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San Francisco, CA Private School Trends (10-Year)

Private Schools

-25.6% (-10 schools) 10-yr

8,769

Students

-16.7% (-1,757 students) 10-yr

$39,637

Avg. Tuition

+72.0% (+$16,593) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

-12.5% (-2 students) 10-yr

53%

Students of Color

-8.6% (-5.0 pp) 10-yr

10:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

-9.1% (-1.0) 10-yr

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Enrollment & Diversity

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This Town (San Francisco)

This State (CA)

# Schools

29 Schools

1,121 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of Private High Schools
Year	San Francisco, CA Total Schools
2025	28
2024	34
2023	31
2022	31
2021	32
2020	32
2019	33
2018	34
2017	31
2016	32
2015	39

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# Students

8,769 Students

272,377 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per Private High School
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	361	254	253
2024	303	249	245
2023	320	261	247
2022	325	270	257
2021	321	265	249
2020	331	250	235
2019	288	246	242
2018	283	234	238
2017	279	242	246
2016	312	230	241
2015	270	205	220

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% Students of Color

53%

50%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	52%	49%	32%
2024	48%	48%	31%
2023	48%	47%	31%
2022	48%	43%	30%
2021	48%	43%	30%
2020	44%	42%	29%
2019	50%	44%	29%
2018	46%	42%	28%
2017	51%	48%	30%
2016	57%	48%	30%
2015	58%	48%	30%

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0.70

0.73

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	0.70	0.73	0.61
2024	0.71	0.73	0.60
2023	0.70	0.72	0.60
2022	0.69	0.69	0.58
2021	0.69	0.69	0.57
2020	0.69	0.69	0.57
2019	0.73	0.69	0.56
2018	0.73	0.69	0.55
2017	0.73	0.68	0.54
2016	0.74	0.69	0.54
2015	0.75	0.69	0.53

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# American Indian Students

57 Students

1,839 Students

% American Indian Students

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Percentage of Private High School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	1%	1%	1%
2024	1%	1%	1%

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# Asian Students

1,423 Students

35,014 Students

% Asian Students

14%

13%

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	14%	13%	5%
2024	15%	14%	6%
2023	15%	13%	6%
2022	15%	11%	5%
2021	15%	11%	5%
2020	16%	11%	5%
2019	19%	11%	5%
2018	19%	11%	5%
2017	18%	10%	4%
2016	26%	10%	4%
2015	26%	10%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

1,151 Students

43,254 Students

% Hispanic Students

11%

17%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	11%	16%	9%
2024	11%	16%	9%
2023	13%	16%	8%
2022	11%	16%	8%
2021	11%	16%	8%
2020	11%	16%	8%
2019	11%	16%	8%
2018	12%	16%	8%
2017	13%	17%	7%
2016	11%	18%	8%
2015	13%	18%	8%

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# Black Students

478 Students

15,794 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	4%	6%	8%
2024	4%	6%	8%
2023	5%	6%	8%
2022	5%	6%	8%
2021	5%	6%	8%
2020	5%	6%	8%
2019	5%	6%	8%
2018	5%	6%	8%
2017	6%	6%	8%
2016	5%	6%	8%
2015	7%	7%	9%

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# White Students

4,872 Students

115,563 Students

% White Students

47%

44%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	48%	44%	59%
2024	47%	44%	60%
2023	48%	46%	60%
2022	49%	50%	62%
2021	49%	50%	63%
2020	49%	51%	64%
2019	42%	50%	64%
2018	42%	51%	65%
2017	43%	51%	66%
2016	38%	50%	66%
2015	37%	50%	66%

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# Hawaiian Students

134 Students

2,937 Students

% Hawaiian Students

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Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	1%	1%	1%
2024	1%	1%	1%

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# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

2,146 Students

48,462 Students

% of Others Students

21%

18%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	21%	19%	17%
2024	21%	18%	15%
2023	19%	17%	16%
2022	20%	15%	16%
2021	20%	15%	15%
2020	19%	14%	14%
2019	23%	15%	14%
2018	22%	14%	13%
2017	20%	15%	14%
2016	20%	15%	13%
2015	17%	13%	12%

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# Teachers

1,159 Teachers

26,921 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

10:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	10:1	10:1	10:1
2024	10:1	10:1	10:1
2023	9:1	10:1	10:1
2022	7:1	10:1	10:1
2021	7:1	10:1	10:1
2020	8:1	11:1	10:1
2019	10:1	10:1	10:1
2018	10:1	11:1	10:1
2017	10:1	11:1	10:1
2016	11:1	11:1	10:1
2015	11:1	11:1	10:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

69%

61%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	69%	61%	57%
2024	66%	61%	57%
2023	67%	60%	57%
2022	73%	61%	56%
2021	72%	61%	56%
2020	72%	60%	56%
2019	72%	59%	55%
2018	71%	60%	55%
2017	75%	60%	55%
2016	71%	59%	54%
2015	68%	59%	54%

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Average Class Size

14 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	15	15	14
2024	14	14	14
2023	14	14	14
2022	13	14	14
2021	14	14	14
2020	14	14	14
2019	14	14	14
2018	14	14	14
2017	15	14	14
2016	15	15	14
2015	16	15	14

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Average Number of AP Courses

13 courses

16 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	13	15	13
2024	15	14	12
2023	14	14	12
2022	15	14	12
2021	15	14	12
2020	10	13	12
2019	11	13	11
2018	10	13	11
2017	11	12	11
2016	10	12	11
2015	10	11	10

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Average SAT score

1210

(Out of 1600)

1266

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	1210	1263	1233
2024	1140	1250	1231
2023	1140	1247	1229
2021	1310	1247	1230
2020	1310	1244	1227
2019	1190	1239	1226
2018	1105	1236	1226
2017	1105	1249	1233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	23	27	26
2024	23	27	26
2023	23	27	26
2022	23	27	26
2021	25	27	26
2020	23	27	26
2019	25	26	25
2018	24	26	25
2017	24	26	25
2016	25	26	25
2015	25	26	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$39,637

$23,588

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$40,166	$23,319	$17,997
2024	$36,559	$23,084	$17,011
2023	$34,615	$21,930	$16,191
2022	$33,159	$21,484	$15,821
2021	$33,000	$20,840	$15,331
2020	$33,246	$19,942	$15,046
2019	$30,141	$19,419	$14,791
2018	$28,086	$18,892	$14,527
2017	$26,542	$18,534	$14,161
2016	$26,055	$17,628	$13,713
2015	$23,044	$15,924	$13,065

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Average % on Financial Aid

37%

33%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	33%	33%	38%
2024	34%	33%	37%
2023	35%	31%	36%
2022	37%	32%	36%
2021	37%	32%	36%
2020	36%	31%	35%
2019	37%	30%	34%
2018	33%	31%	33%
2017	31%	30%	32%
2016	32%	29%	31%
2015	31%	28%	30%

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Average Financial Aid Grant

$22,487

$13,145

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Financial Aid Grant Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$22,258	$12,687	$9,714
2024	$20,524	$11,976	$9,498
2023	$19,273	$11,354	$8,890
2022	$17,829	$11,471	$8,717
2021	$17,296	$11,314	$8,472
2020	$17,218	$10,847	$8,370
2019	$18,114	$10,439	$7,924
2018	$14,923	$9,870	$7,471
2017	$14,211	$9,227	$7,202
2016	$12,747	$7,863	$6,993
2015	$10,989	$7,468	$6,822

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Average Endowment Size

$13.1 million

$22.78 million

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Endowment Trends (2020-2025)
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	$19 M	$30 M	$43 M
2024	$15 M	$24 M	$52 M
2023	$15 M	$24 M	$51 M
2022	$21 M	$25 M	$52 M
2021	$17 M	$24 M	$52 M
2020	$7 M	$23 M	$51 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

57%

81%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	San Francisco, CA Avg	California (CA)	National
2025	52%	78%	79%
2024	68%	80%	81%
2023	68%	80%	81%
2022	89%	80%	81%
2021	89%	81%	81%
2020	84%	81%	81%
2019	83%	80%	81%
2018	83%	80%	80%
2017	85%	79%	81%
2016	87%	79%	80%
2015	84%	79%	81%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

10 extracurriculars

14 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

10 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private high schools in San Francisco, CA?

The private high schools in San Francisco, CA include St. Ignatius College Preparatory, Archbishop Riordan High School, and Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory.

How many private high schools are located in San Francisco?

28 private high schools are located in San Francisco.

How much do private high schools cost in San Francisco?

The average tuition cost is $39,637, which is higher than the California private school average tuition cost of $23,588.

How diverse are private high schools in San Francisco?

San Francisco private high schools are approximately 53% minority students, which is higher than the California private school average of 50%.

What percentage of private high schools are religiously affiliated in San Francisco?

34% of private high schools in San Francisco are religiously affiliated (most commonly Catholic and Baptist).

Which private high schools in San Francisco are often viewed compared to one another?

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