| Index | Ferndale | Florida | National |
| Average Test Scores | n/a | 55% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | n/a | 17:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | n/a | 3,388 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 1,640 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | n/a | 466 | 7,963 |

| Index | Ferndale | Florida | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 66.6% | 84.0% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 66.6% | 83.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 51.1% | 58.0% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 44.3% | 37.4% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 13.1% | 27.9% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 2.4% | 10.0% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.0% | 3.1% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.3% |
There are a total of n/a public schools, n/a private schools and n/a post-secondary schools in Ferndale. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Ferndale, FL schools is n/a. The average student to teacher ratio is n/a. In Ferndale, FL, an average of 66.6% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 66.6% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Oakland, FL | 3,177 | 71% | 46.9% |
| Windermere, FL | 3,613 | 69% | 43.9% |
| Minneola, FL | 12,664 | 69% | 43.0% |
| Clermont, FL | 37,828 | 64% | 34.2% |
| Sorrento, FL | 143 | 64% | 33.3% |
| Ferndale, FL | 531 | n/a |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Craigmont, ID | 531 | 37% | 22.9% |
| Petersburg, TN | 531 | 37% | 24.0% |
| Walden, CO | 531 | 25% | 49.0% |
| Mackay, ID | 531 | 47% | 1.6% |
| Ellsworth, MN | 532 | 55% | 14.6% |
| Ferndale, FL | 531 | n/a |