Ferndale Public Schools

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades K–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge and Royal Oak, and parts of Oak Park.

At a glance

3,102Students enrolled

7Schools

3Towns served

$15,020Spent per student

18:1Student–teacher ratio

54%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

FerndalePleasant RidgeRoyal Oak

Grades K–6

Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus or Ferndale Upper Elementary CampusDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

Ferndale Middle School528 students · FerndaleThis district

Grades 9–12

Ferndale High School or University High SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades K–6

Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus or Ferndale Upper Elementary CampusDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 7–8

Ferndale Middle School528 students · FerndaleThis district

Grades 9–12

Ferndale High School or University High School or CASADepends on your addressThis district

Grades PK–6

6 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6

5 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 7–8

Oak Park Preparatory Academy or Ferndale Middle SchoolDepends on your addressOak Park City School District

Grades 9–12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listOak Park City School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MI

Math proficiency18%

State average 34.6%

Reading / language arts39%

State average 47.9%

Graduation rate (4-year)76%

State average 82.9%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$15,020

per student each year · 9% below the MI average

Spending

Classroom instruction55%

Support & administration41%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)35%

State58%

Federal7%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,931’20

3,019’21

3,086’22

3,130’23

3,102’24

Students

Black · 61%1,884

White · 30%924

Two or more races · 6%178

Hispanic · 3%84

Asian · 1%21

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%9

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Ferndale19,190 people

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Pleasant Ridge2,602 people

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Royal Oak2,337 people

Also covers small parts of Oak Park.

Schools7 in district

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Ferndale Lower Elementary CampusElementary · Grades K–3 · 517 students · Oak Park

Public 📚

Ferndale Upper Elementary CampusElementary · Grades K–6 · 501 students · Oak Park

B-Public 📚

Ferndale Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 528 students · Ferndale

CPublic 🏫

Ferndale High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 739 students · Ferndale

B+Public 🏫

University High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 469 students · Ferndale

C-Public 🏫

Tri County Educational CenterHigh · Grades 9–12 · 348 students · Ferndale

D-Public 🏫

CASAHigh · Grades 9–12 · Oak Park

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Berkley School DistrictBerkley · Huntington Woods · $20,296 per student

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Detroit Public Schools Community DistrictDetroit · $21,406 per student

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Royal Oak City School DistrictRoyal Oak · $17,245 per student

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Southfield Public School DistrictSouthfield · $22,199 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.