High schools for San Francisco kids

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Athenian	Independent	Danville (East Bay)	~340	8:1est.	$62k	$66k–$75k
Balboa	Public	Excelsior	~1,240	20:1	Free	$0–$3k
Bay School	Independent	Presidio	~400	7:1	$66k	$70k
Bayhill	Independent	Berkeley (East Bay)	~60	8:1	$50k	$53k–$57k
Branson	Independent	Ross (Marin)	~420	8:1	$68k	$70k–$74k
Brightworks	Independent	Presidio	~10	—	$44k	$44k–$46k
Burton	Public	Portola	~1,050	19:1	Free	$0–$3k
Castilleja	Independent	Palo Alto (Peninsula)	~230	—	$68k	$69k–$73k
City Arts & Leadership	Public charter	Excelsior	~400	17:1	Free	$0–$3k
College Prep	Independent	Oakland (East Bay)	~370	8:1est.	$63k	$65k–$70k
Compass High	Independent	Belmont (Peninsula)	~30	5:1	$58k	$58k–$59k
Convent	Catholic (girls)	Pacific Heights	~250	8:1	$63k	$64k–$69k
Crystal Springs Uplands	Independent	Hillsborough (Peninsula)	~350	9:1est.	$69k	$70k–$74k
Downtown High	Public (referral)	Potrero Hill	~170	12:1est.	Free	$0–$3k
Drew School	Independent	Pacific Heights	~290	9:1	$67k	$67k–$70k
Fusion Academy	Independent	Financial District	~20	1:1	Indexed	—
Galileo	Public	Russian Hill	~1,750	20:1	Free	$0–$3k
Gateway	Public charter	Western Addition	~460	17:1	Free	$0–$3k
Head-Royce	Independent	Oakland (East Bay)	~440	7:1	$63k	$64k–$70k
Headlands Prep	Independent	Sausalito (Marin)	~40	1:1	Indexed	—
Ida B. Wells	Public (referral)	Lower Haight	~200	16:1	Free	$0–$3k
Immaculate Conception Academy	Catholic (girls)	Mission	~250	14:1est.	$2k	$4k–$8k
Independence High	Public (referral)	Inner Sunset	~240	16:1	Free	$0–$3k
International	Independent	Hayes Valley	~390	7:1	$64k	$72k–$77k
Jewish Community High School	Jewish	Western Addition	~160	5:1	$67k	$68k–$73k
John O'Connell	Public	Mission	~460	16:1	Free	$0–$3k
June Jordan	Public	Excelsior	~180	13:1	Free	$0–$3k
Junípero Serra	Catholic (boys)	San Mateo (Peninsula)	~880	18:1est.	$31k	$33k–$40k
KIPP SF College Prep	Public charter	Hunters Point	~200	9:1	Free	$0–$3k
Lick-Wilmerding	Independent	Ingleside	~560	8:1	$65k	$65k–$68k
Life Learning Academy	Public charter	Treasure Island	~50	8:1	Free	$0–$3k
Lincoln	Public	Parkside	~2,070	22:1	Free	$0–$3k
Lowell	Public	Lakeshore	~2,670	21:1	Free	$0–$3k
Lycée Français	Independent	Sunset	~140	8:1est.	$59k	$63k–$64k
Lydian Academy	Independent	Burlingame (Peninsula)	~50	1:1	Indexed	—
Marin Academy	Independent	San Rafael (Marin)	~450	8:1est.	$68k	$69k–$73k
Marin Catholic	Catholic (co-ed)	Kentfield (Marin)	~800	14:1est.	$29k	$32k–$39k
Menlo School	Independent	Atherton (Peninsula)	~620	8:1	$68k	$69k
Mercy Burlingame	Catholic (girls)	Burlingame (Peninsula)	~370	10:1	$30k	$33k–$40k
Mission High	Public	Mission Dolores	~990	17:1	Free	$0–$3k
Nativity	Catholic (co-ed)	Inner Richmond	~40	6:1	$24k	$25k–$29k
Notre Dame Belmont	Catholic (girls)	Belmont (Peninsula)	~390	10:1	$34k	$36k–$40k
Nueva	Independent	San Mateo (Peninsula)	~450	7:1est.	$65k	$71k–$72k
PacBay	Protestant	Pacifica (Peninsula)	~80	9:1	$28k	$29k–$34k
Pinewood	Independent	Los Altos Hills (Peninsula)	~190	7:1	$62k	$67k–$71k
Priory	Catholic (co-ed)	Portola Valley (Peninsula)	~320	7:1	$67k	$69k–$73k
Proof School	Independent	Financial District	~70	5:1est.	$57k	$58k–$62k
Riordan	Catholic (co-ed)	Ingleside	~1,210	13:1	$29k	$32k–$38k
Rise Prep	Protestant	Bayview	~70	8:1	Indexed	—
Ruth Asawa SOTA	Public	Twin Peaks	~680	20:1	Free	$0–$3k
Sacred Heart Cathedral	Catholic (co-ed)	Cathedral Hill	~1,440	14:1est.	$30k	$35k–$41k
Sacred Heart Prep	Catholic (co-ed)	Atherton (Peninsula)	~630	16:1	$60k	$61k–$65k
San Domenico	Independent	San Anselmo (Marin)	~380	9:1	Indexed	—
San Francisco Waldorf	Independent	West Portal	~120	7:1est.	$59k	$60k
SF Christian School	Protestant	Crocker-Amazon	~60	16:1est.	$17k	$19k–$24k
SF High School of the Arts	Independent	Haight-Ashbury	~20	10:1	$43k	$45k–$51k
SF International	Public	Potrero Hill	~380	14:1	Free	$0–$3k
St. Ignatius	Catholic (co-ed)	Sunset	~1,500	17:1	$36k	$37k–$43k
Stanbridge Academy	Independent	San Mateo (Peninsula)	~40	8:1	$60k	$61k–$65k
Sterne School	Independent	Financial District	~100	7:1est.	$54k	$57k–$61k
Stuart Hall	Catholic (boys)	Pacific Heights	~230	10:1est.	$63k	$64k–$69k
Thurgood Marshall	Public	Bayview	~480	14:1	Free	$0–$3k
Tilden Prep	Independent	Albany (East Bay)	~110	1:1	Indexed	—
University	Independent	Pacific Heights	~540	7:1	$68k	$70k–$77k
Urban	Independent	Haight-Ashbury	~420	9:1	$68k	$69k–$76k
Wallenberg	Public	Western Addition	~520	19:1	Free	$0–$3k
Washington	Public	Outer Richmond	~2,070	22:1	Free	$0–$3k

Tuition shown is each school's latest published figure (2025–26 or 2026–27 or 2027–28). Schools set new rates each spring; families entering in fall 2027 can expect a modest increase over the figures shown.