Demographics
30% vs 13%
White children in SF vs enrolled in SFUSD
White Children Are Significantly Underrepresented in SFUSD Relative to the City
White SF families opt out of SFUSD at strikingly high rates — and that has consequences.
Why this comes up
This fact is central to any conversation about why SFUSD's demographics look the way they do — and who bears the cost of that pattern. It's also the reason this organization exists.
What it means for SFUSD
Approximately 30% of San Francisco's school-age children are White, yet only ~13% of SFUSD students are. Local private schools are approximately 60% White. This racial opt-out pattern concentrates both privilege and funding outside the public system.
Sources
- 1US Census ACS (American Community Survey)
- 2SFUSD CALPADS enrollment data
- 3California Department of Education
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