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An equity score of 77/100 ranks Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech #14 of 175 districts in Louisiana (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,743 per pupil, Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech ranks #60 of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending (Louisiana districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech operates 1 public schools serving 853 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Louisiana. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Orleans Parish.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,743 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 188 Louisiana districts by per-pupil spending. See how Louisiana compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 34.6% local, 26.1% state, and 39.3% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 77/100, ranked #14 of 175 in Louisiana against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 376:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 34.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.7% African American, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% White across the district's schools.
Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech accounts for 88.2% of all Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech a distant remainder — means Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 85.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility — including this one — receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech student-counselor ratio is 376:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech chronic absenteeism rate is 34.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech?
Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 853 students.
How much does Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech spend per student?
Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech spends $16,743 per student. The district has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #14 in Louisiana.
What is the demographic composition of Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech?
Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech students are 94.7% African American, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech?
Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech has an equity score of 77/100, ranking #14 out of 175 districts in Louisiana.