SFSan Francisco high schools

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Balboa	Public	Excelsior	~1,240	20:1	Free	$0–$3k
Bay School	Independent	Presidio	~400	7:1	$66k	$70k
Branson	Independent	Ross (Marin)	~420	8:1	$68k	$70k–$74k
Burton	Public	Portola	~1,050	19:1	Free	$0–$3k
City Arts & Leadership	Public charter	Excelsior	~400	17:1	Free	$0–$3k
College Prep	Independent	Oakland (East Bay)	~370	8:1est.	$63k	$65k–$70k
Convent	Catholic (girls)	Pacific Heights	~220	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
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)	~420	7:1	$61k	$62k–$68k
Ida B. Wells	Public (referral)	Lower Haight	~200	16:1	Free	$0–$3k
Immaculate Conception Academy	Catholic (girls)	Mission	~250	11:1	$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	~180	5:1	$65k	$65k–$71k
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)	~860	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	~2,590	21:1	Free	$0–$3k
Lycée Français	Independent	Sunset	~180	9:1est.	$59k	$63k–$64k
Marin Academy	Independent	San Rafael (Marin)	~450	8:1est.	$68k	$69k–$73k
Marin Catholic	Catholic (co-ed)	Kentfield (Marin)	~800	14:1est.	$28k	$30k–$37k
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
Notre Dame Belmont	Catholic (girls)	Belmont (Peninsula)	~390	10:1	$32k	$34k–$39k
Nueva	Independent	San Mateo (Peninsula)	~370	7:1est.	$63k	$68k–$70k
Proof School	Independent	SoMa	~130	5:1est.	$57k	$58k–$62k
Riordan	Catholic (co-ed)	Ingleside	~1,210	11:1	$28k	$31k–$37k
Ruth Asawa SOTA	Public	Twin Peaks	~680	20:1	Free	$0–$3k
Sacred Heart Cathedral	Catholic (co-ed)	Cathedral Hill	~1,440	16:1est.	$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	~160	7:1est.	$59k	$60k
SF International	Public	Potrero Hill	~380	14:1	Free	$0–$3k
St. Ignatius	Catholic (co-ed)	Sunset	~1,480	15:1	$36k	$37k–$43k
Sterne School	Independent	Financial District	~100	7:1est.	$54k	$55k–$59k
Stuart Hall	Catholic (boys)	Pacific Heights	~200	10:1est.	$63k	$64k–$69k
Thurgood Marshall	Public	Bayview	~480	14:1	Free	$0–$3k
University	Independent	Pacific Heights	~520	7:1	$68k	$70k–$77k
Urban	Independent	Haight-Ashbury	~420	10:1	$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). Schools set 2026–27 rates in spring; families entering in fall 2026 can expect a modest increase.