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San Francisco, California - 4 schools
An equity score of 90/100 ranks San Francisco County Office of Education #11 of 1517 districts in California (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $88,456 per pupil, San Francisco County Office of Education ranks #6 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending (California districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
San Francisco County Office of Education operates 4 public schools serving 362 students, placing it among the smallest districts in California. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in San Francisco County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $88,456 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 187 of 1862 California districts by per-pupil spending. See how California compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 14.1% local, 66.4% state, and 19.5% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 90/100, ranked #11 of 1517 in California against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 50.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 42.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 49.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% African American, 7.6% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is S.F. County Special Education, with a diversity index of 78.2/100.
S.F. County Special Education accounts for 33.1% of all San Francisco County Office of Education student enrollment
That dominant concentration means San Francisco County Office of Education-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
San Francisco County Office of Education school enrollment varies 7.1× across entities
San Francisco County Office of Education school enrollment ranges from 17 students (lowest) to 120 students (highest), a spread of 103 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
San Francisco County Office of Education has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 62.9% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
San Francisco County Office of Education student-counselor ratio is 50:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
San Francisco County Office of Education chronic absenteeism rate is 42.0% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to San Francisco County Office of Education's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in San Francisco County Office of Education?
San Francisco County Office of Education has 4 schools, including 4 combined. Total enrollment is 362 students.
How much does San Francisco County Office of Education spend per student?
San Francisco County Office of Education spends $88,456 per student. The district has an equity score of 90/100, ranking #11 in California.
What is the demographic composition of San Francisco County Office of Education?
San Francisco County Office of Education students are 49.8% Hispanic or Latino, 19.5% African American, 7.6% White, 7.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for San Francisco County Office of Education?
San Francisco County Office of Education has an equity score of 90/100, ranking #11 out of 1517 districts in California.