Ferndale High School

While I believe this school has excellent extra and co-curricular options for students such as no pay-to-play sports, robotics, music, theatre, and dance, the school is very economically and racially segregated. Most of the honors/ap classes are a majority white with only 2-3 minority students. These classes are also a majority middle class students. The regular stream of classes is where most of the black students, and low income students are. These students are less prepared and left at the wayside while the school tries to promote itself as a progressive district that cares for the arts. The school and neighborhoods are very lgbqt+ tolerant I have rarely heard of bullying occurring at Ferndale. This school needs to do better at supporting its low income students and not discriminate against students coming in from Detroit by refusing to enroll them in Honors classes.

Wonderful experience. Parent and community envolvement is incredible and the kids are so open minded and accepting

Awesome! They have a wonderful OTC that give the student realistic options for a great future jobs. Great Music program, parent involvement. Also the students are great with teens with disabilities. Really hard working teachers!

This is a community school with many opportunities for students. The staff, administration and educators are intelligent, caring and diligent.