Martin Luther King- Jr. High School (DeKalb County SCH DIST.), Georgia - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Martin Luther King- Jr. High School is a High in Lithonia, GA. It currently serves 1431 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the DeKalb County School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

You can see similar information for other schools in DeKalb County School District and all schools in Georgia.

Other Details

School Type: Regular School
School Level: High
Number of Students:1431
Number of Teachers: 87
Student/Teacher Ratio: 16.43

Location Info

Location: 3991 Snapfinger Rd, Lithonia, GA 30038
Mailing Address: 3991 Snapfinger Rd, Lithonia, GA 30038
Phone: (678)874-5402
Website:
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 419
Grade 11 324
Grade 12 289
Grade 9 399
Gender/Sex of Martin Luther King- Jr. High School Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 725 50.66
Female 706 49.34
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Martin Luther King- Jr. High School Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 4 0.28
Asian 3 0.21
Black or African American 1315 91.89
Hispanic/Latino 58 4.05
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.07
Two or more races 33 2.31
White 17 1.19
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.28
Asian 1 0.14
Black or African American 666 91.86
Hispanic/Latino 31 4.28
Two or more races 16 2.21
White 9 1.24
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.28
Asian 2 0.28
Black or African American 649 91.93
Hispanic/Latino 27 3.82
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.14
Two or more races 17 2.41
White 8 1.13

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 2 0.48
Asian 1 0.24
Black or African American 377 89.98
Hispanic/Latino 19 4.54
Two or more races 18 4.30
White 2 0.48
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.31
Black or African American 305 94.14
Hispanic/Latino 6 1.85
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0.31
Two or more races 7 2.16
White 4 1.24
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.35
Black or African American 268 92.73
Hispanic/Latino 14 4.84
Two or more races 1 0.35
White 5 1.73
Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.25
Asian 1 0.25
Black or African American 365 91.48
Hispanic/Latino 19 4.76
Two or more races 7 1.75
White 6 1.50