include Kahili Adventist School, Island School, and St. Theresa School.

The average acceptance rate is 62%, which is lower than the Hawaii private preschool average acceptance rate of 78%.

71% of private preschools in Kauai County, HI are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Kauai Christian Academy Photo - Kauai Christian Academy's 10 acre campus

Island School Photo - May Day is Lei Day in Hawai'i. Island School celebrates with an all-school event, followed by a lu'au lunch. These first graders will perform a hula with their class. The entire student body is involved in this special day.

Top-Ranked Kauai County Private Preschools (2026)

School

Location

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Kauai Christian Academy

(Christian)

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4000 Kilauea Rd
Kilauea, HI 96754
(808) 828-0047

Gr: PK-12 | 229 students Avg. class size: 15 students Sports: 5 | Extracurrculars: 3 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Island School

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3-1875 Kaumualii Hwy
Lihue, HI 96766
(808) 246-0233

Gr: PK-12 | 458 students Avg. class size: 17 students Sports: 13 | Extracurrculars: 9 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

Kahili Adventist School

(Seventh Day Adventist)

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4-1132 Kuhio Hwy.
Kapaa, HI 96746
(808) 855-0208

Gr: PK-8 | 32 students Avg. class size: 13 students Tuition listed

St. Catherine School

(Catholic)

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5021 Kawaihau Road
Kapaa, HI 96746
(808) 822-4212

Gr: PK-8 | 156 students Avg. class size: 12 students Sports: 1 Tuition & acceptance rate listed

St. Theresa School

(Catholic)

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8311 Kaumualii Highway
Kekaha, HI 96752
(808) 337-1351

Gr: PK-8 | 149 students Sports: 1 Tuition listed

Natural Bridges School

Montessori School

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Po Box 727
Kilauea, HI 96754
(808) 828-0353

Gr: K | 30 students

Olelo Christian Academy

(Christian)

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4212 Rice Street
Lihue, HI 96766
(808) 246-6535

Gr: PK-11 | 91 students Avg. class size: 12 students Extracurrculars: 1 Tuition listed

Overview

This County (Kauai County)

This State (HI)

# Schools

7 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private Preschools
Year	Kauai County Total Schools
2025	7
2024	7
2023	7
2022	6
2021	6
2020	6
2019	7
2018	7
2017	5
2016	5
2015	1

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Student Body:

# Students

1,145 Students

18,602 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private Preschool
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	159	248	191
2024	161	250	187
2023	167	242	185
2022	170	244	188
2021	156	236	184
2020	136	219	179
2019	132	227	182
2018	133	231	181
2017	150	258	183
2016	144	251	181
2015	30	175	173

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% Average Students of Color

50%

64%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	50%	64%	32%
2024	50%	65%	32%
2023	27%	65%	32%
2022	25%	62%	31%
2021	25%	63%	32%
2020	22%	61%	31%
2019	29%	64%	31%
2018	29%	64%	30%
2017	12%	56%	31%
2016	12%	56%	31%

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Academics and Faculty:

# Teachers

107 Teachers

1,574 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

11:1

12:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	11:1	12:1	12:1
2024	12:1	12:1	12:1
2023	11:1	12:1	12:1
2022	10:1	12:1	12:1
2021	10:1	12:1	12:1
2020	9:1	12:1	12:1
2019	10:1	13:1	12:1
2018	10:1	13:1	12:1
2017	9:1	12:1	12:1
2016	12:1	12:1	12:1
2015	30:1	14:1	13:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

55%

50%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	55%	50%	51%
2024	55%	50%	51%
2023	55%	53%	51%
2022	42%	50%	51%
2021	42%	48%	50%
2020	58%	48%	50%
2019	58%	48%	50%
2018	58%	50%	50%
2017	48%	50%	49%
2016	44%	45%	49%

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Average Class Size

14 students

19 students

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Class Size Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	13	18	16
2024	13	19	16
2023	13	18	16
2022	13	18	16
2021	13	18	16
2020	12	18	16
2019	12	18	16
2018	12	19	16
2017	14	20	16
2016	13	19	16

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Average Number of AP Courses

8 courses

11 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	7	11	11
2024	6	9	10
2023	5	8	10
2022	8	7	10
2021	12	8	10
2020	12	8	10
2019	12	7	10
2018	12	7	9
2017	8	5	9

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Average SAT score

1259

(Out of 1600)

1196

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SAT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	1,259	1,196	1,233
2024	1,259	1,218	1,229
2023	1,259	1,218	1,228
2022	1,259	1,221	1,226
2021	1,259	1,221	1,224
2020	1,259	1,251	1,221
2019	1,222	1,232	1,223
2018	1,222	1,247	1,219
2017	1,222	1,244	1,223
2016	1,549	1,549	1,300

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	27	24	26
2024	27	24	26
2023	27	24	26
2022	27	24	26
2021	27	24	26
2020	27	25	26
2019	26	25	25
2018	26	25	25
2017	26	24	25
2016	27	23	25

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Tuition and Acceptance Rate:

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$9,394

$13,823

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Tuition Cost Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	$8,665	$13,974	$12,988
2024	$8,855	$12,614	$10,159
2023	$8,735	$11,916	$9,500
2022	$8,735	$11,535	$8,989
2021	$8,585	$10,904	$8,661
2020	$8,465	$10,260	$8,383
2019	$8,135	$10,048	$8,266
2018	$7,958	$9,995	$7,888
2017	$8,680	$10,527	$7,628
2016	$7,157	$8,649	$7,230

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Average Summer Program Cost

$650

$1,208

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Summer Program Cost Trends (2020-2025)
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	$550	$1,196	$767
2024	$550	$1,159	$721
2023	$550	$1,145	$729
2022	$550	$1,159	$699
2021	$550	$1,027	$668
2020	$550	$1,747	$681

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Average % on Financial Aid

33%

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	37%	29%	31%
2024	37%	30%	30%
2023	37%	31%	30%
2022	37%	30%	29%
2021	52%	32%	29%
2020	52%	32%	29%
2019	45%	28%	28%
2018	45%	28%	27%
2017	36%	27%	26%
2016	36%	30%	25%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$4,500

$3,126

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	$4,550	$3,133	$4,864
2024	$4,550	$2,479	$4,788
2023	$4,550	$2,511	$4,663
2022	$4,550	$2,686	$4,366
2021	$4,550	$2,648	$4,213
2020	$4,550	$2,640	$4,101
2019	$3,250	$2,365	$3,985
2018	$3,250	$2,381	$3,694
2017	$3,250	$2,612	$3,658
2016	$2,150	$2,454	$3,429

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Average Acceptance Rate

62%

78%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2016-2025)
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	62%	78%	83%
2024	83%	82%	88%
2023	90%	85%	88%
2022	90%	86%	88%
2021	90%	85%	88%
2020	90%	84%	88%
2019	85%	83%	88%
2018	85%	83%	88%
2017	85%	81%	88%
2016	85%	78%	88%

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Average Endowment Size

$51.75 million

$1057.17 million

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Endowment Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	$50 M	$912 M	$53 M
2024	$1 M	$3,088 M	$44 M
2023	$1 M	$3,088 M	$48 M
2022	$1 M	$3,088 M	$49 M
2021	$1 M	$3,088 M	$64 M
2020	$1 M	$3,088 M	$68 M
2019	$1 M	$3,088 M	$73 M
2018	$1 M	$3,088 M	$77 M
2017	$1 M	$3,088 M	$128 M

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Students by Ethnicity:

0.63

0.74

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	0.64	0.74	0.65
2024	0.64	0.75	0.65
2023	0.54	0.74	0.65
2022	0.58	0.74	0.64
2021	0.60	0.74	0.64
2020	0.62	0.74	0.64
2019	0.63	0.72	0.64
2018	0.63	0.72	0.64
2017	0.61	0.70	0.62
2016	0.61	0.70	0.62
2015	0.40	0.69	0.62

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# American Indian Students

5 Students

751 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

75 Students

5,054 Students

% Asian Students

26%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	8%	26%	4%
2024	8%	26%	5%
2023	4%	27%	5%
2022	7%	25%	5%
2021	8%	25%	5%
2020	9%	27%	4%
2019	10%	31%	5%
2018	9%	31%	5%
2017	10%	37%	3%
2016	10%	38%	3%

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# Hispanic Students

27 Students

504 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	2%	3%	8%
2024	2%	3%	8%
2023	1%	3%	8%
2022	1%	3%	8%
2021	1%	3%	7%
2020	1%	3%	7%
2019	2%	3%	7%
2018	2%	3%	7%
2017	2%	2%	6%
2016	2%	2%	7%

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# Black Students

11 Students

232 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	1%	1%	6%
2024	1%	1%	6%
2022	1%	2%	6%
2021	1%	2%	7%
2020	1%	2%	7%
2019	1%	1%	6%
2018	1%	1%	6%
2017	1%	1%	6%
2016	1%	1%	6%

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# White Students

251 Students

4,488 Students

% White Students

22%

23%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	22%	23%	48%
2024	22%	23%	48%
2023	30%	21%	48%
2022	34%	23%	50%
2021	37%	23%	50%
2020	42%	25%	51%
2019	39%	25%	52%
2018	39%	24%	52%
2017	46%	22%	54%
2016	48%	22%	54%
2015	27%	26%	54%

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# Hawaiian Students

146 Students

1,177 Students

% Hawaiian Students

13%

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

630 Students

7,029 Students

% of Others Students

55%

37%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Kauai County Average	Hawaii (HI) Average	National Average
2025	54%	36%	34%
2024	54%	36%	33%
2023	61%	38%	33%
2022	55%	37%	31%
2021	51%	38%	31%
2020	45%	36%	31%
2019	46%	35%	30%
2018	47%	36%	30%
2017	41%	35%	30%
2016	39%	34%	29%
2015	73%	47%	29%

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Extracurriculars and Sports:

Average Number of Extracurriculars

4 extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

5 sports

7 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked private preschools in Kauai County, HI?

The private preschools in Kauai County, HI include Kahili Adventist School, Island School, and St. Theresa School.

How many private preschools are located in Kauai County?

7 private preschools are located in Kauai County.

How diverse are private preschools in Kauai County?

Kauai County private preschools are approximately 50% minority students, which is lower than the Hawaii private school average of 64%.

What percentage of private preschools are religiously affiliated in Kauai County?

71% of private preschools in Kauai County are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Christian).

Which private preschools in Kauai County are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private preschools in Kauai County include: Kauai Christian Academy vs. Island School, Natural Bridges School vs. Island School, Kahili Adventist School vs. Island School

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