📍 3020 E 37Th Ave, Spokane, Spokane County, 99223
Ferris High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Spokane, Spokane County. The school has 1,631 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Spokane School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 92.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. The school offers 9 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ferris High School enrolls 1,631 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 92.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 12% Two or more races and 11% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,096 | 68% |
| Two or more races | 202 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 175 | 11% |
| Asian | 67 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 53 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 14 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
788 of the school's 1,631 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 661 qualify for free lunch and 127 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ferris High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, 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-50, state senate district 6, state house district 6.
Ferris High School is one of 68 schools in Spokane School District, based in SPOKANE, Washington. The district serves 28,853 students district-wide and employs 2,066 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,631 students, Ferris High School is larger than the district average of about 424 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize