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Martin Luther King- Jr. High School

Regular School · Lithonia, GA

Martin Luther King- Jr. High School is a regular school school in Lithonia, Georgia, serving grades 09–12 with 1,370 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 16.3:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
1,370
Teachers (FTE)
84.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
16.3:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 1,254 92%
Hispanic/Latino 66 5%
Two or more races 29 2%
White 11 1%
Asian 6 0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 4 0%
Total enrollment 1,370 705M / 665F

English Language Learners: 15 (1% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 6-9% 36.4% 151
Reading Proficiency 20-24% 39.4% 166
Science Proficiency 15-19% — 184
4-Year Graduation Rate 77.0% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (2)
16 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
Program offered
29 students enrolled
SAT/ACT Takers
160
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
242
17.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
542
39.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,370 100%

Contact & Location

3991 Snapfinger Rd

Lithonia, GA 30038

Phone: (678)874-5402

District

DeKalb County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,066

District enrollment: 92,368

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

130174002479

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD