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About this school
Martin Luther King Junior K-8 School is
an urban public school
in Dorchester, Massachusetts that is part of Boston Public Schools.
It serves 464 students
in grades Pre-K - 6 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
Its teachers have had 185 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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91%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Martin Luther King Junior K-8 School
$161,664
raised using DonorsChoose
185
projects
funded
77
teachers
funded
779
donors
14
projects
for
basic supplies
29
projects for
technology
29
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Martin Luther King Junior K-8 School has received support from
502 individuals from Massachusetts and
277 individuals out-of-state.
