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S.F. County Special Education
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About S.F. County Special Education
S.F. County Special Education is an unified-grade school of rural-scale scale in San Francisco, California, run under San Francisco County Office of Education, teacheing 120 students in grades K through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 602 students each, so S.F. County Special Education sits 80% leaner than that benchmark.
San Francisco County Office of Education runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 269 students. S.F. County Special Education is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, S.F. County Special Education reports that 26% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 24% White, 24% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 12% Black. The wider county runs roughly 35% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly less Asian than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, S.F. County Special Education has 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 27.6:1. The state averages around 18.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 30% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than San Francisco County's rate of about 54%.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for San Francisco County put the typical household earns roughly $140,970 per year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across San Francisco County's 132 public schools (combined enrollment of about 56,505 students), S.F. County Special Education is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Ulloa Elementary, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around S.F. County Special Education.
The school occupies a metropolitan site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at S.F. County Special Education has climbed 56%, going from 77 students in 2018 to 120 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share climbed from 18% to 26%. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 25.7:1 in 2018 to 27.6:1 today.
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