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- Hawaii requires collective bargaining by school districts if a majority of teachers vote for union representation.
- Teachers are NEA union members.
- 11,780 teachers
Student demographics
- 182,384 students
- 50% free/reduced lunch
School district teacher count, enrollment, and demographic data is from the 2014-2015 school year sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics. Due to data issues, teacher count for districts in six states (HI, MT, NE, OH, UT, and WI) is from 2013-2014.
Fast facts
| Days in student school year: | 180 |
| Additional teacher work days: | 9 |
| Annual adjustment (reported as a percentage of change from the previous year): | 3.2% |
| Starting salary: | $45,963 for a teacher who completed a State Approved Teacher Education Program; $34,840 for a teacher who did not complete a State Approved Teacher Education Program |
| Maximum salary (salary, degree, years of experience): | $84,317; PhD; 11 if a teacher completed a state approved teacher education program |
| Student achievement data required for evaluation: | One |
| Layoff criteria: | |
| Evaluations per year: | |
| Tenured | |
| Non-tenured | Once a year |
| Sick and personal days per year: | 18 (18 sick, in accordance with state law; 6 of which may be used for personal/professional reasons) |
| Years to tenure: | 3 years |