📍 21131 Garden Ln, Ferndale, Oakland County, 48220
Tri County Educational Center is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Ferndale, Oakland County. The school has 346 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ferndale Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 30.0:1. The four-year graduation rate is 22%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Tri County Educational Center enrolls 346 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 30.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 7.8% White and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 307 | 89% |
| White | 27 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
301 of the school's 346 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 292 qualify for free lunch and 9 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Tri County Educational Center 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 MI At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 11, state house district 27.
Tri County Educational Center is one of 7 schools in Ferndale Public Schools, based in FERNDALE, Michigan. The district serves 3,137 students district-wide and employs 172 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 346 students, Tri County Educational Center is smaller than the district average of about 448 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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