{"id":176635,"date":"2026-02-13T15:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/176635\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T15:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T15:24:08","slug":"heres-how-many-s-f-politicians-send-their-kids-to-public-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/176635\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s how many S.F. politicians send their kids to public school"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the San Francisco teachers strike stretches into its fifth day<\/a>, city officials have voiced strong support for those on the picket line<\/a>, or at least urged that a deal get done<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But many of them are not scrambling to find childcare<\/a> like San Francisco Unified School District parents, because they send their kids to private school.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Of the 14 San Francisco politicians with school-aged children that Mission Local identified, just six send or sent their kids to only public schools. Five send their kids to private schools, including Mayor Daniel Lurie<\/a>, his head of housing Ned Segal<\/a>, and congressional candidate Saikat Chakrabarti<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Four have sent their kids to a combination of public and private schools. That includes SFUSD Superintendent Maria Su, who sent her kids to public school through middle school but to a private high school.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Which S.F. politicians send their kids to public school?<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tGraphic by Kelly Waldron. Data: Reporting by Io Yeh Gilman.\n\t<\/p>\n

Politicians aren\u2019t the only ones opting out of public schools<\/a>. Citywide, around 30 percent of children go to private schools. That is the largest percentage<\/a> of any county in the Bay Area and far higher than other large Californian cities like Los Angeles (10 percent) and Sacramento (8 percent).\u00a0<\/p>\n

San Francisco is also the most childless major city<\/a> in the country \u2014 and elected officials follow that trend. Several, like Board President Rafael Mandelman, District 5 Supervisor Bilal Mahmood and District 8 candidate Manny Yekutiel, have no children.<\/p>\n

Declining enrollment<\/a> in the school district has contributed to SFUSD\u2019s fiscal precarity. Because state and federal funding is largely determined by enrollment, every San Franciscan sent to private school means approximately $21,000 less<\/a> annually for the district. The district is currently facing a $113 million<\/a> deficit and has said that it cannot afford the raises and benefits teachers are demanding.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Lurie, his policy chief Segal, Chakrabarti, and District 4 candidate David Lee send their kids to private school.\u00a0<\/p>\n

District 1 Supervisor and congressional candidate<\/a> Connie Chan, District 7 Supervisor Myrna Melgar, and District 4 candidate Jeremy Greco sent their kids to SFUSD and to private school. Superintendent Maria Su sent her kids to public school through middle school but to a private high school.\u00a0<\/p>\n

District 10 Supervisor Shamann Walton, District 11 Supervisor Chyanne Chen, Sheriff Paul Miyamoto, District 10 candidate Theo Ellington, District 10 candidate J.R. Eppler, and District 4 candidate Albert Chow send or sent their kids to public school.\u00a0<\/p>\n

City Attorney David Chiu, Public Defender Mano Raju, District Attorney Brooke Jenkins and Mayoral Policy Chief Kunal Modi did not respond to Mission Local\u2019s inquiry. Mayoral Policy Chiefs Alicia John-Baptiste, Paul Yep, and Jessica MacLeod do not appear in San Francisco\u2019s voter rolls.<\/p>\n

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