At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
48,902
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
113
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
21:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$22,880
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$12,769
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
KG–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 47,743
- Teachers (FTE)
- 2,522.87
- Student–teacher ratio
- 18.9:1
What current records say about San Francisco Unified
San Francisco Unified operates 113 current public-school records serving grades KG–12 in San Francisco, California. NCES reports 48,902 students and 2,326.96 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within California agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 7 of 977 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $22,880 in current expenditure per pupil and $12,769 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 201 of 974 in California. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 13%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 2,326.96
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $1,116,190,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
San Francisco Unified
San Francisco, California
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 37.7793, -122.4222
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White13.4%
- Hispanic33.1%
- Black6%
- Asian35%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.7%
- Multiracial11.6%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in San Francisco Unified
113 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 113 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy (The)- SF @McAteer | High09–12 | 123 | 10:1 | |
| Alamo Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 390 | 23.3:1 | |
| Alvarado Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 538 | 26.2:1 | |
| Aptos Middle | Middle06–08 | 911 | 20.7:1 | |
| Argonne Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 391 | 21.7:1 | |
| Asawa (Ruth) SF Sch of the Arts A Public School | High09–12 | 680 | 20.3:1 | |
| Balboa High | High09–12 | 1,238 | 20.1:1 | |
| Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle | Middle06–08 | 363 | 14.1:1 | |
| Bryant Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 237 | 20.6:1 | |
| Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 | ElementaryKG–08 | 586 | 20.7:1 | |
| Burton (Phillip and Sala) Academic High | High09–12 | 1,047 | 19.2:1 | |
| Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC | ElementaryKG–08 | 555 | 24.8:1 | |
| Carver (George Washington) Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 93 | 20.7:1 | |
| Chavez (Cesar) Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 397 | 24.6:1 | |
| Chin (John Yehall) Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 233 | 21.2:1 | |
| Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila | ElementaryKG–05 | 407 | 24.2:1 | |
| Clarendon Alternative Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 533 | 25.4:1 | |
| Cleveland Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 300 | 22.2:1 | |
| Cobb (William L.) Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 134 | 20.6:1 | |
| Cooper (Sarah B.) Children Center | OtherM–M | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Denman (James) Middle | Middle06–08 | 807 | 18.2:1 | |
| Downtown High | High09–12 | 174 | 40.3:1 | |
| Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy | ElementaryKG–05 | 200 | 23.5:1 | |
| El Dorado Elementary | ElementaryKG–05 | 128 | 32:1 |