Cooke STEM Academy vs Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Cooke STEM Academy Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School
Location DETROIT, MI DETROIT, MI
School Type regular regular
Grade Level other high
Enrollment 296 976
Student:Teacher Ratio 13.9:1 21.1:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 79.0% 70.5%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Cooke STEM Academy Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $22,228 $22,228
District Detroit Public Schools Community District Detroit Public Schools Community District

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Cooke STEM Academy Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School
White 0.7% 0.1%
African American 97.3% 98.8%
Hispanic or Latino 1.4% 0.4%
Asian 0.0% 0.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0%
Multiracial 0.7% 0.5%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Cooke STEM Academy Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School
AP Courses Offered 6
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio 296:1 244:1
Chronic Absenteeism 95.9% 72.3%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 1
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.