Total enrollment
48,706
-11,238 (-19%) vs SY 2017-18
113 schools in San Francisco Unified
California · 48,706 students · 1 city
San Francisco Unified's public-school directory holds 113 campuses, serving about 48,706 K-12 students inside California (an average of 431 per campus).
7-year change in San Francisco Unified
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
106
-11 (-9%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
13%
was 14%
% Hispanic
33%
was 31%
% Black
6%
was 8%
% Asian
35%
was 35%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About San Francisco Unified
As a mid-sized district in California, San Francisco Unified serves 48,706 students across 113 schools.
Looking at the level breakdown, San Francisco Unified is made up of 83 elementary, 13 middle, and 17 high schools.
On a per-school basis, San Francisco Unified runs about 431 students per campus, 25% lower than the state mean of roughly 578.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment declined 19%: 59,944 students in SY 2017-18 versus 48,706 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, San Francisco Unified closed 11 schools, going from 117 to 106.
In the discussion threads here, the community for San Francisco Unified discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.