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Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech

752 students · 1 schools · 12.6:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #106 of 189 in Louisiana

Students
752
Schools
1
Teachers (FTE)
60
Student–Teacher
12.6:1
Parish
Orleans
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech

Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech is a public school system serving Orleans Parish, Louisiana, based in New Orleans. It serves 752 students across 1 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a city: large district. By enrollment it is the #106 largest of Louisiana’s 189 school systems.

Phone5043083371
Address1617 Fats Domino Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117
ParishOrleans Parish
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech enrolls 752 students in 1 schools — an average of about 752 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #106 of 189 statewide by enrollment.

Students
752
#106 of 189 in Louisiana
Schools
1
~752 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
City: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech, from the NCES Common Core of Data (752 students reported):

White
0%
Black
95%
Hispanic
4%
Asian
0%
Two or more
1%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech employs about 60 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1 — below the Louisiana average of about 13.7:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 149.

Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
state avg ~13.7:1
Teachers (FTE)
60
classroom teachers
Total staff
149
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Louisiana funds schools

Louisiana funds its parish and city school systems through the Minimum Foundation Program (MFP), a formula the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education develops each year (the Legislature may approve or reject it but not amend it): a base per-pupil cost (held at $4,015) distributed with added weights for at-risk students, special education, career and technical education and economy of scale. The 2025–26 MFP added about $49.5 million, including differentiated teacher pay and literacy and math tutoring.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Louisiana rates every school and district with a School/District Performance Score (0–150) translated into an A–F letter grade, from assessment results, academic growth, graduation rate and college-and-career readiness. Look up Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech on the Louisiana School Finder.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

Most Louisiana districts are accredited through Cognia (formerly AdvancED/SACS CASI), which reviews school systems on a six-year cycle; accreditation is not a statewide mandate. Look up Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech in the free Cognia registry.

How it compares

Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech vs. Louisiana

Enrollment rank
#106
of 189 districts
Ratio
12.6:1
state avg ~13.7:1
Locale
City: Large
Orleans Parish

See every Louisiana district side by side in the Louisiana directory.

Go deeper

Look up Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (the Minimum Foundation Program) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech. NCES District ID (LEAID): 2200217. Confirm current details with the district and the Louisiana Department of Education.