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Martin Luther King Jr School of the Arts

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Martin Luther King Jr School of the Arts is a suburban public school in Seaside, California that is part of Monterey Peninsula Unified School District. It serves 381 students in grades K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 20.1:1. Its teachers have had 70 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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Public School

Title 1

Grades K - 6

381 Students

19 Teachers

1713 Broadway Ave

Seaside, CA 93955 View local requests

http://king.mpusd.k12.ca.us/

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Martin Luther King Jr School of the Arts Demographics

95%

of students receive free or reduced price lunch

Source: the National Center for Education Statistics

90%

of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

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Martin Luther King Jr School of the Arts

$41,075

raised using DonorsChoose

projects funded

teachers funded

234

donors

projects for basic supplies

projects for technology

projects for books

projects for art supplies

Martin Luther King Jr School of the Arts has received support from 178 individuals from California and 56 individuals out-of-state.

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