San Francisco Unified School District had the highest enrollment among San Francisco County school districts, welcoming 55,386 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the California Department of Education.
Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 52.2% of them were boys, 47.7% were girls, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.
The most represented ethnicity among San Francisco Unified School District students was Hispanic or Latino, accounting for 35.5% of the student population.
Among the two districts in San Francisco County, San Francisco County Office of Education ranked second in enrollment numbers with 388 students.
San Francisco Unified School District roughly covers schools within San Francisco County and has a main office in San Francisco.
In the previous school year, San Francisco Unified School District also had the highest number of students among San Francisco County districts.
After peaking at 6.3 million in the early 2000s, public school enrollment in California has marked its seventh consecutive decline in the 2023-24 school year, with projections indicating it could fall to approximately 5.2 million by the 2033-34 school year. This trend is attributed to lower birth rates, slowed immigration, and families relocating out of state due to high housing costs. Rural and coastal districts have been particularly affected, facing tough decisions such as school closures and staffing reductions.
Although chronic absenteeism in California decreased in 2023, it remains double the pre-pandemic rate. According to the Public Policy Institute of California, chronic absenteeism in the state public schools reached 25% in 2023, up from 12% in 2019.
| District | City (main office) | Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco Unified School District | San Francisco | 55,386 |
| San Francisco County Office of Education | San Francisco | 388 |
