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San Francisco Unified, CA: schools, enrollment and spending

San Francisco Unified runs 113 public schools with 48,902 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 21.0 students per teacher is about the same as the California figure of 21.9.

At a glance

Schools
113
Students
48,902
Teachers (FTE)
2,326
Students per teacher
21.0
CA: 21.9 · US: 15.3
Address
555 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone
(415)241-6000
County
San Francisco County
Locale
City: Large
Grades offered
K to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0634410
State district ID
CA-3868478
Total staff (FTE)
4,392
School counselors (FTE)
85.0About 575 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
106.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district21.0
California21.9
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (51,790), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$1.23 billion
Federal revenue
$95.3 million
State revenue
$445.6 million
Local revenue
$687.4 million
Total spending
$1.16 billion
Spending per pupil
$22,418
Salaries
$536.0 million46.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$969.8 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 7.8%
  • State: 36.3%
  • Local: 56.0%

California overall

  • Federal: 13.4%
  • State: 51.6%
  • Local: 35.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$22,418
California$17,799
United States$16,826

Schools in San Francisco Unified

By level: 17 high, 13 middle, 76 elementary, 7 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Academy (The)- SF @McAteerHigh9 to 1212310.2
Alamo ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 539024.4
Alvarado ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 553826.9
Aptos MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 891121.2
Argonne ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 539121.7
Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts A Public SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 1268020.6
Balboa HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,23820.3
Brown Jr. (Willie L) MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 836314.5
Bryant ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 523721.5
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8CEP schoolElementaryK to 858620.9
Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,04719.4
Carmichael (Bessie)/FECCEP schoolElementaryK to 855525.2
Carver (George Washington) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 59323.2
Chavez (Cesar) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 539724.8
Chin (John Yehall) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 523321.2
Chinese Immersion School at DeAvilaCEP schoolElementaryK to 540725.4
Clarendon Alternative ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 553325.4
Cleveland ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 530023.1
Cobb (William L.) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 513422.3
Cooper (Sarah B.) Children Center
Denman (James) MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 880718.3
Downtown HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1217443.5
Drew (Charles) College Preparatory AcademyCEP schoolElementaryK to 520025.0
El Dorado ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 512832.0
Everett MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 840115.4
Feinstein (Dianne) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 535620.9
Flynn (Leonard R.) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 538121.2
Francisco MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 849616.0
Galileo HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,75019.9
Garfield ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 517616.0
Giannini (A.P.) MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,18323.7
Glen Park ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 534821.8
Grattan ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 539223.1
Guadalupe ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 527324.8
Harte (Bret) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 525721.4
Havard (Leola M.) Early Education
Hillcrest ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 531724.4
Hoover (Herbert) MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 896323.5
Huerta (Dolores) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 541823.2
Independence HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 1223515.7
Jefferson ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 551123.2
Jordan (June) School for EquityCEP schoolHigh9 to 1217613.5
Key (Francis Scott) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 555227.6
King (Thomas Starr) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 533319.6
King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 836716.7
Lafayette ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 547123.6
Lakeshore Alternative ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 541619.8
Las Americas Children Center
Lau (Gordon J.) ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 565325.1
Lawton AlternativeCEP schoolElementaryK to 860021.4
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.