With regards to schools: It's not really true that California is ranked 50th out of the states on spending per student. Here's a detailed explanation: https:

With regards to schools: It's not really true that California is ranked 50th out of the states on spending per student. Here's a detailed explanation: https://www.politifact.com/california/statements/2018/jan/17/delaine-eastin/does-california-rank-41st-student-spending-no-1-pr/ https://www.politifact.com/california/statements/2018/jan/17... The low-ranking cost per student depends on a quality-of-life-adjustment and is also now several years old. Also, SF public schools are a very mixed bag, they aren't uniformly terrible. The lottery system rewards parents who are willing to do a bunch of research and not just pick their neighborhood schools. Places that are neighborhood schools for neighborhoods that include a lot of low-information parents are likely terrible, other schools are much better.