Balboa High vs Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC

How do these schools compare?

Metric Balboa High Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC
Location San Francisco, CA San Francisco, CA
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high elementary
Enrollment 1,238 555
Student:Teacher Ratio 22:1 21.8:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 56.6% 65.6%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Balboa High Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $27,074 $27,074
District San Francisco Unified San Francisco Unified

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Balboa High Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC
White 3.6% 9.0%
African American 5.7% 19.1%
Hispanic or Latino 34.6% 25.9%
Asian 49.4% 28.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.9%
Pacific Islander 1.4% 1.1%
Multiracial 5.4% 15.7%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Balboa High Carmichael (Bessie)/FEC
AP Courses Offered 11
Gifted Program Yes No
Counselor Ratio 606.9:1 351.3:1
Chronic Absenteeism 25.6% 71.2%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 2
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.