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Dr Martin Luther King Academy School

Serves grades 3 - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
55 E Sherman Blvd
Muskegon, MI 49444
Phone
(231) 830-3600
District
Muskegon Heights Public School Academy System
County
MUSKEGON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
119
Classroom Teachers
2

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Michigan

2

(10 is best)

Better than 14.4% of all MI schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Dr Martin Luther King Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
10%
43%
10%
42%
10%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
42%
20%
45%
20%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
38%
20%
44%
20%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
20%
34%
20%
38%
20%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

80 60 40 20 0
68
30
17
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 3 34 28.6%
Grade 4 29 24.4%
Grade 5 23 19.3%
Grade 6 33 27.7%
Total 119 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 5.0% 5.5% 67.0%
Black 92.4% 92.5% 19.1%
Hispanic 0.8% 1.0% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 3.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.7% 1.0% 0.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 93.3% 92.9% 51.6%
Free lunch eligible 93.3% 92.3% 47.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.6% 3.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 10,037,261
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 178
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 26.0%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 18.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 4,040,168
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 31.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 17.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 16.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 15.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 10.8%
$15,000 or less Unreported 9.0%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,152 $3,576,000 31.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,012 $1,006,000 9.0%
Staff $2,444 $1,222,000 10.9%
General Administration $836 $418,000 3.7%
School Administration $928 $464,000 4.1%
Operation $2,970 $1,485,000 13.2%
Transportation $858 $429,000 3.8%
Other $1,124 $562,000 5.0%
Total Support $11,172 $5,586,000 49.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,120 $2,060,000 18.4%
Total Expenditures $22,444 $11,222,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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