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King Martin Luther High School

6100 Stenton Ave, Philadelphia, PA, 19138-1625

Tel: (215)276-5253

Grades: 9-12 | 1,087 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

King Martin Luther High School serves 1,087 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the PA state average of 14:1.
The school's 54% graduation rate is lower than the PA state average of 88%.
Minority enrollment is 100% of the student body.
King Martin Luther High School is one of 101 public high schools within Philadelphia, and operates within the Philadelphia City School District.

The nearest elementary school is West Oak Lane Charter School (0.1 miles away), the nearest middle school is Hill J E/freedman Samson Middle School (0.1 miles away), and the nearest high school is Hope Charter School (0.3 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, PA Dept. of Educ.	King Martin Luther High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,087 students

% Male / % Female	53% / 47%
Total Classroom Teachers	83 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(PA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	14:1

	This School	(PA) School Average
% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	3%

% Hispanic	1%	8%

% Black	97%	16%

% White	n/a	71%

Unknown	2%	2%


	This School	(PA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	100%	33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	n/a	6%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Philadelphia City School District
	This School's Agency	(PA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	275	3
Number of Students Managed	159,867 students	1,682 students

District Total Revenue	$2,671,065,000	$20,984,000

District Expenditure	$2,762,022,000	$20,089,000

District Revenue / Student	$16,708	$12,476

District Expenditure / Student	$17,277	$11,944

District Graduation Rates	54%	88%

Nearby Schools:

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King Martin Luther High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

West Oak Lane Charter School
Grades: KG-8 | 0.1 mi. away

Hill J E/freedman Samson Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 0.1 mi. away

Hope Charter School
Grades: 9-12 | 0.3 mi. away

Day Anna B School
Grades: PK-8 | 0.4 mi. away

Pennypacker Samuel School
Grades: PK-6 | 0.5 mi. away

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