San Francisco, CA Education - Public Schools, Colleges & Universities

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state rank#159
78/100
us rank#4,552

San Francisco school information

IndexSan FranciscoCaliforniaNational
Total public schools1218,31393,277
Student/Teacher ratio19:120:116:1
Total private schools1113,44530,422
Total post-secondary schools441,0869,109
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There are 121 public schools in San Francisco, CA and a total of 8,313 public schools in California. There are 111 private schools in San Francisco, CA and a total of 3,445 private schools in California. There are 44 post-secondary schools in San Francisco, CA and a total of 1,086 post-secondary schools in California.

The student to teacher ratio in San Francisco, CA for public schools is 19:1, which is 7.4% less than the California student to teacher ratio and 14.5% greater than the national student to teacher ratio.

Education level achieved in San Francisco

IndexSan FranciscoCaliforniaNational
Completed 8th grade83.7%79.6%83.2%
Completed high school81.2%76.7%79.3%
Completed some college67.3%54.9%49.7%
Completed associate degree50.6%30.9%28.8%
Completed bachelors45%23.8%22.8%
Completed masters16.4%8.7%8.4%
Completed professional degree6.2%3.2%2.8%
Completed doctorate1.7%1.1%0.9%
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Highest level of education achieved in San Francisco (grades 4-12)

Highest level of education achieved in San Francisco (high school & post-secondary)

Data displayed in the above graphs is based on 2000 census data.

Universities and colleges in San Francisco, California

NameAddressPhone #
Academy of Art University79 New Montgomery415-274-2200
Alliant International UniversityOne Beach Street, Suite 200415-955-2100
American Academy of English530 Golden Gate Avenue
American College of California760 Market St., #1009
American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine455 Arkansas St415-282-7600 / 10
American Conservatory Theater30 Grant Ave415-439-2350
Berlitz Language Centers180 Montgomery Street, Suite 1580
Brandon College25 Kearny Street, 2nd Floor
Bryman College814 Mission St Suite 500415-777-2500
California Culinary Academy625 Polk St415-771-3500
California Institute of Integral Studies1453 Mission St 4th Fl415-575-6100
City College of San Francisco50 Phelan Ave415-239-3000
Converse International School of Languages605 Market Street
EF International Schools of English in Boston2748 Hyde Street
ELS Language Centers at Golden Gate University536 Mission Street, Suite 5221
ELS Language Centers49 Powell Street, 3rd Floor
Embassy CES1462 Pine Street
English Language Institute760 Market Street, #401-4
GEOS English Academy1 Sutter Street, Suite 400
Golden Gate University-San Francisco536 Mission Street415-442-7000
Heald College - Central Administrative Office670 Howard Street
Heald College-San Francisco350 Mission St
Intercultural Institute of California1362 Post Street
INTRAX International Institute600 California Street, 10th Floor
INTRAX International Institute683 Sutter Street
INTRAX International Institute551 Sutter Street
ASPECT Int'l Language Academies530 Bush Street, Suite 500
Kaplan Test Prep50 First Street, Suite 601
Miami Ad School-San Francisco415 Jackson Street
Miss Martys Hair Academy and Esthetics Institute1087 Mission Street415-227-4240 / 0
New College of California777 Valencia St.415-437-3400
Oxman College375 Third Avenue
San Francisco Art Institute800 Chestnut St415-771-7020
San Francisco Conservatory of Music50 Oak Street415-564-8086
San Francisco State University1600 Holloway Ave415-338-2411
Saybrook Graduate School and Research Center747 Front Street415-433-9200
Sonoma College - San Francisco301 Howard ste 510
St. Giles International785 Market Street, Suite 300
The Art Institute of California-San Francisco1170 Market St415-865-0198
Transworld Schools701 Sutter Street, 7th Floor
University of California Hastings College of Law200 McAllister St415-565-4600
University of California-San Francisco500 Parnassus Ave415-476-9000
University of San Francisco2130 Fulton St415-422-5555
School of Dentistry2155 Webster Street

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