Martin Luther King High School is located in the city of Riverside, which has a population of 303,871 residents. Riverside is the 11th largest city in California with projected continued growth into the next decade. Riverside Unified School District is the 15th largest district in California, with a student population of nearly 44,000 students. The district includes 30 elementary schools, six middle schools, five comprehensive high schools, two continuation high schools, four alternative schools, one virtual (online) school, and one special education pre-school.