Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy

· Marin County · Sausalito Marin City
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No UC admissions data on file for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy.

This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment
127 (2018)261 (2026)
+105.5%

If this trend holds (+9.4%/yr, Total enrollment)

At per-pupil funding of $ / student:

Horizon Projected Total enrollment Change Funding impact / yr
1 yr (2027) ~286 +25 $0
3 yr (2029) ~342 +81 $0
5 yr (2031) ~409 +148 $0

Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.

Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25

Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Marin County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.

Stability rate
86.8%
243 of 280 students

37 of 280 students who enrolled at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (13.2% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.

Marin County median
93.6% · school is in the 23rd percentile of 13 HS
Statewide median
88.7% · in the 42nd percentile of 2,648 HS

Stability by student group

Socio. disadvantaged (158) 86.1%
Black / African Am. (80) 83.8%
White (80) 86.3%
Hispanic / Latino (65) 87.7%
Students w/ disabilities (62) 85.5%
English learners (44) 86.4%

Nearest peer high schools

Kipp San Francisco Bay Academy 91.8% S.f. International High 79.1% Independence High 60.3% Middle College High 98.3% John Henry High School 89.9%

Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.

Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25

Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.

Chronic absent
30.4%
83 of 273 students

Absenteeism is up 5.4 pp since 2016-17. A rising absenteeism trend often precedes formal departure — worth investigating which subgroups are driving it.

Marin County median
16.9% · school is worse than 85% of 13 HS
Statewide median
20.9%
Chronic absenteeism by year (raw %)

Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot

Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools

  • Enrollment has been growing (+9.4%/yr); projects to ~342 by 2029.

Enrollment projection

261 students (2026)
~342 projected (2029)
at +9.4%/yr

Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools

School Type Size UC Reach Enroll. trend
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy Public 261
Peer-group median 14.5% +87%
Kipp San Francisco Bay Academy Public 264
S.f. International High Public 271 -7%
Independence High Public 204 6.7% +138%
Middle College High Public 290 70.8% -4%
John Henry High School Public 338 14.5% +36%
Wells (ida B.) High Public 192 +150%
Ross Valley Charter Public 196
Drew (charles) College Preparatory Academy Public 210
Downtown High Public 182 +352%
Creative Arts Charter Public 420

UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →

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