Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 3 · Ferndale, Michigan
Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus in Ferndale, Michigan enrolled 517 students in 2024-25 with 31.1 full-time teachers, 16.6 students per teacher against the Michigan elementary-school median of 15.8. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
476 students in 2022-23, 475 students in 2023-24, 517 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 29.1 to 31.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 476 | 29.1 | 16.4 |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 32.6 | 14.6 |
| 2024-25 | 517 | 31.1 | 16.6 |
16.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 63 of every 100 Michigan elementary schools
Among the 1,602 Michigan elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.8; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus enrolled 510 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent36.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.5% of students were White, 34.8% Black, 7.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White50.5%
- Black34.8%
- Two or more races7.0%
- Hispanic6.6%
- Asian1.0%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Ferndale
2 public elementary schools in Ferndale report 2024-25 enrollment; Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus | 517 | 16.6 | 42.6% |
| Webb Elementary School | 328 | 11.5 | 74.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus
- Ferndale Upper Elementary CampusThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 501 students, 16.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Key Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 516 students, 19.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus with Ferndale Upper Elementary CampusStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ferndale Public Schools spends per student$14,163 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,163
- The largest public schools in MichiganFerndale Lower Elementary Campus is the number 233 by size of 1,611 Michigan elementary schools open in 2024-25.#233 of 1,611
- Michigan schools by students per teacher16.6 students per teacher here against the Michigan median of 15.8 for elementary schools.16.6:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus
How many students attend Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus?
517 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 476 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ferndale, MI.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus?
16.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Michigan median for elementary schools is 15.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus a Title I school?
Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus in?
Ferndale Public Schools, NCES district ID 2614280. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 261428005076 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.