Martin Luther King Preparatory High School

Set in Memphis, Tennessee, Martin Luther King Preparatory High School is a modestly sized senior high, part of Achievement School District. It serves 491 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 35% leaner than the typical public school in Tennessee, which averages around 754 students.

Across the 15 schools in Achievement School District (5,309 students total), Martin Luther King Preparatory High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Martin Luther King Preparatory High School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (92%). Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 52%.

On the resource side, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 27.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.0:1 average.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Shelby County) logs that median household income runs about $63,767, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. In all, Shelby County runs 287 public schools (combined enrollment of about 154,209 students), of which Martin Luther King Preparatory High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Frayser-Corning Elementary, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a high-density site. Martin Luther King Preparatory High School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at Martin Luther King Preparatory High School has decreased 14%, going from 572 students in 2018 to 491 in 2024. Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 97% to 92%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 25.1:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.