Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus

Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus is an average-sized K-5 school in OAK PARK, Michigan, one of the schools within Ferndale Public Schools. The school caters to 517 students in grades K through 3. Compared to the state average of about 369 students per school, that is 40% bigger than typical.

Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus is one of 6 schools operated by Ferndale Public Schools, a district that teaches 3,102 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus records that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 35% Black, 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 69%.

In terms of school funding signals, Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.8:1 average. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Oakland County's rate of about 32%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Oakland County) reports that median household income runs about $97,760, about 51% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Oakland County runs 345 public schools (combined enrollment of about 169,926 students), of which Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus is one.

The closest other public school is Ferndale Upper Elementary Campus, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Ferndale Lower Elementary Campus's enrollment has edged up 16% since 2018, when it stood at 447 (now 517). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 43% to 35% over that span.

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