📍 5830 Golden Eagle Drive, Ferndale, Whatcom County, 98248
Ferndale High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ferndale, Whatcom County. The school has 1,323 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ferndale School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 70.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ferndale High School enrolls 1,323 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 70.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% White, 24% Hispanic or Latino and 6.9% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 719 | 56% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 307 | 24% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 89 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 82 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 73 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
629 of the school's 1,323 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 493 qualify for free lunch and 136 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ferndale High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 WA-20, state senate district 42, state house district 42.
Ferndale High School is one of 13 schools in Ferndale School District, based in FERNDALE, Washington. The district serves 4,746 students district-wide and employs 288 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,323 students, Ferndale High School is larger than the district average of about 365 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
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