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Martin Luther King, Jr. High School

(678) 874-5402

Physical Address:
3991 Snapfinger RD
Lithonia, GA  30038
Mailing Address:
3991 Snapfinger RD
Lithonia, GA  30038

School Information

District:
Dekalb County
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Dekalb County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
1833

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Martin Luther King, Jr. High School

This School County Average State Average
Black 99.62% 68.65% 40.51%
Others 0.22% 2.78% 3.66%
Hispanic 0.11% 10.70% 11.09%
White 0.05% 15.70% 45.23%
American Indian 0% 0.38% 0.40%
Asian/Pacific 0% 5.41% 2.97%

Genders in Martin Luther King, Jr. High School

This School County Average State Average
Male 51.01% 52.26% 51.55%
Female 48.99% 47.74% 48.45%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Martin Luther King, Jr. High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Black 2103 1996 1826
Others 30 24 4
Hispanic 14 6 2
White 3 2 1
American Indian 1 1 0
Asian/Pacific 4 5 0
Total 2155 2034 1833

Enrollment by Gender for Martin Luther King, Jr. High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 1050 1014 935
Female 1105 1020 898
Total 2155 2034 1833

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Martin Luther King, Jr. High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2155 2034 1833
# Eligible for free lunch 1031 (48%) 984 (48%) 980 (53%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 291 (14%) 283 (14%) 195 (11%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 1322 (61%) 1267 (62%) 1175 (64%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Martin Luther King, Jr. High School

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 2155 2034 1833
Fulltime teachers 116.5 115.5 117.5
Student/Teacher Ratio 18.50 17.60 15.60
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 13.45 13.84 14.99