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Ferndale Unified
A public school district in Ferndale, California, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 483
- Students enrolled
- 30.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 63.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,763
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 483 in 2024–25
- Ranks 11,163rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 1,015th of 1,976 in California. Larger than 37% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,763 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 51% 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 Unified spent $21,751 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,141 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: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $21,751 | $10.5 million | 482 |
| FY2023 | $15,763 | $7.4 million | 469 |
| FY2022 | $14,689 | $7.0 million | 476 |
| FY2021 | $14,304 | $6.5 million | 454 |
| FY2020 | $13,921 | $6.3 million | 455 |
| FY2019 | $14,846 | $7.1 million | 475 |
| FY2018 | $13,194 | $6.6 million | 499 |
| FY2017 | $11,230 | $5.8 million | 513 |
| FY2016 | $9,958 | $5.2 million | 525 |
| FY2015 | $9,812 | $4.8 million | 494 |
| FY2014 | $8,341 | $4.2 million | 508 |
| FY2013 | $8,087 | $4.2 million | 515 |
| FY2012 | $8,455 | $4.1 million | 484 |
| FY2011 | $8,283 | $4.1 million | 495 |
| FY2010 | $8,394 | $4.2 million | 502 |
| FY2009 | $9,006 | $4.4 million | 487 |
| FY2008 | $9,328 | $4.4 million | 473 |
| FY2007 | $8,524 | $4.3 million | 500 |
| FY2006 | $8,562 | $4.0 million | 468 |
| FY2005 | $8,141 | $3.9 million | 474 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $710,000 | 7.1% |
| State | $6.5 million | 65.4% |
| Local | $2.7 million | 27.5% |
| Total | $9.9 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
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ferndale Elementary | 338 |
| Ferndale High | 145 |
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
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0600037
Elsewhere
- Public schools in California — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in California — A to Z, each with its page.
- California 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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