Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy

Public school district · Wayne County · Michigan · NCES district ID 2600131

Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy spent $13,861 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 53% of the other Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $14,091). Its one school enrolled 234 students in 2024-25; 75.5% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Michigan districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy in enrollment (368 to 392 students) and Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy itself.

Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy, FY23George Washington Carver Academy $19,819; Paramount Charter Academy $18,406; Lake Linden Hubbell Public Schools $15,210; Mason County Eastern Schools $15,173; Britton Deerfield School $15,033; Peck Community $14,395; MacDowell Preparatory Academy $13,910; Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy $13,861; North Adams-Jerome Public Schools $13,662; Detroit Innovation Academy $9,747; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20k25kGeorge Washington Carver Acade…$19,819Paramount Charter Academy$18,406Lake Linden Hubbell Public Sch…$15,210Mason County Eastern Schools$15,173Britton Deerfield School$15,033Peck Community$14,395MacDowell Preparatory Academy$13,910Martin Luther King Jr. Educati…$13,861North Adams-Jerome Public Scho…$13,662Detroit Innovation Academy$9,747State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy, FY23George Washington Carver Academy $19,819; Paramount Charter Academy $18,406; Lake Linden Hubbell Public Schools $15,210; Mason County Eastern Schools $15,173; Britton Deerfield School $15,033; Peck Community $14,395; MacDowell Preparatory Academy $13,910; Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy $13,861; North Adams-Jerome Public Schools $13,662; Detroit Innovation Academy $9,747; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k10k15k20k25kGeorge Washington Carver Academy$19,819Paramount Charter Academy$18,406Lake Linden Hubbell Public Schools$15,210Mason County Eastern Schools$15,173Britton Deerfield School$15,033Peck Community$14,395MacDowell Preparatory Academy$13,910Martin Luther King Jr. Education Ce…$13,861North Adams-Jerome Public Schools$13,662Detroit Innovation Academy$9,747State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy, FY23George Washington Carver Academy $19,819; Paramount Charter Academy $18,406; Lake Linden Hubbell Public Schools $15,210; Mason County Eastern Schools $15,173; Britton Deerfield School $15,033; Peck Community $14,395; MacDowell Preparatory Academy $13,910; Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy $13,861; North Adams-Jerome Public Schools $13,662; Detroit Innovation Academy $9,747; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k15k25kGeorge Washington Carver Academy$19,819Paramount Charter Academy$18,406Lake Linden Hubbell Public Schools$15,210Mason County Eastern Schools$15,173Britton Deerfield School$15,033Peck Community$14,395MacDowell Preparatory Academy$13,910Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Aca…$13,861North Adams-Jerome Public Schools$13,662Detroit Innovation Academy$9,747State median, under 1,000 students $14,091
Current spending per student, Michigan districts closest in size to Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy, FY23George Washington Carver Academy $19,819; Paramount Charter Academy $18,406; Lake Linden Hubbell Public Schools $15,210; Mason County Eastern Schools $15,173; Britton Deerfield School $15,033; Peck Community $14,395; MacDowell Preparatory Academy $13,910; Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy $13,861; North Adams-Jerome Public Schools $13,662; Detroit Innovation Academy $9,747; State median, under 1,000 students $14,091.5k15k25kGeorge Washington Carver Academy$19,819Paramount Charter Academy$18,406Lake Linden Hubbell Public Schools$15,210Mason County Eastern Schools$15,173Britton Deerfield School$15,033Peck Community$14,395MacDowell Preparatory Academy$13,910Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center…$13,861North Adams-Jerome Public Schools$13,662Detroit Innovation Academy$9,747State median, under 1,000 students $14,091

Where the money came from

$5,737,000 in revenue: 75.5% state, 2.7% local and 21.8% federal. Total spending including $3,000 of capital outlay was $5,274,000, or $13,879 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $4,331,000; Local $156,000; Federal $1,250,000; total $5,737,000.
  • State$4,331,000 75%
  • Local$156,000 3%
  • Federal$1,250,000 22%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 465 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

380 students in 2022-23, 303 students in 2023-24, 234 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 380, 2023-24: 303, 2024-25: 23401002003004002022-233802023-243032024-25234
Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 380, 2023-24: 303, 2024-25: 23401002003004002022-233802023-243032024-25234
Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 380, 2023-24: 303, 2024-25: 23401002003004002022-233802023-243032024-25234
Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy enrollment by school year2022-23: 380, 2023-24: 303, 2024-25: 23401002003004002022-233802023-243032024-25234

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-233809.042.2
2023-243036.050.5
2024-2523410.023.4

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy scored proficient or above: 8-24% in reading and 6-24% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Michigan, not across states. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMichiganStudents tested
Reading and language arts8-24%44%178
Math6-24%34%174

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 elementary school, 234 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Martin Luther King Jr Education Center Academy23423.484.2%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy

  1. Michigan districts by spending per studentMartin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy ranks 249 of 465 Michigan districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,861).#249 of 465
  2. Every school district in MichiganMartin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy is the number 639 by size of 892 Michigan districts, with 380 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#639 of 892
  3. Mason County Eastern SchoolsThe next larger Michigan district: 382 students in fall 2022, $15,173 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,173
  4. Paramount Charter AcademyThe next smaller Michigan district: 379 students in fall 2022, $18,406 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,406
  5. Compare Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy with Mason County Eastern SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy

  1. How many schools and students are in Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 234 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy spend per student?
    $13,861 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Michigan median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $14,091 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy's money come from?
    $5,737,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 75.5% state, 2.7% local and 21.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy scored proficient or above: 8-24% in reading and 6-24% in math, against 44% in reading and 34% in math across Michigan. Michigan's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Martin Luther King Jr. Education Center Academy's NCES district ID?
    2600131. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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