Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School

Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School
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3200 East Lafayette Boulevard

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Coordinates42°20′38″N 83°00′57″W / 42.34389°N 83.01583°W / 42.34389; -83.01583
Information
School typePublic magnet high school
School districtDetroit Public Schools
PrincipalDamian Perry
Staff57.00 (FTE)[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment1,675 (2022-23)
Student to teacher ratio18.68[1]
LanguageEnglish
AreaUrban
Color(s)Gold and black   
MascotCrusaders

Martin Luther King Jr. Senior High School is a public magnet high school located at 3200 East Lafayette Boulevard in Detroit, Michigan; the building is operated by the Detroit Board of Education. King's district encompasses Downtown and Midtown Detroit; it also includes Lafayette Park, the Martin Luther King Apartments and Riverfront Condominiums. The Brewster-Douglass Housing Projects were zoned to MLK prior to their demolition.[2] In addition it includes the three Wayne State University housing complexes that permit families with children (Chatsworth Tower, DeRoy, and University Tower).[2][3][4]

  1. ^ a b "Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "High School Boundary Map[permanent dead link]." Detroit Public Schools. Retrieved on October 2, 2011.
  3. ^ "Community Living Guide Apartments 2011 Archived 2012-12-24 at the Wayback Machine." Wayne State University. 12. Retrieved on October 2, 2011. DeRoy, University Tower, and Chatsworth Tower unfurnished apartments are approved for family housing."
  4. ^ "Contact Us General Office of Housing & Residential Life Archived 2015-07-10 at the Wayback Machine." Wayne State University. Retrieved on October 2, 2011. "Chatsworth Tower 630 Merrick Detroit, MI 48202" and "Helen L. DeRoy Apartments 5200 Anthony Wayne Drive Detroit, MI 48202" and "University Tower Apartments 4500 Cass Avenue Detroit, MI 48201"