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About this school
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 71 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Martin Luther King Jr School of the Arts Demographics
95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
90%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Martin Luther King Jr School of the Arts
$41,263
raised using DonorsChoose
71
projects
funded
25
teachers
funded
237
donors
2
projects
for
basic supplies
6
projects for
technology
20
projects for
books
2
projects
for
art supplies
Martin Luther King Jr School of the Arts has received support from
180 individuals from California and
57 individuals out-of-state.
