Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech

As a middle-of-the-pack K-12 campus in New Orleans, Louisiana, Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech instructs 752 students from grades pre-K through 12, run under Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech. That puts it 43% bigger than the typical public school in Louisiana, which averages around 527 students.

Dr Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech is the operating authority for Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech logs that nearly all students (95%) are Black; the rest looks like 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 55% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 52.1:1 average. Around 100% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Orleans Parish runs at roughly 75%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Orleans Parish put the typical household earns roughly $56,631 per year, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 17%. Across Orleans Parish's 82 public schools (combined enrollment of about 48,238 students), Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Arabi Elementary School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The campus sits in a downtown setting. As a public charter, Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School for Sci Tech has decreased 26%, going from 1,016 students in 2018 to 752 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment decreased from 99% to 95% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.

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