Demographics
57% vs 76%
High-income share: SF kids overall vs. private school students
High-Income Families Are Significantly Underrepresented in SFUSD
High-income 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 57% of San Francisco's school-age children are in high-income households (above 400% of the federal poverty line), but 76% of private school students are high-income. This economic status-based opt-out pattern concentrates both privilege and funding outside the public system.
Sources
- 1PUMS
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