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Item: San Francisco Unified School District
Rating: 8
Author: Public School Review

555 Franklin St.
San Francisco, CA 94102-5207

( shown in map)

Top 30%

Tel: (415) 241-6000

www.sfusd.edu

Top Rankings

San Francisco Unified School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:

Overview

This School District

This State (CA)

# Schools

113 Schools

7,693 Schools

# Students

48,722 Students

3,500,507 Students

# Teachers

2,326 Teachers

172,951 Teachers

Student : Teacher Ratio

21:1

District Rank

San Francisco Unified School District, which is ranked #450 of all 1,931 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.

The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 84% over five school years.

This School District

State Average (CA)

#425 out of 1941 school districts
(Top 30%)

This chart displays the overall district rank of San Francisco Unified School District, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

45%

33%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of San Francisco Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Math of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

54%

47%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of San Francisco Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Reading/Language Arts of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

38%

29%

This chart displays the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of San Francisco Unified School District and the percentage of public school students that scored at or above 'proficient' levels in Science of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

90%

87%

This chart displays public school graduation rate of San Francisco Unified School District and public school graduation rate of California by year, with the latest 2021-22 school year data.

Students by Ethnicity:

0.74

0.65

# American Indian Students

105 Students

16,888 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

# Asian Students

17,932 Students

424,717 Students

% Asian Students

37%

12%

# Hispanic Students

15,083 Students

1,893,805 Students

% Hispanic Students

31%

54%

# Black Students

2,928 Students

169,690 Students

% Black Students

# White Students

6,664 Students

754,767 Students

% White Students

14%

22%

# Hawaiian Students

344 Students

14,663 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

5,636 Students

219,616 Students

% of Two or more races Students

11%

Students by Grade:

# Students in PK Grade:

# Students in K Grade:

4,261

451,616

# Students in 1st Grade:

3,791

377,018

# Students in 2nd Grade:

3,833

379,893

# Students in 3rd Grade:

3,811

389,353

# Students in 4th Grade:

3,791

393,562

# Students in 5th Grade:

3,793

398,613

# Students in 6th Grade:

3,418

407,977

# Students in 7th Grade:

3,251

280,783

# Students in 8th Grade:

3,330

277,323

# Students in 9th Grade:

3,623

39,712

# Students in 10th Grade:

4,000

34,198

# Students in 11th Grade:

3,800

33,820

# Students in 12th Grade:

4,020

36,556

# Ungraded Students:

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $25,209 is higher than the state median of $21,485. The school district revenue/student has grown by 13% over four school years.

The school district's spending/student of $23,830 is higher than the state median of $19,787. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.

This School District

This State (CA)

Total Revenue

$1,228 MM

$116,387 MM

This chart displays total revenue of San Francisco Unified School District and median value from total revenues of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending

$1,161 MM

$107,188 MM

This chart displays total spending of San Francisco Unified School District and median value from total spendings of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Revenue / Student

$25,209

$21,485

This chart displays average revenue per public school student in San Francisco Unified School District and average revenue per public school student of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

Spending / Student

$23,830

$19,787

This chart displays average spending per public school student in San Francisco Unified School District and average spending per public school student of all school districts in California by year, with the latest 2020-21 school year data.

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Quick Stats (2024-25)

District size: 113 schools
Grades: KG-12
Enrollment: 48,722 students
Student:Teacher Ratio: 21:1
Minority Enrollment: 86%
: 90% (Top 50% in CA)
: Top 30%
: 45% (Top 20%)
: 54% (Top 30%)
: 38% (Top 30%)
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CA Dept. of Education