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Ferndale Public Schools
Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 3 towns
Serves Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge and Royal Oak Township, and parts of Oak Park.
Students
3,102
Schools
7
Spent per student
$15,020
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$107.8M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Ferndale Public Schools
- School Grade C: better than 34% of Indiana districts
- Math proficiency 17 pts below the state
- Reading / language arts 9 pts below the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 7 pts below the state
- Spends 9% less per student than the MI average
- 18 students per teacher
- Enrollment up 5.8% since 2020
- Debt of $107.8M, about $34,739 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Mackey.
PK–62 schoolsEast Gibson School Corporation
7–8Wood Memorial Middle SchoolEast Gibson School Corporation
9–12Waldo J Wood Memorial HighEast Gibson School Corporation
Test scores vs. MI
2020–21Math proficiency18%
State average 34.6%
Reading / language arts39%
State average 47.9%
Graduation rate (4-year)76%
State average 82.9%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$15,020 per student · 9% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 55%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 35%State 58%Federal 7%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
2,931’20
3,019’21
3,086’22
3,130’23
3,102’24
Up 5.8% since 2020.
Students
Black 61%White 30%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
7 public schools.
Towns served
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.