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Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
14405 Martin Luther King Way
Hopkinsville, KY 42240
Phone
(270) 887-7310
District
Christian County
County
CHRISTIAN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
580
Classroom Teachers
39

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Kentucky

2

(10 is best)

Better than 13.7% of all KY schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

50 40 30 20 10 0
30%
45%
35%
46%
25%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
25%
45%
25%
47%
25%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
45%
26%
47%
29%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 30 5.2%
Kindergarten 94 16.2%
Grade 1 86 14.8%
Grade 2 89 15.3%
Grade 3 69 11.9%
Grade 4 75 12.9%
Grade 5 65 11.2%
Grade 6 72 12.4%
Total 580 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 31.1% 52.3% 76.7%
Black 57.7% 36.1% 11.5%
Hispanic 10.8% 10.3% 9.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 0.7% 2.1%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.7% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 79.7% 68.2% 57.3%
Free lunch eligible 79.1% 64.0% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.5% 4.2% 3.0%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 60,752 4,526,154
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 87.2 114
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 8.4% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.2% 19.3%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.9% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.6% 25.6%
65 OR OLDER 14.9% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 23,077 1,791,991
Single Parent Households With Children 13.8% 8.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 85.3% 88.5%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.1% 27.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.1% 13.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 10.6% 15.8%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.3% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.0% 17.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.5% 16.7%
$15,000 - $29,999 17.1% 12.9%
$15,000 or less 15.3% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,483 $53,186,000 54.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $696 $5,713,000 5.8%
Staff $284 $2,330,000 2.4%
General Administration $201 $1,650,000 1.7%
School Administration $630 $5,169,000 5.2%
Operation $1,007 $8,259,000 8.4%
Transportation $520 $4,265,000 4.3%
Other $383 $3,144,000 3.2%
Total Support $3,721 $30,530,000 31.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,797 $14,745,000 15.0%
Total Expenditures $12,002 $98,461,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,206 $4,756,220,000 51.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $653 $431,000,000 4.7%
Staff $636 $419,649,000 4.6%
General Administration $271 $178,736,000 1.9%
School Administration $732 $482,815,000 5.3%
Operation $986 $650,768,000 7.1%
Transportation $576 $380,254,000 4.1%
Other $356 $235,292,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,210 $2,778,514,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,506 $1,654,224,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $13,922 $9,188,958,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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