School district · California

South San Francisco Unified

South San Francisco Unified in California: 17 public schools with 7,644 students and 18.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,366 per student in FY2024.

Schools
17
Students
7,644
Students per teacher
18.9
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,366
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
405
Counselors (FTE)
23.2
Students per counselor
330
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
20.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.4K15
$9.5K16
$11.4K17
$11.7K18
$13.2K19
$13.3K20
$14.8K21
$17.2K22
$18.8K23
$21.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.9% · $8.5M
State
12% · $26.3M
Local
84% · $183.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,794
Support services
$7,957
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$14.2M
Long-term debt
$312.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 10Middle schools: 3High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
K–558422.5
K–50—
K–528619.7
Los Cerritos ElementaryFree meals for all
K–530418.4
Martin ElementaryFree meals for all
K–537022.4
K–551723.7
K–535922.4
K–536622.9
Spruce ElementaryFree meals for all
K–538422.6
Sunshine Gardens ElementaryFree meals for all
K–532919.3
6–865216.9
Parkway Heights MiddleFree meals for all
6–857315.7
6–849816.2
Baden High (Continuation)AlternativeFree meals for all
9–1213012.5
Community DayAlternative
6–120—
9–121,05317.6
South San Francisco HighFree meals for all
9–121,23918.3

Sources

Address
398 B St., South San Francisco, CA 94080
Phone
(650)877-8700
Website