15900 Sw 56th St, Miami, Miami-Dade County, 33185
John A. Ferguson Senior High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Miami, Miami-Dade County. The school has 4,368 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Miami-Dade school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 163 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 26.8:1. 64% of students are proficient in reading. 36% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 99%. The school offers 38 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
John A. Ferguson Senior High enrolls 4,368 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 163 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 26.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% White and 2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 4,065 | 93% |
| White | 146 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 86 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 13 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,121 of the school's 4,368 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,872 qualify for free lunch and 249 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
John A. Ferguson Senior High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district FL At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 119.
John A. Ferguson Senior High is one of 542 schools in MIAMI-DADE, based in MIAMI, Florida. The district serves 333,233 students district-wide and employs 16,606 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 4,368 students, John A. Ferguson Senior High is larger than the district average of about 615 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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