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Ferndale High School

P.o. Box 428

Tel: (360)383-9240

Ferndale High School serves 1,502 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 23:1 is higher than the WA average of 18:1.
Minority enrollment is 32% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 43%.
Ferndale High School operates within the Ferndale School District.
Ferndale School District's 75% graduation rate is lower than the WA state average of 80%.

The student:teacher ratio of 23:1 has increased from 19:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.51 is more than the state average of 0.40. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(WA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	23:1	18:1

American Indian	7%	1%

Asian	3%	7%

Hispanic	17%	22%

Black	n/a	4%

White	68%	57%

Hawaiian	n/a	1%

Two or more races	5%	7%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.51	0.40

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	35%	39%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	9%	7%

Ferndale School District's student population of 4,954 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 75% has decreased from 95% over five years.
The revenue/student of $11,715 in this district is less than the state average of $12,785. The district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.
The district's spending/student of $11,481 is less than the state average of $12,256. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Ferndale School District
Number of Schools Managed	11	4
Number of Students Managed	4,954	923

Graduation Rate	75%	80%

District Total Revenue	$57 MM	$12 MM

District Spending	$56 MM	$11 MM

District Revenue / Student	$11,715	$12,785

District Spending / Student	$11,481	$12,256

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores