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San Francisco Unified School District, California, elections
| 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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Jaime Huling (Nonpartisan) | 16.7 | 168,659 |
| ✔ |  | Parag Gupta (Nonpartisan) | 13.8 | 139,340 |
| ✔ |  | Supryia Marie Ray (Nonpartisan) | 12.6 | 127,834 |
| ✔ |  | Matt Alexander (Nonpartisan) | 12.1 | 122,698 |
 | John Jersin (Nonpartisan)  | 12.1 | 122,450 | |
| Virginia Cheung (Nonpartisan) | 10.0 | 101,017 | ||
| Ann Hsu (Nonpartisan) | 8.0 | 81,044 | ||
| Min Chang (Nonpartisan) | 4.8 | 48,550 | ||
 | Laurance Lem Lee (Nonpartisan) | 4.5 | 45,736 | |
| Maddy Krantz (Nonpartisan) | 3.3 | 33,165 | ||
 | Lefteris Eleftheriou (Nonpartisan) | 2.2 | 22,285 | |
| Total votes: 1,012,778 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Deldelp Medina (Nonpartisan)
- Andrew C. Edwards (Nonpartisan)
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 | |
| ✔ |  | Alida Fisher (Nonpartisan) | 17.7 | 121,292 |
| Ann Hsu (Nonpartisan) | 17.1 | 117,152 | ||
 | Gabriela Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 13.1 | 89,385 | |
 | Karen Fleshman (Nonpartisan) | 10.8 | 73,744 | |
| Total votes: 683,657 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Phil Kim (Nonpartisan)
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 | |
| ✔ |  | Mark Sanchez (Nonpartisan) | 17.0 | 194,810 |
| ✔ | Kevine Boggess (Nonpartisan) | 15.3 | 175,302 | |
| ✔ | | Matt Alexander (Nonpartisan) | 13.0 | 149,212 |
| 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) | 73.6 | 121,154 | |
| Kirsten Strobel (Nonpartisan) | 15.8 | 26,036 | ||
 | Robert Coleman (Nonpartisan) | 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 | |
| ✔ | | Gabriela Lopez (Nonpartisan) | 13.7 | 112,299 |
| ✔ |  | Faauuga Moliga (Nonpartisan) | 13.2 | 107,989 |
 | 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 | ||
| Alida Fisher (Nonpartisan) | 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 | ||
 | Martin Rawlings-Fein (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 12,439 | |
| Connor Krone (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 12,251 | ||
 | Roger Sinasohn (Nonpartisan) | 1.5 | 12,018 | |
 | Lex Leifheit (Nonpartisan) | 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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Stevon Cook (Nonpartisan) |
| ✔ |  | 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 | ||
| ✔ |  | Hydra Mendoza-McDonnell (Nonpartisan) |
| ✔ |  | Emily M. Murase (Nonpartisan) |
| ✔ |  | Shamann Walton (Nonpartisan) |
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About the district
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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]
| 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 |
| 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 (%) |
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| 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 (%) |
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| 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 |
| 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.
| 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.
| TYPE | NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS |
|---|---|
| District Administrators: | 51.71 |
| District Administrative Support: | 0.00 |
| School Administrators: | 161.10 |
| School Administrative Support: | 164.22 |
| 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]
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Footnotes
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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