📍 750 e Britain Ave, Benton Harbor, Berrien County, 49022
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Benton Harbor, Berrien County. The school has 287 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Benton Harbor Area Schools school district. It serves grades 1–3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary enrolls 287 students across grades 1–3. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 14 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Black or African American, 3.8% Two or more races and 2.1% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 264 | 92% |
| Two or more races | 11 | 3.8% |
| White | 6 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 2.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
270 of the school's 287 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 270 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 Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 MI-40, state senate district 21, state house district 79.
Martin Luther King Jr Elementary is one of 6 schools in Benton Harbor Area Schools, based in BENTON HARBOR, Michigan. The district serves 1,240 students district-wide and employs 70 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 287 students, Martin Luther King Jr Elementary is larger than the district average of about 207 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Small
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