📍 3991 Snapfinger Rd, Lithonia, DeKalb County, 30038
Martin Luther King- Jr. High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lithonia, DeKalb County. The school has 1,440 pupils enrolled. It is part of the DeKalb County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 74.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 77%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Martin Luther King- Jr. High School enrolls 1,440 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 74.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Black or African American, 3.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,340 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 53 | 3.7% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 2% |
| White | 12 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,440 of the school's 1,440 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,440 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Martin Luther King- Jr. High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 10, state house district 84.
Martin Luther King- Jr. High School is one of 131 schools in DeKalb County, based in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The district serves 91,752 students district-wide and employs 6,250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,440 students, Martin Luther King- Jr. High School is larger than the district average of about 700 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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