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Ferndale Public Schools

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Ferndale Public Schools is located in southeast Michigan. Ferndale Public Schools has 4.64 square miles of land area and has no water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Ferndale Public Schools population is 24,007. Ferndale Public Schools median household income is $55,311 in 2010-2014. Ferndale Public Schools median house value is $100,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Ferndale Public Schools is worse than the state average in quality.

Ranking:	High School: (464 out of 510, bottom 9%) Elementary/Middle School: (463 out of 516, bottom 10%)* Rank: #507
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Prekindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	8
Population	24,007 (2010-2014), rank #99
Population Growth	-7.48% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	5,177.81/sq mi, rank #13
Median Household Income:	$55,311 at 2010-2014—1.13% increase since 2005-2009, rank #135
Median House Price:	$100,600 at 2010-2014—-33.33% increase since 2005-2009, rank #344
Time Zone:	Eastern GMT -5:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	4.64 sq mi, rank #517
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00%), rank #534
State:	Michigan
County:	Oakland County
City:	Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge, Oak Park
Zip:	48220, 48069, 48237
Area:	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI

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Ferndale Public Schools Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

2920 Burdette St

Ferndale MI, 48220, Oakland County

Phone: 248-586-8651

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	3,217	3,653	3,788	4,109	4,078	4,130	4,018
English Language Learner Students:	39	25	40	27	49	70	77
Total Teachers:	186.10	189.10	196.60	222.50	217.70	209.80	196.70
Prekindergarten:	4.00	5.50	4.50	3.00	5.00	4.00	NA
Kindergarten:	8.00	8.00	9.00	9.00	9.00	8.00	5.00
Elementary:	45.10	43.90	43.30	54.00	48.20	46.20	45.70
Secondary:	84.00	86.20	89.60	102.60	101.00	96.90	98.50
Ungraded:	45.00	45.50	50.20	53.90	54.50	54.70	47.50
Total Other Staff:	235.14	248.82	261.35	297.01	383.41	339.90	330.60
Instructional Aides:	37.50	37.99	39.00	36.00	37.00	47.00	43.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.00	1.00	6.00	7.00	12.50	8.40	9.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	8.00	7.50	7.00	7.00	10.01	11.00	11.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	0.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	5.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	8.00	6.50	6.00	6.00	9.01	10.00	6.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	NA	0.00	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	0.60	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Library/Media Support:	0.50	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
District Administrators:	10.00	9.00	7.00	8.00	8.50	8.00	8.00
District Administrative Support:	2.00	2.00	2.00	3.00	1.00	1.00	4.00
School Administrators:	12.88	16.00	11.00	12.00	11.00	10.00	10.00
School Administrative Support:	38.08	43.95	45.10	45.01	47.81	48.00	39.50
Student Support Services:	28.09	27.98	29.00	29.00	29.40	29.50	29.80
Other Support Services:	95.49	101.40	113.25	148.00	224.19	175.00	174.30
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.29	19.32	19.27	18.47	18.73	19.69	20.43

Schools

Coolidge Intermediate School	Grade 4 to Grade 6	2521 Bermuda St, Ferndale MI 48220
Digital Learning Center	Grade 9 to Grade 12	427 Allen St, Ferndale MI 48220
Ferndale Adult Education	Grade 9 to Grade 12	22001 Republic Ave, Oak Park MI 48237
Ferndale High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	881 Pinecrest Dr, Ferndale MI 48220
Ferndale Middle School	Grade 7 to Grade 8	725 Pinecrest Dr, Ferndale MI 48220
John F. Kennedy School	Kindergarten to Grade 6	24220 Rosewood St, Oak Park MI 48237
Roosevelt Primary School	Kindergarten to Grade 3	2610 Pinecrest Dr, Ferndale MI 48220
University High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	1244 Paxton St, Ferndale MI 48220

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
MEAP Test
2006	Math	12th Grade	% met std	46.2%	52.4%
2007	Math	12th Grade	% met std	39.2%	53.5%
2006	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	65.2%	70.1%
2007	Reading	12th Grade	% met std	63.1%	68%
2006	Science	12th Grade	% met std	49.8%	56.8%
2007	Science	12th Grade	% met std	49.3%	59.8%
2006	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	50.5%	55.2%
2007	Writing	12th Grade	% met std	48.4%	55.9%
2006	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	79.4%	87%
2007	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	85.8%	87.9%
2008	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	84.9%	90.2%
2009	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	91.3%
2010	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	91.3%	94.8%
2011	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	94.4%	95.3%
2012	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	35.6%	36.3%
2013	Math	3rd Grade	% met std	44.6%	40.9%
2006	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	78.6%	86.6%
2007	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.7%	87.4%
2008	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	84.4%	86.4%
2009	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	87.2%	86.4%
2010	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	91.2%	89.8%
2011	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	86.7%	86.8%
2012	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	55.6%	62.4%
2013	Reading	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	66.5%
2006	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	36.4%	51.5%
2007	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	41.5%	51.8%
2008	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	49.7%	57.4%
2009	Writing	3rd Grade	% met std	58.2%	61.1%
2006	Listening	4th Grade	% met std	61.5%	62.8%
2006	Math	4th Grade	% met std	77.1%	81.6%
2007	Math	4th Grade	% met std	68.9%	84.6%
2008	Math	4th Grade	% met std	80%	85.8%
2009	Math	4th Grade	% met std	75%	87.9%
2010	Math	4th Grade	% met std	88.5%	92.3%
2011	Math	4th Grade	% met std	82.8%	91.5%
2012	Math	4th Grade	% met std	29.6%	39.9%
2013	Math	4th Grade	% met std	42.9%	44.9%
2006	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	82.8%	83.2%
2007	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	75.2%	84.9%
2008	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77%	84.5%
2009	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	71.2%	82.8%
2010	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	77.9%	84.1%
2011	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	73.7%	84.1%
2012	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	60.8%	67.7%
2013	Reading	4th Grade	% met std	76.9%	68.1%
2006	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	52.7%	54.8%
2007	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	33.5%	45.2%
2008	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	38.5%	44.5%
2009	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	34.5%	44.4%
2011	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	37.6%	47.2%
2012	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	42.5%	44.5%
2013	Writing	4th Grade	% met std	55.1%	46.7%
2006	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.9%	73.4%
2007	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.4%	75.9%
2008	Math	5th Grade	% met std	66.9%	74.2%
2009	Math	5th Grade	% met std	64.2%	76.8%
2010	Math	5th Grade	% met std	72.1%	79.5%
2011	Math	5th Grade	% met std	75%	79.9%
2012	Math	5th Grade	% met std	38.1%	39.6%
2013	Math	5th Grade	% met std	38.5%	45.7%
2006	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.3%	80%
2007	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	81.9%	84.1%
2008	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.7%	81.6%
2009	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	70.3%	81.5%
2010	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	76.1%	85.2%
2011	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	79.2%	85.1%
2012	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	63%	68.8%
2013	Reading	5th Grade	% met std	60.1%	70.4%
2006	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65.9%	76.8%
2007	Science	5th Grade	% met std	73.4%	82.8%
2008	Science	5th Grade	% met std	62%	81.7%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	67.3%	83.1%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	64.7%	81%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	65.5%	78.1%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	9.6%	15.3%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	4.3%	13.1%
2006	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	50.9%	62.9%
2007	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	39%	57.4%
2008	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	47.1%	58.8%
2009	Writing	5th Grade	% met std	49%	63.4%
2006	Math	6th Grade	% met std	60.6%	65.1%
2007	Math	6th Grade	% met std	64.4%	69%
2008	Math	6th Grade	% met std	77.8%	72.7%
2009	Math	6th Grade	% met std	76.6%	79.9%
2010	Math	6th Grade	% met std	83.9%	82%
2011	Math	6th Grade	% met std	79.4%	84.5%
2012	Math	6th Grade	% met std	40.3%	37.1%
2013	Math	6th Grade	% met std	45.5%	40.2%
2006	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.7%	79.6%
2007	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	78.8%	83.3%
2008	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	81.7%	81.8%
2009	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	73.3%	80.5%
2010	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	84.4%	87.7%
2011	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	77.7%	84%
2012	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66%	67%
2013	Reading	6th Grade	% met std	66.7%	68.2%
2010	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	63.9%	73.4%
2011	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	64.6%	75.3%
2012	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	22.3%	27.7%
2013	Social Studies	6th Grade	% met std	16%	29.7%
2006	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	69.7%	74.8%
2007	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	78.1%	74.1%
2008	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	70.7%	72.7%
2009	Writing	6th Grade	% met std	70.2%	75.7%
2006	Listening	7th Grade	% met std	40%	50%
2006	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50.7%	59.6%
2007	Math	7th Grade	% met std	50%	64.3%
2008	Math	7th Grade	% met std	70.7%	72.7%
2009	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.8%	82.6%
2010	Math	7th Grade	% met std	77.5%	82.2%
2011	Math	7th Grade	% met std	80.1%	84.6%
2012	Math	7th Grade	% met std	20.5%	37.2%
2013	Math	7th Grade	% met std	35.6%	38.4%
2006	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	68.6%	75.8%
2007	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	73.8%	79.7%
2008	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	66.3%	72.5%
2009	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	76.8%	79.6%
2010	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	77.6%	82%
2011	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	67.6%	79%
2012	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	42.1%	59.7%
2013	Reading	7th Grade	% met std	51.6%	62%
2006	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	51.8%	66.7%
2007	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	49.5%	65.4%
2008	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	64.7%	76.6%
2009	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	68.1%	77.9%
2011	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	35.8%	47.8%
2012	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	30.5%	47.3%
2013	Writing	7th Grade	% met std	42.6%	51.7%
2006	Math	8th Grade	% met std	45.6%	63.2%
2007	Math	8th Grade	% met std	58.5%	68.1%
2008	Math	8th Grade	% met std	70.8%	71.6%
2009	Math	8th Grade	% met std	77.9%	74.5%
2010	Math	8th Grade	% met std	62%	70.3%
2011	Math	8th Grade	% met std	75.2%	78%
2012	Math	8th Grade	% met std	19.4%	29.4%
2013	Math	8th Grade	% met std	22.9%	32.5%
2006	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	55.6%	72.9%
2007	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	55%	75.6%
2008	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	69.5%	77.1%
2009	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	73%	75.5%
2010	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	80.3%	83.4%
2011	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	77.3%	81.9%
2012	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	56.6%	60.5%
2013	Reading	8th Grade	% met std	57.9%	65.7%
2006	Science	8th Grade	% met std	58.4%	76.8%
2007	Science	8th Grade	% met std	59.9%	74.9%
2008	Science	8th Grade	% met std	77.4%	79.2%
2009	Science	8th Grade	% met std	65.1%	76.3%
2010	Science	8th Grade	% met std	62.3%	75.9%
2011	Science	8th Grade	% met std	65.4%	78.1%
2012	Science	8th Grade	% met std	6.1%	16.5%
2013	Science	8th Grade	% met std	6.8%	15.9%
2006	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	47.1%	64.7%
2007	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	48.9%	66.8%
2008	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	52.3%	69.8%
2009	Writing	8th Grade	% met std	67.5%	74.2%
2010	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	50.6%	71.1%
2011	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	52.8%	72.8%
2012	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	11.8%	28.7%
2013	Social Studies	9th Grade	% met std	12.7%	28.6%
MME Test
2007	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	34.9%	51%
2008	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	34.1%	52.3%
2009	English Lang Arts	11th Grade	% met std	30.6%	52.1%
2007	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	28.2%	46.5%
2008	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	21.4%	46.2%
2009	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	24%	49.3%
2010	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	26.1%	50.4%
2011	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	30%	52%
2012	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	13.6%	29.1%
2013	Mathematics	11th Grade	% met std	12%	29%
2007	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	42.6%	59.7%
2008	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	45.8%	61.9%
2009	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	37.7%	59.9%
2010	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	47.3%	65.2%
2011	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	46%	63%
2012	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	41%	55.9%
2013	Reading	11th Grade	% met std	35%	54%
2007	Science	11th Grade	% met std	35.8%	55.9%
2008	Science	11th Grade	% met std	32.1%	56.6%
2009	Science	11th Grade	% met std	30.9%	55.6%
2010	Science	11th Grade	% met std	34%	57.9%
2011	Science	11th Grade	% met std	46%	61%
2012	Science	11th Grade	% met std	13.2%	25.8%
2013	Science	11th Grade	% met std	9%	26%
2007	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	78.2%	83.3%
2008	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	65.1%	79.9%
2009	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	62.1%	81.3%
2010	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	63.9%	79.4%
2011	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	70%	77%
2012	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	24.1%	40.5%
2013	Social Studies	11th Grade	% met std	20%	39%
2007	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	25.2%	40.1%
2008	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	24.8%	41.1%
2009	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	24%	43.4%
2010	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	24.5%	43.7%
2011	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	32%	47%
2012	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	37.3%	49.4%
2013	Writing	11th Grade	% met std	29%	49%

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School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$44,524,000	$11,754		$46,835,000	$11,398		$48,829,000	$11,974
Federal:	$4,883,000	$1,289	11.0%	$4,788,000	$1,165	10.2%	$6,184,000	$1,516	12.7%
State:	$28,182,000	$7,440	63.3%	$29,001,000	$7,058	61.9%	$28,687,000	$7,035	58.7%
Local:	$11,459,000	$3,025	25.7%	$13,046,000	$3,175	27.9%	$13,958,000	$3,423	28.6%
Total Expenditures:	$41,754,000	$11,023		$44,103,000	$10,733		$46,560,000	$11,417
Total Current Expenditures:	$36,853,000	$9,729		$38,682,000	$9,414		$39,403,000	$9,662
Instructional Expenditures:	$19,239,000	$5,079	52.2%	$19,857,000	$4,833	51.3%	$20,215,000	$4,957	51.3%
Student and Staff Support:	$5,697,000	$1,504	15.5%	$6,488,000	$1,579	16.8%	$6,556,000	$1,608	16.6%
Administration:	$4,537,000	$1,198	12.3%	$4,823,000	$1,174	12.5%	$4,521,000	$1,109	11.5%
Operations, Food, Other:	$7,380,000	$1,948	20.0%	$7,514,000	$1,829	19.4%	$8,111,000	$1,989	20.6%
Total Capital Outlay:	$295,000	$78		$45,000	$11		$769,000	$189
Construction:	$0	$0		$0	$0		$352,000	$86
Total Other:	$2,934,000	$775		$2,928,000	$713		$3,616,000	$887
Interest on Debt:	$1,363,000	$360		$2,015,000	$490		$2,223,000	$545

Total Salary:	$18,394,000	$4,856		$19,622,000	$4,775		$20,894,000	$5,124
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$10,987,000	$2,900	59.7%	$11,530,000	$2,806	58.8%	$12,410,000	$3,043	59.4%
Other Salary:	$7,407,000	$1,955	40.3%	$8,092,000	$1,969	41.2%	$8,484,000	$2,080	40.6%
Total Benefit:	$11,448,000	$3,022		$11,399,000	$2,774		$10,700,000	$2,624
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$6,955,000	$1,836	60.8%	$6,803,000	$1,656	59.7%	$6,308,000	$1,547	59.0%
Other Benefit:	$4,493,000	$1,186	39.2%	$4,596,000	$1,119	40.3%	$4,392,000	$1,077	41.0%

* Ferndale Public Schools was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.