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Ferndale Public Schools
A public school district in Ferndale, Michigan, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,137
- Students enrolled
- 181.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 437.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,163
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,137 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,122nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 116th of 880 in Michigan. Larger than 82% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,163 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 37% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Ferndale Public Schools spent $15,020 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $9,299 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $15,020 | $47.7 million | 3,176 |
| FY2023 | $14,163 | $44.3 million | 3,131 |
| FY2022 | $13,463 | $41.3 million | 3,069 |
| FY2021 | $12,327 | $36.7 million | 2,975 |
| FY2020 | $10,984 | $34.4 million | 3,135 |
| FY2019 | $10,896 | $33.7 million | 3,092 |
| FY2018 | $10,743 | $32.2 million | 3,000 |
| FY2017 | $9,964 | $31.2 million | 3,127 |
| FY2016 | $10,480 | $31.8 million | 3,030 |
| FY2015 | $10,686 | $31.3 million | 2,933 |
| FY2014 | $10,395 | $33.4 million | 3,217 |
| FY2013 | $9,812 | $35.8 million | 3,653 |
| FY2012 | $9,729 | $36.9 million | 3,788 |
| FY2011 | $9,414 | $38.7 million | 4,109 |
| FY2010 | $9,662 | $39.4 million | 4,078 |
| FY2009 | $9,352 | $38.6 million | 4,130 |
| FY2008 | $9,938 | $39.9 million | 4,018 |
| FY2007 | $9,662 | $40.5 million | 4,194 |
| FY2006 | $9,386 | $39.6 million | 4,219 |
| FY2005 | $9,299 | $37.7 million | 4,049 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.5 million | 9.6% |
| State | $33.8 million | 58.4% |
| Local | $18.5 million | 32.0% |
| Total | $57.9 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Casa | 0 |
| Ferndale High School | 739 |
| Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus | 517 |
| Ferndale Middle School | 528 |
| Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus | 501 |
| Tri County Educational Center | 348 |
| University High School | 469 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2614280
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Michigan — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Michigan — A to Z, each with its page.
- Michigan on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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