| Index | Ferndale | Michigan | National |
| Average Test Scores | 21% | 42% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 16:1 | 22:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 12 | 3,421 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | 1 | 835 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 1 | 196 | 7,963 |
| Index | Ferndale | Michigan | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 91.8% | 86.9% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 91.2% | 85.9% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 73.7% | 60.3% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 47.7% | 36.5% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 41.2% | 27.4% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 14.8% | 10.7% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 3.6% | 2.8% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 12 public schools, 1 private schools and 1 post-secondary schools in Ferndale. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ferndale, MI schools is 21%. The average student to teacher ratio is 16:1. In Ferndale, MI, an average of 91.8% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 91.2% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Grosse Pointe, MI | 5,176 | 80% | 65.6% |
| Huntington Woods, MI | 6,303 | 79% | 64.6% |
| Bloomfield Hills, MI | 3,995 | 75% | 56.4% |
| Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | 9,142 | 71% | 48.4% |
| Birmingham, MI | 21,272 | 70% | 45.8% |
| Ferndale, MI | 20,139 | 21% | 55.7% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Charleston, IL | 20,141 | 27% | 44.8% |
| Germantown, WI | 20,142 | 57% | 18.5% |
| Albany, CA | 20,145 | 76% | 57.3% |
| South St. Paul, MN | 20,132 | 42% | 13.0% |
| Cocoa, FL | 20,151 | 49% | 2.9% |
| Ferndale, MI | 20,139 | 21% | 55.7% |
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