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San Francisco Unified School District
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District details
Students: 48,785 (2022-2023)
Schools: 113 (2022-2023)

San Francisco Unified School District is a school district in California (San Francisco County). During the 2023 school year, 48,785 students attended one of the district's 113 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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San Francisco Unified Board of Education

General election

General election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jaime Huling
Jaime Huling (Nonpartisan)
 
16.7
 
168,659
Image of Parag Gupta
Parag Gupta (Nonpartisan)
 
13.8
 
139,340
Image of Supryia Marie Ray
Supryia Marie Ray (Nonpartisan)
 
12.6
 
127,834
Image of Matt Alexander
Matt Alexander (Nonpartisan)
 
12.1
 
122,698
Image of John Jersin
John Jersin (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
12.1
 
122,450
Virginia Cheung (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
10.0
 
101,017
Ann Hsu (Nonpartisan)
 
8.0
 
81,044
Min Chang (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.8
 
48,550
Image of Laurance Lem Lee
Laurance Lem Lee (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.5
 
45,736
Maddy Krantz (Nonpartisan)
 
3.3
 
33,165
Image of Lefteris Eleftheriou
Lefteris Eleftheriou (Nonpartisan)
 
2.2
 
22,285

Total votes: 1,012,778
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San Francisco Unified Board of Education

General election

General election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Lisa Weissman-Ward (Nonpartisan)
 
21.9
 
149,996
Lainie Motamedi (Nonpartisan)
 
19.3
 
132,088
Image of Alida Fisher
Alida Fisher (Nonpartisan)
 
17.7
 
121,292
Ann Hsu (Nonpartisan)
 
17.1
 
117,152
Image of Gabriela Lopez
Gabriela Lopez (Nonpartisan)
 
13.1
 
89,385
Image of Karen Fleshman
Karen Fleshman (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
10.8
 
73,744

Total votes: 683,657
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San Francisco Unified Board of Education

General election

General election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education (4 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jenny Lam (Nonpartisan)
 
17.0
 
195,270
Image of Mark Sanchez
Mark Sanchez (Nonpartisan)
 
17.0
 
194,810
Kevine Boggess (Nonpartisan)
 
15.3
 
175,302
Image of Matt Alexander
Matt Alexander (Nonpartisan)
 
13.0
 
149,212
Image of Alida Fisher
Alida Fisher (Nonpartisan)
 
12.5
 
143,685
Michelle Parker (Nonpartisan)
 
10.3
 
117,434
Nick Rothman (Nonpartisan)
 
5.0
 
56,993
Genevieve Lawrence (Nonpartisan)
 
5.0
 
56,878
Andrew Alston (Nonpartisan)
 
2.9
 
33,122
Paul Kangas (Nonpartisan)
 
2.0
 
22,720

Total votes: 1,145,426
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San Francisco Unified Board of Education

General election

Special general election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education

Incumbent Jenny Lam defeated Kirsten Strobel and Robert Coleman in the special general election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education on November 5, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jenny Lam (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
73.6
 
121,154
Kirsten Strobel (Nonpartisan)
 
15.8
 
26,036
Image of Robert Coleman
Robert Coleman (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
10.6
 
17,395

Total votes: 164,585
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San Francisco Unified Board of Education

General election

General election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Alison Collins (Nonpartisan)
 
15.0
 
122,865
Image of Gabriela Lopez
Gabriela Lopez (Nonpartisan)
 
13.7
 
112,299
Image of Faauuga Moliga
Faauuga Moliga (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
13.2
 
107,989
Image of Phil Kim
Phil Kim (Nonpartisan)
 
9.3
 
76,017
Michelle Parker (Nonpartisan)
 
8.0
 
65,740
Li Miao Lovett (Nonpartisan)
 
7.5
 
61,412
John Trasvina (Nonpartisan)
 
5.7
 
46,601
Image of Alida Fisher
Alida Fisher (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
4.6
 
37,735
Monica Chinchilla (Nonpartisan)
 
4.2
 
34,193
Lenette Thompson (Nonpartisan)
 
3.7
 
30,496
Josephine Zhao (Nonpartisan)
 
3.4
 
27,761
Mia Satya (Nonpartisan)
 
2.1
 
17,540
Paul Kangas (Nonpartisan)
 
1.7
 
13,967
Darron Padilla (Nonpartisan)
 
1.6
 
12,950
Image of Martin Rawlings-Fein
Martin Rawlings-Fein (Nonpartisan)
 
1.5
 
12,439
Connor Krone (Nonpartisan)
 
1.5
 
12,251
Image of Roger Sinasohn
Roger Sinasohn (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
1.5
 
12,018
Image of Lex Leifheit
Lex Leifheit (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
1.2
 
9,605
Phillip House (Nonpartisan)
 
0.3
 
2,491
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.2
 
1,551

Total votes: 817,920
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San Francisco Unified Board of Education

General election

General election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education

Incumbent Stevon Cook and incumbent Rachel Norton won election in the general election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education on November 8, 2016.

Candidate
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Stevon Cook (Nonpartisan)
Image of Rachel Norton
Rachel Norton (Nonpartisan)

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San Francisco Unified Board of Education

General election

General election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education

Incumbent Hydra Mendoza-McDonnell, incumbent Emily M. Murase, and incumbent Shamann Walton won election in the general election for San Francisco Unified Board of Education on November 4, 2014.

Candidate
Image of Hydra Mendoza-McDonnell
Hydra Mendoza-McDonnell (Nonpartisan)
Image of Emily M. Murase
Emily M. Murase (Nonpartisan)
Image of Shamann Walton
Shamann Walton (Nonpartisan)

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San Francisco Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 19Catherine StefaniDemocratic Party 68% 84%
California State Assembly District 17Matt HaneyDemocratic Party 32% 100%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $95,252,000 $1,839 8%
Local: $687,382,000 $13,272 56%
State: $445,621,000 $8,604 36%
Total: $1,228,255,000 $23,716
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $1,161,029,000 $22,418
Total Current Expenditures: $901,968,000 $17,415
Instructional Expenditures: $504,846,000 $9,747 43%
Student and Staff Support: $173,796,000 $3,355 15%
Administration: $123,685,000 $2,388 11%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $99,641,000 $1,923 9%
Total Capital Outlay: $188,289,000 $3,635
Construction: $186,085,000 $3,593
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $321,000 $6
Interest on Debt: $40,904,000 $789

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 65-69 60-69 PS 60-79 >=50
2018-2019 50 67 14 21 35-39 62 68
2017-2018 50 67 12 21 30-34 61 70
2016-2017 50 67 15 24 40-44 57 69
2015-2016 49 65 12 21 40-44 55 68
2014-2015 49 64 12 19 30-34 58 68
2013-2014 70 85 30-34 40 >=50 65-69 75-79
2012-2013 64 79 29 40 40-44 75 79
2011-2012 62 77 32 40 45-49 73 75
2010-2011 61 76 30 38 45-49 45-49 74

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 75-79 70-79 >=50 60-79 >=50
2018-2019 56 69 21 31 40-44 69 78
2017-2018 55 68 20 29 45-49 66 77
2016-2017 55 67 23 32 55-59 65 77
2015-2016 53 65 18 28 55-59 61 76
2014-2015 53 64 19 27 45-49 65 77
2013-2014 61 69 35-39 41 >=50 55-59 75-79
2012-2013 60 70 32 39 50-54 72 81
2011-2012 60 68 37 42 50-54 74 81
2010-2011 58 66 33 38 50-54 50-54 79

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 87 95 80-84 76 >=50 85-89 90
2018-2019 86 94 80-84 75 60-79 80-84 87
2017-2018 85 93 75-79 74 >=50 80-84 84
2016-2017 84 93 75-79 70 60-79 85-89 84
2015-2016 86 94 70-74 75 60-79 85-89 84
2014-2015 85 92 71 73 40-59 80-84 85
2013-2014 84 91 64 69 <50 85-89 87
2012-2013 82 88 66 69 >=80 80-84 83
2011-2012 82 89 71 67 >=50 80-84 82
2010-2011 82 88 62 67 >=50 80-84 85

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 48,785 -0.9
2021-2022 49,204 -5.3
2020-2021 51,790 -2.0
2019-2020 52,811 0.6
2018-2019 52,498 -14.8
2017-2018 60,263 0.2
2016-2017 60,133 2.1
2015-2016 58,865 0.8
2014-2015 58,414 1.4
2013-2014 57,620 1.1
2012-2013 56,970 1.2
2011-2012 56,310 1.3
2010-2011 55,571 0.8
2009-2010 55,140 -0.1
2008-2009 55,183 0.2
2007-2008 55,069 -2.0
2006-2007 56,183 -0.1
2005-2006 56,236 -1.6
2004-2005 57,144 -1.2
2003-2004 57,805 -0.7
2002-2003 58,216 -0.6
2001-2002 58,566 -2.4
2000-2001 59,979 -1.5
1999-2000 60,896 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE San Francisco Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 36.8 0.0
Black 6.0 0.0
Hispanic 31.0 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.7 0.0
Two or More Races 11.6 0.0
White 13.7 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, San Francisco Unified School District had 2,316.75 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 21.06.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 210.11
Elementary: 1,348.54
Secondary: 758.10
Total: 2,316.75

San Francisco Unified School District employed 51.71 district administrators and 161.10 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 51.71
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 161.10
School Administrative Support: 164.22
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 843.47
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 71.17
Total Guidance Counselors: 88.95
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 29.64
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 45.73
Librarians/Media Specialists: 44.88
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 218.07
Other Support Services: 525.39

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The San Francisco Unified School District operates 113 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Academy (The)- Sf @Mcateer3209-12
Alamo Elementary410KG-5
Alvarado Elementary488KG-5
Aptos Middle8486-8
Argonne Elementary361KG-5
Asawa (Ruth) Sf Sch Of The Arts A Public School6799-12
Balboa High1,2789-12
Brown Jr. (Willie L) Middle2576-8
Bryant Elementary226KG-5
Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8598KG-8
Burton (Phillip And Sala) Academic High1,0609-12
Carmichael (Bessie)/Fec544KG-8
Carver (George Washington) Elementary101KG-5
Chavez (Cesar) Elementary423KG-5
Chinese Immersion School At Deavila376KG-5
Chin (John Yehall) Elementary260KG-5
Clarendon Alternative Elementary523KG-5
Cleveland Elementary297KG-5
Cobb (William L.) Elementary136KG-5
Cooper (Sarah B.) Children Center0
Denman (James) Middle8166-8
Downtown High1039-12
Drew (Charles) College Preparatory Academy174KG-5
El Dorado Elementary135KG-5
Everett Middle5046-8
Feinstein (Dianne) Elementary394KG-5
Flynn (Leonard R.) Elementary416KG-5
Francisco Middle5356-8
Galileo High1,8269-12
Garfield Elementary194KG-5
Giannini (A.P.) Middle1,1926-8
Glen Park Elementary308KG-5
Grattan Elementary376KG-5
Guadalupe Elementary278KG-5
Harte (Bret) Elementary240KG-5
Havard (Leola M.) Early Education0
Hillcrest Elementary336KG-5
Hoover (Herbert) Middle9386-8
Huerta (Dolores) Elementary337KG-5
Independence High2059-12
Jefferson Elementary490KG-5
Jordan (June) School For Equity2019-12
Key (Francis Scott) Elementary568KG-5
King Jr. (Martin Luther) Academic Middle3666-8
King (Thomas Starr) Elementary322KG-5
Lafayette Elementary502KG-5
Lakeshore Alternative Elementary402KG-5
Las Americas Children Center0
Lau (Gordon J.) Elementary644KG-5
Lawton Alternative597KG-8
Lee (Edwin And Anita) Newcomer21KG-5
Lick (James) Middle4856-8
Lilienthal (Claire) Elementary669KG-8
Lincoln (Abraham) High1,9979-12
Longfellow Elementary451KG-5
Lowell High2,6329-12
Mahler (Theresa S.) Children Center0
Malcolm X Academy102KG-5
Marina Middle6766-8
Marshall Elementary233KG-5
Marshall (Thurgood) High4579-12
Mccoppin (Frank) Elementary215KG-5
Mckinley Elementary253KG-5
Mclaren (John) Children Centers26KG-KG
Milk (Harvey) Civil Rights Elementary169KG-5
Miraloma Elementary351KG-5
Mission Education Center141KG-5
Mission High1,0419-12
Monroe Elementary528KG-5
Moscone (George R.) Elementary357KG-5
Muir (John) Elementary214KG-5
New Traditions Elementary256KG-5
Noriega Children Center44KG-KG
O'Connell (John) High5069-12
Ortega (Jose) Elementary371KG-5
Parker (Jean) Elementary149KG-5
Parks (Rosa) Elementary385KG-5
Peabody (George) Elementary269KG-5
Presidio Early Ed.0
Presidio Middle9786-8
Redding Elementary230KG-5
Revere (Paul) Elementary459KG-8
Rooftop Elementary536KG-8
Roosevelt Middle6666-8
Sanchez Elementary262KG-5
San Francisco Community Alternative275KG-8
San Francisco Public Montessori118KG-5
San Miguel Children Center0
Serra (Junipero) Elementary253KG-5
S.F. International High4018-12
Sheridan Elementary183KG-5
Sherman Elementary287KG-5
Sloat (Commodore) Elementary377KG-5
Spring Valley Elementary228KG-5
Stevenson (Robert Louis) Elementary437KG-5
Stockton (Commodore) Children Center22KG-KG
Sunnyside Elementary327KG-5
Sunset Elementary402KG-5
Sutro Elementary219KG-5
Taylor (Edward R.) Elementary589KG-5
Tenderloin Community258KG-5
Tule Elk Park Children Center71KG-KG
Ulloa Elementary521KG-5
Visitacion Valley Elementary254KG-5
Visitacion Valley Middle3266-8
Wallenberg (Raoul) Traditional High5499-12
Washington (George) High2,0369-12
Webster (Daniel) Elementary346KG-5
Weill (Raphael) Children Center0
Wells (Ida B.) High1529-12
West Portal Elementary583KG-5
Yick Wo Elementary209KG-5
Yu (Alice Fong) Elementary586KG-8

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