Jardon Vocational School
FERNDALE · MI · Hazel Park School District of the City of · Public · K-12 combined
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Most similar nearby schools
Madison Preparatory High School → Randolph Career and Technical Center → Lamphere Center → Keys Grace Academy → CASA → Rising Stars Academy → David Ellis Academy → Joy Preparatory Academy →For Parents
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Teacher workforce · federal CRDC
Teacher experience & reliability
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.
Federal Title I context
Mixed-income school
Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)
25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $13,138/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: Chronic absence is the strongest early indicator of dropout, transfer-out, and family disengagement. A school's absenteeism trend forecasts its enrollment trend 1-3 years out.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2021 total enrollment.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -7.1%/year, projecting from 2024's 34 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Preparatory High School MADISON HTS |
Public | 1.9 | 5 | — |
| Randolph Career and Technical Center DETROIT |
Public | 5.2 | 5 | — |
| Lamphere Center MADISON HEIGHTS |
Public | 3.1 | 13 | — |
| Keys Grace Academy MADISON HEIGHTS |
Public · charter | 1.8 | — | — |
| CASA OAK PARK |
Public | 3.7 | — | — |
| Rising Stars Academy CENTER LINE |
Public · charter | 4.2 | — | — |
| David Ellis Academy DETROIT |
Public · charter | 4.2 | — | — |
| Joy Preparatory Academy DETROIT |
Public · charter | 4.7 | — | — |