Downtown High vs Galileo High

How do these schools compare?

Metric Downtown High Galileo High
Location San Francisco, CA San Francisco, CA
School Type alternative regular
Grade Level high high
Enrollment 174 1,750
Student:Teacher Ratio 17.2:1 21.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 71.8% 54.7%
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 Downtown High Galileo High
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 Downtown High Galileo High
White 4.0% 8.0%
African American 18.5% 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino 54.3% 32.9%
Asian 4.6% 48.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.0% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 8.1% 0.5%
Multiracial 10.4% 6.1%

Academic Resources & Climate

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

Metric Downtown High Galileo High
AP Courses Offered 13
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 4350:1 248.6:1
Chronic Absenteeism 76.4% 25.9%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions 0 0
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.