Martin Luther King High

Located at 635 B St., in Davis, California, Martin Luther King High is a rural-scale 9-12 campus that caters to 51 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Davis Joint Unified. That puts it 94% leaner than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Within Davis Joint Unified, which oversees 16 schools and 8,241 students, Martin Luther King High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Martin Luther King High logs that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 35% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 49% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Martin Luther King High has 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.9:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 63% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Yolo County put the typical household earns roughly $91,752 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Yolo County's 67 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,820 students), Martin Luther King High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Davis School for Independent Study, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Martin Luther King High.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Martin Luther King High has edged down 7%, going from 55 students in 2018 to 51 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 49% to 35%. Class-load math has grew: from 9.5:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

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