Total enrollment
9,906
-1,909 (-16%) vs SY 2017-18
22 schools in San Mateo-Foster City
California · 9,906 students · 2 cities
Public K-12 enrollment in San Mateo-Foster City totals about 9,906 students across 22 schools (an average of 450 students per campus).
7-year change in San Mateo-Foster City
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
22
+2 (+10%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
16%
was 25%
% Hispanic
41%
was 35%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
28%
was 29%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About San Mateo-Foster City
As a compact district in California, San Mateo-Foster City teaches 9,906 students across 22 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, San Mateo-Foster City spans 19 elementary and 3 middle.
On a per-school basis, San Mateo-Foster City runs about 450 students per campus, 22% meaningfully below the state mean of roughly 578.
Trend over the past 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 9,906 students, contracted 16% from the 11,815 reported in SY 2017-18. San Mateo-Foster City now counts 22 public schools, up from 20 in SY 2017-18. Demographically, the White share of enrollment shrank from 25% to 16%.
On this page, the community for San Mateo-Foster City discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.