2025 Compare Cities Education:
Ferndale, MI vs Berkeley, CA

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Highlights
- Berkeley spends 17.1% more per student than Ferndale.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 27.0% higher in Berkeley than in Ferndale. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Berkeley had 0.1% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Ferndale
 Ferndale, MIBerkeley, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student  Unlock$17,788$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$12,595  Unlock$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student  Unlock$8,104$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.02  Unlock16.23
 Students per Librarian  Unlock95554573
 Students per Counselor537  Unlock530
 Grade School Educ.  Unlock2.0%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.1%  Unlock6.3%
 High School Educ.  Unlock96.3%88.9%
 Some College Educ.22.7%  Unlock20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.  Unlock4.1%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.53.1%  Unlock33.7%
 Masters Grad.  Unlock23.2%9.3%
 Professional Degree2.9%  Unlock2.2%
 Doctorate Degree  Unlock9.8%1.5%
Reviews for Ferndale    7 Reviews

Over 6 years ago

Ferndale is the heart and soul of the Michigan LGBT community. The pricing on this site is off though-- a studio is $700+ here. A one bedroom is $950+. This is without  More

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I have lived in Ferndale for 20 years. I grew up in the 60's on the East Side of Detroit. I was on the Assessing Review Board and Ferndale's Beautification Commission  More

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Over 13 years ago

Ferndale is a great walking town a short distance from Detroit. Lots of shops and restaurants within a mile of each other. It's also a very progressive community with  More

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Reviews for Berkeley    14 Reviews

Have lived in Berkeley for about 35 years now. Housing/Real Estate: If you're looking to move here, $1,000,000 will get you a small cottage in the "flats". Most of  More

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Over 12 years ago

We have the best climate -- summers and winters are mild. Lots of  More

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Over 14 years ago

The 60's have left Berkeley and now it is about MONEY...and the people there have plenty of it and nice hybrid cars (looks like 2 per household) and with a great bicycle  More

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