| Joel E. Ferris High School | |
|---|---|
 Ferris High School from 37th Avenue | |
| Address | |
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3020 East 37th Avenue , 99223 United States | |
| Coordinates | 47°37′11.1″N 117°21′57.1″W / 47.619750°N 117.365861°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school |
| Motto | Excellence for everyone |
| Established | 1963 |
| School district | Spokane Public Schools District 81 |
| Superintendent | Adam Swinyard |
| NCES School ID | 530825001385[1] |
| Principal | John O'Dell |
| Teaching staff | 89.40 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,746 (2018-19)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 19.53[1] |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Scarlet & Silver |
| Athletics | WIAA Class 3A, District VIII |
| Athletics conference | Greater Spokane League[2] |
| Mascot | Saxon |
| Yearbook | The Exeter |
| Elevation | 2,350 ft (716 m) AMSL |
| Website | spokaneschools |
Joel E. Ferris High School (also known as Ferris High School) is a four-year public high school in Spokane, Washington, part of Spokane Public Schools. In southeast Spokane's Southgate neighborhood, it was built at a cost of $3,235,861 and opened on September 3, 1963.[3] The school was named in 1961 for Joel E. Ferris (1874–1960),[4][5] a banker and civic leader in Spokane. Joel Ferris was a member of the Spokane Park Board, Spokane Finch Arboretum Committee, and a number of educational boards and historical societies in eastern Washington.[6]
The school colors are scarlet and silver and the mascot is a Saxon.
The school is also the location of the studios of KSPS-TV, a PBS member station owned by the school board, which serves eastern Washington and surrounding states, as well as enjoying significant viewership in the province of Alberta, Canada.[7]
Beginning in 2005, the school underwent a major redevelopment, designed by NAC Architecture, with nearly the entire campus having been rebuilt. The project took most out of the school district's 320 million dollar project for all schools. [8] [9]
